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He uses that as a mute. Not to control buzz.
And he's not in a drastic low tuning. His basses are usually tuned E A D G or tenor tuning A D G C.
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DR New drop tune strings!
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He uses that as a mute. Not to control buzz.
And he's not in a drastic low tuning. His basses are usually tuned E A D G or tenor tuning A D G C.
Dunno about that. I used a 130 tuned down to B flat and had to raise the action on that string to at least 3/16". And that was a "stiff" LoRider.
Right now I have a 135 tuned to B natural. Action is a bit better, but wouldn't be if I tuned it down.
It'd be nice to find a set like a 145 that actually worked for A or A flat. I'd try Circle K if I had a bridge that could go high enough for flappy taper wounds. ABM style bridges won't go high enough before losing the lock screw, and standard bridges wind up forming a triangle and bending the saddle screws. Maybe I need another tune-o-matic.
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its a cool idea and im sure they work great but ive never used anything heavier than lights in most of the years ive played. i do alot of different tunings but i will never sacrifice the comfort and feel i love on light strings in standard tuning to put heavy strings on for low tuning. idk ive played metal in drop c with a slightly higher action and had a fine time playing with light gauge.
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You can go light and still pull off drop tunings - just make sure the gauges are right so that the whole step drop doesn't make your low string too loose.
I put dropped sets out there going as light as .096 on bottom while maintaining the 5th interval between the two lowest strings - that 5th spread is the magic to a true drop tuned set of strings.
i just order a 55-115 set from evil bay
hopefully itll get here before the recording session :X
im playing a stingray on Drop C# (C#G#C#F#)
and even loriders 50-110 was the E string too floppy for me, hopefully this will help me out
will report here when ill get it
hopefully itll get here before the recording session :X
im playing a stingray on Drop C# (C#G#C#F#)
and even loriders 50-110 was the E string too floppy for me, hopefully this will help me out
will report here when ill get it
Hey pickles,
What the heck are these strings... Nickel or Stainless Steel?
How can they get away with selling these strings without any details of what they are made out of ???
What the heck are these strings... Nickel or Stainless Steel?
How can they get away with selling these strings without any details of what they are made out of ???
Feel, look, and sound pretty much like stainless. Could be some special steel formula though, my guess that is part of what makes them different.
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Not to sound like an echo but I've been playing some Mastodon and they play in drop A sometimes, just wondering how this is possible and if these strings could cover it?
Tune down a step?
Rex's 5's were G#C#F#BE which is 1 1/2 on all strings. PITA to get right!
At least that G#...
great link for circlekstrings! I've been talking with a band who tunes to F# C# F# b, any recommendations on how heavy I should go? I was thinking maybe .170 .130 .096 .072
along with this, are there any issues that i should be aware of in setting up a 4 string to play this low?
along with this, are there any issues that i should be aware of in setting up a 4 string to play this low?
knuckle_head
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The .170 drop tune set you list should do it.
You should be prepared to have a new nut made for your bass, along with a truss rod tweak and setup.
This is very tempting. How is the string tension when in normal tuning? Are they going to feel extra tight?
I would be scared to go to normal tuning, because they're not meant for that. The 115 set I used is just about the tension a set of heavy strings would have been tuned standard, and I'm tuned CGCF.
