E and A string on 35" compared to 34".

[asberrys]

Okay I know the B on a 35" is better but what about the E and A strings? Are they better or worse than a 34"?
I would imagine the D and G strings would be glassier but am unsure of the E and A.
Thanks in advance.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

If you take two identical sets and string them up on a bass with a 34" scale and another with 35", the tension on all of your strings will be greater.

I can't answer your question, though, because "better" tells me nothing - it's entirely subjective. What is "better" to you?

 

[asberrys]

The american MTd's are 35" and I really like the sound of the lower strings. I would say better to the extent they have more growl and an overall higher spectrum profile. I.e.,the harmonic envelope has more overtones,more partials. The same way a 34" sounds better than a 32" I guess one would say.
Incidentally I am not knocking short-scale basses.