E-C, Med Scale, Piccolo String Recommendation

[LeonD]

I'm looking to turn one of my basses into a piccolo bass. It's a five string with a 32" scale length. I'm looking to tune it low E to high C.

I'm having a hard time finding any strings that'll work E-C piccolo with a medium scale. Any recommendations?

Along with the above, my preferences would be nickel over stainless and round core over hex. Though, these two preferences are secondary to finding any set of strings that will work.

 

[Jon Moody]

You're asking for something incredibly specific, which is probably why it's taking so long to find something.

Given that you're looking for a medium scale option, you can get away with most brands of regular guitar strings. Most wound guitar strings are usually 39-41" depending on brand. Feed a bass ball onto the string so it'll fit in the bridge, and you should be fine.

You want something along the lines of .052-.040-.060-.020p-.014p

 

[LeonD]

Thx for the recommendation. I'll look for some guitar strings in that gauge.

 

[Rocket Queen]

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