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Fender nylon strings

powderfinger

powderfinger

Feb 24, 2009
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#1
So Id never really used nylon strings before, but I had taken a pair off a P bass I bought a couple years ago, and replaced them with steel rings. The other day, I put them on my bass, and I really like the feel to them (esp. pick playing). But the question is, at the store, they seem to have only heavy gauge strings, 110s if Im not mistaken? Anyone know of any nylon strings that make a lighter gauge set?
 
#7
Fenders technically have a larger diamater-mainly due to the nylon wrap IMHO. The actual metal string part, though, is a bit thinner and pretty low tension. Long story short, you may have to open up the nut slots a bit. Also more than likely you'll have to loosen up the truss rod and raise the action just a tad to compensate for the "floppier" tension. Not a bad thing necessarily, just different. In my case I run 'em mainly on a fretless and the ease of playability saved my playing life from the dreaded tendonitis monster.
 
#8
bryan gibson said:
Fenders technically have a larger diamater-mainly due to the nylon wrap IMHO. The actual metal string part, though, is a bit thinner and pretty low tension. Long story short, you may have to open up the nut slots a bit. Also more than likely you'll have to loosen up the truss rod and raise the action just a tad to compensate for the "floppier" tension. Not a bad thing necessarily, just different. In my case I run 'em mainly on a fretless and the ease of playability saved my playing life from the dreaded tendonitis monster.
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This. By tension comparison, the tapes most closely resemble a .095-.035 set.
 

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