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Guitar Scale Acoustic Basses
- Thread starter SBassman
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CB40’s are silver-plated, I believe. It’s only natural that some tarnish will accumulate when they are sitting idle.
Tnere are chemically treated products that people put in the case with flutes. The same stuff should work in a guitar case.
Could you please post a picture or two? I've only seen the website promo shots for this new finish.
Ok, I'm going to fund another string experiment. They are not meant for acoustic bass, but, today I ordered some Stringjoy nickel strings - 90 to 44 - that I will attempt to put on my MK.
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I wonder if the work Galli has done on flatwounds and nylon tapes for Ubass could translate to guitar scale acoustics? They custom made a set an inch or two longer for someone for their solid body uke bass already. How would we go about convincing them the market is there? Are there enough companies making basses? Seems like it! There's really only one company making strings too. Many people seem to dislike the D'addarios.
Main complication I can see is the fact that these basses range from 22.5" to 25" scale. Flats and tapes would have about 1-2 inch of scale flexibility because of the taper.
Who'd want tapes and who'd want flats?
Main complication I can see is the fact that these basses range from 22.5" to 25" scale. Flats and tapes would have about 1-2 inch of scale flexibility because of the taper.
Who'd want tapes and who'd want flats?
I would like tapes or flats that are 23" scale for my short scale guitar conversions, which all fall between 22.5" to 22.8" scale. I recently bought a set of La Bella 20.5" made for the Magic Fluke Timber bass uke that I hoped might fit, but no they're too short and won't even fit my 20.5" bass ukes because the thread at the barrel is too long and sits right on the saddle. I have the 25" Gold Tone/La Bella on many of my 24"-25" that fit very well.
I would be curious about tapes, but only if they were based on a nylon rope-core “classic guitar” style string like the D’Addarios developed for Taylor, or the La Bella CB40’s.
I don’t like the tone and intonation issues I’ve experienced on other super-short scale bases with regular steel-core strings....
They are super sweet fun! This case fits perfect silver Creek parlor guitar
Yup. These basses are reedonculously fun to play.
If only the manufacturers would wake up and give us a few more string options. It would blast open this market, I'm sure.
If only the manufacturers would wake up and give us a few more string options. It would blast open this market, I'm sure.
The Galli UBass flats and tapes are nylon core. The tapes are nylon core, round wound with a black tape wrap. If they could do a longer set with a E string smaller than their current Ubass sets (130ish), who knows?
Ok, the strings are on the bass and off to a good start.
I experimented with the gauges. I had to choose a 90 because that was the thickest gauge they had in the guitar line. So, I started with that, which matches the stock 90s, but then I increased the others slightly. My set is:
90, 72, 56, 44.
They had guitar balls - which passed right through the bass bridge.
I thought I was done for the day, thinking I needed to buy some string ferrules. But, I had the thought to use the balls from the CB40, cut off, with the new strings strung through - and that worked great. I'm liking the strings much, and the price was very right - $13.50 a set.
If these work, I am saying good bye to the CB40s.
Don't follow me down the road yet
- I want to report back after the strings get stable, but for now, they are off to a nice start. Sound and feel good.
I'm not sure I'm following the question.
But they feel fine, and they are reaching stability very quickly - much quicker than the CB40s.
It has been a while since I have been on the stocks, but, I am not noting anything unusual about the feel of these. They feel good.
Strings are very stable. They sound and feel great. I'm sticking with them.
Stringjoy 90, 72, 56, 44.
Stringjoy Signatures | Single Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings
Stringjoy 90, 72, 56, 44.
Stringjoy Signatures | Single Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings
I logged many hours on the strings. I like them very much. Buh bye CB40s.
Gauges I chose for A D and G were most excellent - and sounding richer than the CB40 set. Only string in need of a tweak is the E 90. I already wrote to them to convince them to make me a 94. And then it will be - perfect.
Gauges I chose for A D and G were most excellent - and sounding richer than the CB40 set. Only string in need of a tweak is the E 90. I already wrote to them to convince them to make me a 94. And then it will be - perfect.
I logged many hours on the strings. I like them very much. Buh bye CB40s.
Gauges I chose for A D and G were most excellent - and sounding richer than the CB40 set. Only string in need of a tweak is the E 90. I already wrote to them to convince them to make me a 94. And then it will be - perfect.
These are not on the Ibanez pnb14e, correct?
