MusicMan String question

[Viscerok]

It’s probably been discussed numerous times…

Coming from 3 decades of maintaining my guitars and doing my own set-ups, I have never strung a bass guitar. Anyway.

My DarkRay came with Super Slinky 45-65-80-100.

Can I put some Regular Slinky on 50-70-85-105? Just want a little more heft.

I’m unsure what the nut is made from? The spec sheet is no help. It looks to be a tight fit for the current set. I don’t want to drop off a guitar for work if I can do it myself.

Will I even have an issue going up .05 (or whatever) per string?

Any help is appreciated. Someone here has done this I’m sure.

- Ryan

 

[Nebadon2000]

That should not be a problem

You may need to tweak trustrod
a tad

But a call or Email to EBMM customer service to confirm

 

[Bodeeni]

Definitely not an issue. I doubt the nut will need a tweak. But the intonation will need to be redone

 

[uOpt]

Nothing wrong with trying. Probably fine anyway.

 

[Element Zero]

It’ll be absolutely fine. Intonation at the bridge will need to be adjusted and expect a minor truss rod tweak as well.

 

[DanAdams]

It's fine. I've found that going to 110 can require some nut slots to be widened, and with old bridges, sometimes the wider part of the string near the ball cant fit through the bridge string hole.

 

[Acoustic356]

I ordered a bass with a brass nut that came strung 100 - 40.

I couldn't string that bass with 105-40 without sending it away to one of a few places that can work with brass nuts.

Overall? I'm beginning to enjoy it. I have a few basses string 100-40 and others strung 105-40. There's a slight tonal difference, and I can play some things faster.

Try it... you may like it.

 

[bikeplate]

Lol. Of course u can. Enjoy

 

[Geri O]

From experience, you’ll probably need to widen the G string slot for a.50 slightly.

Very slightly.

I recently tried a heavier set of Pro Steels (50-135) on my new-ish Stingray Special. I had to oh-so-ever-slightly widen the B string slot to alleviate a little binding in the slot. The G string slot needed a touch of widening as well, but I decided against that larger gauge and went back to the 45s-130s before I widened the G string slot. The E, A, and D slots were fine, no widening needed.

 

[Low Main]

I like the gauges on the 45-100 set, where the strings are heavier on the high end and lighter on the low end.
D'Addario does something similar.
But I wish there was a widely available E string gauge between 100 and 105. That's a fairly large jump on a sound and feel basis.
That's why I like the LaBella 104 flatwound E string. I wish the world was full of 102's and 103's as well. In both rounds and flats.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

A check / adjustment of a typical setup items (neck relief, action, intonation, pickup height) might be needed, but maybe nothing would need to be changed. Intonation would be the most likely adjustment required.

I can recommend Ernie Ball Cobalt flats on a stingray. It’s like they were made for one and they might have been…

 

[bigdaddybass12]

I use Ernie Ball regular slinky’s on my MM. sounds great.

 

[ryco]

I use Dunlop SuperBrite nickels 50-110 on my EBMM no problems.
Didn't have to adjust nor widen anything. Sounds great!

 

[Viscerok]

Thanks for all the responses.
Like I said, I can’t tell what the nut is made from, but it doesn’t sound like it’ll need any work for 105.

Appreciate it!

 

[Viscerok]

I use Dunlop SuperBrite nickels 50-110 on my EBMM no problems.
Didn't have to adjust nor widen anything. Sounds great!

That is interesting. May have to try that out as well.