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Naked Strings wants your input.... what's next?

What should we begin making next?


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The tension on Daddario 1/2 rounds .30 .50 .65 and .85,best I can figure is 23 lbs 30.2 29.1 and about 29 lbs on the .85.Trying to keep the tension about the same as TI roughs which is about 122 LBS total, but I found the TI G string at 36.4lbs has no "zing"compared to the other TI E A and D
 
IMO the best move would be to allow more customizing of the string sets you already make, rather than making new types of strings. For example:
--A range of available diameters in each set
--Tapered/non-tapered ball ends
--Short, medium, and extra-long scale
--Lengths to fit 4+1, 3+2, 2+2, etc. headstock layouts
--Single strings
--Uncommon options like a 30" scale 5-string set, or 36" scale 4-string set

All of these things will increase your customer base, and the amount people talk about your brand, with hardly any new R&D, and no need to convince people that your stainless or flats are better than brand X or Y's stainless and flats.

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I would suggest, purely from a marketing point of view, to stick to making quality versions of the most common string sets that sell best, and selling them cheaper due to the lack of packaging and advertising.

Stainless rounds seem the next step to me to adhere to this strategy.

Is there any way you could get these into the hands of a few name endorsers? many people just don't trust lower prices to mean equal quality until some big shot puts their weight behind it.

I don't use your strings but I love what you are doing!
 
If i were to buy a set (or a few :P) of your strings idd request the stainless steel roundwounds - Currently im using DR hi-beams because i love their soft feel, but their sounds seems kinda different from what i want - Therefore i would love some with abit more depth.
 
I'm gonna echo what others have said and advise you guys to put a string tension chart on your website.
I also think you should allow people to get different tensions for the same string gauge. Probably sounds stupid, but, I play a four string. I am using BEAD tuning. I would like to be able to get only the BEAD strings and paying for a four string set instead of paying the extra for a fifth string that is just going to get chucked, but, at this point it seems as though I have to get the 5 string set to get the correct tensions on the strings so they're not too floppy. So, with that in mind, you should have your customizer so it will allow us to select 4, 5 or 6 string, select the gauge for each string as well as the tension....if that makes any sense.
 

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