Nickel/Iron Alloy 52 in Short Scale?

[sumeursault]

Does anyone know of a manufacturer that's making NI/Alloy52 strings in short-scale? Roto, GHS, and Ernie Ball don't seem to from what I could find...

EDIT: GHS does, but only in super light gauge. I'm looking for a 105-45 if possible.

 

[michael_t]

I don't know of any Alloy 52 roundwound 45-105 sets that come in short scale. The closest thing I can think of is the GHS Balanced Nickels 44-106 short scale set, which are pure nickel on a round core. They're specifically designed for both balanced tone and balanced feel on a short scale.

Singles - Short Scale Balanced Nickels

Since 1964, GHS Strings has been expertly winding high-quality electric guitar strings in the heart of southwestern Michigan. As a leading manufacturer, we blend tradition with innovation to produce a wide variety of strings for electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitars, classical guitars...

www.ghsstrings.com

Keep in mind, though, the GHS Pressurewounds are naturally stiffer than typical rounds, so even the 40-96 set is not as light as you might think.

 

[mtonbass]

I have these coming to compare with GHS Bal Ni.
The metal blend may not be what you’re looking for.

Curt Mangan 45-105 Rickenbacker Nickel Wound Bass Strings

 

[michael_t]

Curt Mangan 45-105 Rickenbacker Nickel Wound Bass Strings

Do they come in short scale?

 

[sumeursault]

I have these coming to compare with GHS Bal Ni.
The metal blend may not be what you're looking for.

Curt Mangan 45-105 Rickenbacker Nickel Wound Bass Strings

I generally don't care for nickel strings but I do like the Roto UltraMag on certain basses...usually something that could use a midrange bump like this Fender Japan Jazz Junior that I'm trying out strings on. Unfortunately they don't make them in short-scale. Tried DR Hi-Beams with the vaseline trick but the E-string is too dead compared to the higher strings. Might try pairing a nickel E-string with SS A-D-G and see what that does.

Do they come in short scale?

Looks like they do. But if I'm just looking at plain nickel, there are plenty of options out there. The dearth seems to be for Ni/Fe strings. Shame they're not more popular because I think on certain basses they really work well.

 

[iiipopes]

I have these coming to compare with GHS Bal Ni.
The metal blend may not be what you're looking for.

Curt Mangan 45-105 Rickenbacker Nickel Wound Bass Strings

Read the blurb on the web site closely: these are nickel-plated steel strings.

 

[sumeursault]

Read the blurb on the web site closely: these are nickel-plated steel strings.

Correct.

Sidebar: sign me up for the dead Spiro club. Loving the dead-Spiro-E with Evahs