Hey everyone,
I'm about to purchase a Dingwall NG3 5 String bass and want to tune it to A-E-A-D-G.
It will be my first Multiscale bass, so I have no experience with it.
I currently play an Ibanez Bass with a scale of 34" with these strings:
D'Addario EPS165. This is a 4-String pack: 045-065-085-105. I add a Single PSB145 tapered string for the low A.
I'm very happy with the tension I'm getting using this setup and I wonder what would be the rights strings for me on the Dingwall NG3
Dingwall recommends Kalium Strings, but I live in Germany, so that's impractical for me. I like the sound of the D'Addario Pro Steels quite fine, so I don't have a problem buying D'Addario single strings to build my custom set.
The question is what strings should I use to get an even tension?
According to this chart, when using Kalium strings, I should use a .150 String for the low A, but this chart is for Kalium and I'm not sure it will apply to D'Addario as well:
https://dingwallguitars.com/media/attachments/2019/04/22/kalium-string-chart.pdf
D'Addario's own chart does not go over .130 unfortunately
https://www.daddario.com/globalassets/pdfs/accessories/tension_chart_13934.pdf
So I was hoping that someone here could help me put together a great set of Strings for the NG3.
Thanks!
I'm about to purchase a Dingwall NG3 5 String bass and want to tune it to A-E-A-D-G.
It will be my first Multiscale bass, so I have no experience with it.
I currently play an Ibanez Bass with a scale of 34" with these strings:
D'Addario EPS165. This is a 4-String pack: 045-065-085-105. I add a Single PSB145 tapered string for the low A.
I'm very happy with the tension I'm getting using this setup and I wonder what would be the rights strings for me on the Dingwall NG3
Dingwall recommends Kalium Strings, but I live in Germany, so that's impractical for me. I like the sound of the D'Addario Pro Steels quite fine, so I don't have a problem buying D'Addario single strings to build my custom set.
The question is what strings should I use to get an even tension?
According to this chart, when using Kalium strings, I should use a .150 String for the low A, but this chart is for Kalium and I'm not sure it will apply to D'Addario as well:
https://dingwallguitars.com/media/attachments/2019/04/22/kalium-string-chart.pdf
D'Addario's own chart does not go over .130 unfortunately
https://www.daddario.com/globalassets/pdfs/accessories/tension_chart_13934.pdf
So I was hoping that someone here could help me put together a great set of Strings for the NG3.
Thanks!
