Recommend Short Scale (32”) 6 String Flats

[conttador]

I was hoping I could find some TI 32” scale flats for a 6 string but it appears TI only makes SS flats for 4 strings.

Another caveat is that the bass will be strung through the body. I have a 34” set of TIs but I’ve been reluctant to use those on this bass.

As always, appreciate the collective’s insight!

 

[HaphAsSard]

I was hoping I could find some TI 32” scale flats for a 6 string but it appears TI only makes SS flats for 4 strings.

Another caveat is that the bass will be strung through the body. I have a 34” set of TIs but I’ve been reluctant to use those on this bass.

As always, appreciate the collective’s insight!

As for through-body being risky for the integrity of the strings, not in my anecdotal experience (I used a single 106 low E from the JF324 set on a thru-body instrument and it didn't break - I took it off because I wanted to try something else).

Regarding whether the deformation at the saddle would in any way prove detrimental to their use, top-loaded, on another bass, should you decide to eventually move them elsewhere: I defer to other forumers (that's the one short-scale I own, and the string would only end up back there - assuming I find where I put it!).
Re the fit at the tuner, it depends on the required length on your sixer: how long do you reckon it is, ball to tuning post?

(Even if the long-scale 100 is too long not to wrap at full diameter on the post, it stands a better chance not to break than other brands, thanks to the Thomastik Jazz Flats' notorious flexibility, and also to the reduced tension due to the scale.)