Short Scale: thick halfrounds...

[Toptube]

I just picked up an SX short scale P-bass. I want to put some halfrounds on it, but the only short scale specific halfrounds I can find come in .100 which will not have enough tension for me. I like some flop, but on a shortscale, a gauge like that is too floppy. It also seems like the tuners have less room on them than a "standard" scale bass, so I can't really fit normal strings on them, it seems the excess "thin" section at the ends of strings are needed.

So that brings me to 2 questions:

1. Does anyone know of some Halfrounds for shortscale that are atleast .105 if not bigger?

2. can I put normal sized tuners on this thing to allow room to wind the thick sections of normal strings?

 

[fretlessguy]

Go to Link Removed. Then go to bass guitar. Scroll down to GHS and take a gander through their strings. Every string they make has a short scale version. Be sure to check out the Brite Flats (their version of half rounds) # 3070 shortscale strings. It has like a .108 or E so string.
Beware: I do not think my bridge is drilled out for anything larger than .100. You may have to make that modification.
As for the new tuners, if you use a dedicated short scale set you probably won't need to change, unless you just want better tuners.
I have the fretless short scale Jazz myself. I was really surprised to see how good they really are.

FG

 

[Toptube]

Eww GHS, heheh.

Oh well, I'll have a look! I put a 105 roundwound through the hole the other night, so that's no problem. I just couldn't wind it because the posts for the tuners don't have much room.

 

[kjbrowne]

I just put daddario xl chromes on my sx short scale and the 100 would not fit. Its the silk not the string.