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I just picked up a set of D'adds yesterday: nickel-wound EXL170-5, 45-130. The B string is not tapered, but I don't know about the 135's.
I'm a DR Sunbeam fan but the local music store doesn't carry DRs in 5-sets.
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cool, thanks for the link. What gauge strings come standard with Spectors---45-105? (4 string). And what gauge string does the factory use for a low B?
45-105 is a standard gauge for 4 string sets. Not sure if Spector uses a .125 or .130 B.
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I swear by Fat Beams. Although in the near future I'm looking at getting a Squier CV and throwing some flats on it for a vintage sound. Never played them before so it'll be an experiment, but if I don't like them, I'll go right back to the Fat Beams.
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I asked this before...you can order them that way and with any config you want thru PJ.Rick Blanc said:
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Hey guys, if I go with a nontapered string will I have any problems fitting a .130 into the Spector bridge?
It will be tight. I've been slowly widening my B slot on mine with sandpaper.
I put a set of Ernie Ball Coated Slinkies on my Rebop last night and ended up having to crimp the windings on the ball end a bit for it to slide in easily. But... I've also had to do that to other bridges on other basses, or route the holes in bridges to be larger.
I put a set of Ernie Ball Coated Slinkies on my Rebop last night and ended up having to crimp the windings on the ball end a bit for it to slide in easily. But... I've also had to do that to other bridges on other basses, or route the holes in bridges to be larger.
According to the Spector store on their web site, their B string is a .130 but the strings are listed as "stainless tapered steel." I am about to get new strings for my Euro 5 but I keep changing my mind since I don't want to run into any issues with a certain gauge not fitting.
I was going to just use DR's with a .125 but I believe the existing strings I have now are the original Spector ones. I wish there was an easy way to tell and this B string is pretty massive and feels tight. I was going to use Hi Beams but those aren't as tight so I was going to probably go with Lo Riders but I have those on another bass I have and even those seem to have less tension than these ones on my Euro 5.
A 130 non tapered B string on my euro5lx doesn't come close to fitting. I know some of the guys here don't have that problem, if you can call it that, fitting non tapered 130 Bs in theirs. But I do.
I posted some pics of my bridge back in club thread 11 I think. I'll see if I can find them and repost if you want. So I guess the answer to your question is maybe?
Mmmmm no. You've never seen me handle power tools have you.
Desides I have no problem with tapered strings.
Wow, I'd be worried about that string snapping out of the bridge slot and making me look like Jonah Hex mid-set!
looks like you need to file that puppy a bit.
pretty easy fix. Do it soon though before you fatigue the metal too much, you can see where the tension is starting to stretch the slot. that can stress the metal and cause cracks. Shouldn't take you more than 20-30 min being very careful. Get it done and run 135's if ya want lol
I've got the same issue with a 135 Ernie Ball Power Slinky on my Rebop 5, also had the issue with a 130 Bass Central Elite. It's not exactly an issue though, just something you get used to, doesn't really change anything about the sound of the B string as far as I'm aware.
Oh and in terms of strings for fivers, I favour Ernie Ball Slinkies, excellent quality strings. If you're into steel roundwounds though I highly recommend Rotosound's 66 Swing Bass series. I used to use them regularly but have recently found I prefer the sound and feel of nickel.
I believe when it comes time for a string change, I'm going to try Spector strings. That'll give me a good excuse to get some other cool stuff at the store, lol
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