Hello everyone, this is my first post here, I've been playing bass for about 2 years at church, (been playing guitar for like 8) and I changed my strings the other day just for someone to comment that by putting 65-130 gauge strings on, I was putting way too much tension on the bass. Just wondering if this is something I should be worried about or not, it seems as though the action has gotten a little higher as well.
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Too much tension?
- Thread starter Ashes0fReach
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Then you are using the wrong strings. The strings you put on are for the bottom strings of a 5-string bass. You want strings that are, roughly, 100-45. Your strings are pulled WAY too tight and it probably sucks to play and sounds lousy.No I'm in EADG. Idk how to play BEAD
Alright, thanks! Guess I'll either have to learn how to play BEAD or get new stringsThen you are using the wrong strings. The strings you put on are for the bottom strings of a 5-string bass. You want strings that are, roughly, 100-45. Your strings are pulled WAY too tight and it probably sucks to play and sounds lousy.
Well, I tried it and realized I'm just losing the G string lol. Which I literally never use for church, so I think I'll keep it. Thanks!Then you are using the wrong strings. The strings you put on are for the bottom strings of a 5-string bass. You want strings that are, roughly, 100-45. Your strings are pulled WAY too tight and it probably sucks to play and sounds lousy.
If you tune it BEAD then all your notes are in new places, so you'll have to adjust appropriately. If you continue to finger things as if it was tuned EADG you'll be in trouble!
If you leave it tuned EADG with those huge strings I would have concerns about the tension you are putting on the neck.
I can’t believe you’re able to tune those strings up 5 half steps and they didn’t snap especially tuning a “D” string UP to G.
Um... Yeah idk, it felt super tight but I wasn't sure if it was normal or not lol. But this BEAD tuning is pretty fun now that I'm just kind of noodling around on it
I can't see the picture, but those are seemingly super-thick strings for a 4-String EADG purpose. My strongest recommendation is to take those off, immediately, and find some more appropriate strings (.045-.105 or similar should do nicely) to replace them soon as reasonably possible. THEN whatever is going on with the neck, let the bass sit for a few days and adjust to the dramatically different strings, and see what to do about the neck at that time.
Everything fixed itself when I tuned down lol
AMEN!Everything fixed itself when I tuned down lol
Alright, thanks! Guess I'll either have to learn how to play BEAD or get new strings
Just get a normal 4 string set and decide later if you need to do something unorthodox like BEAD.
Hey OP - your 4 string bass has nut grooves slotted for smaller diameter strings, so jamming fatter strings in the slots would probably have them sitting higher at the nut than is ideal.
Also, your bridge saddles were or should be adjusted for a 'normal 4-string' string gauge. The fat strings would sit higher above the pickups and frets. Not that much higher, but would be noticeable.
Without making any setup adjustments, you should go and get yourself a set of 45-100 and see how much better your bass plays.
Also, your bridge saddles were or should be adjusted for a 'normal 4-string' string gauge. The fat strings would sit higher above the pickups and frets. Not that much higher, but would be noticeable.
Without making any setup adjustments, you should go and get yourself a set of 45-100 and see how much better your bass plays.
Ummm, where the heck did you get a set of FOUR strings that thick? Sure there isn't a fifth string in the pack? In that case, just use the four lightest strings instead of the four heaviest. Problem solved.
Assuming they are rounds they’d have to be either Nickel 2836 or Cobalt 2736
If flats then Stainless 2810 or Cobalt 2816
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Yes, I can see now that EB actually do such fat sets of four.
Never heard of anything like it before. Most people think .110" is too much for E on 34".Edit: Maybe they are for tuning down though...
