Kevin Dean Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Does anyone mix/customise string guages ? & have you kept to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I tried a customised five string set on a five string, 145 - 50. I ordered them from Newtone strings. I generally don't mix different brands of strings, but I will trying different gauges of strings I am trying out tunings that are in non-standard turning. Drop C for example. I don't really bother anymore as the D'addario balanced tension strings 120-50 serve me well from D standard down drop B. Anything lower than that I would just use a five string in standard tuning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Decades ago, before "balanced set" was a marketing term, I started ordering custom singles GHS Progressives in 45-60-80-105 for my Rickenbacker 4002 (yes, "2," not "1" or "3") bass. They have served me for over twenty years. Yes, as the band I am currently in plays repertoire that requires a 5-string, I am experimenting with other strings on it, but by the end of 2016 I will probably be back to this set, with one exception: a 44 Pressurewound for the G string, as it is the same alloy, but being compressed, has less twang and fuller tone to match the Progressives 60-80-105 on the D, A and E strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Mark from Bass Direct broke a 6 string set for me so that I could have a 30/50/70/90 set ( I like 'em very light) - Status do something similar but most manufacturers won't go below 0.40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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