Status Hotwire Scale Length

[Mykesbass]

Seen a couple of good mentions of Status Hotwire Half Rounds and sounds like they could be what I'm looking for when my neck returns with a new fretless board. Just a bit concerned from the Status website about scale lengths - the long scale are for 35" or 34" with through body stringing but the medium scale are for 32". Will the long scale be ok for 34" through bridge stringing?

[Happy Jack]

I have Status Hot Wire roundwounds on my Alleva Coppolo. The A/C is not through-body and there's at least a full inch of string beyond the retainer.

Here's a photo of the headstock with the OLD strings (i.e. NOT Hot Wires):

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Note the placement of the red windings on the A, D and G strings.

With the Hot Wires strung instead, the equivalent winding for the E string is in roughly the same position as the other three as shown here.

My guess is that they'll cope fine with through-body stringing.

I love Hot Wires - they're the first strings I've tried that made me buy the same again for other basses.

Edited January 12, 2011 by Happy Jack

[Mykesbass]

Thanks HappyJack. That's such a tidy headstock I had to recount the number of strings a couple of times!

p.s. How's the leg?

Edited December 19, 2010 by Mykesbass

[Happy Jack]

Leg is just ... ern ... there. Doesn't do much, doesn't hurt, can't be seen under all that plaster. Very boring really.

Roll on Monday 10th January ...