Cameronj279 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I'm sure this has been posted many many times, however here goes. I tune down to GCGCF when i play with my band (no prizes for guessing what kind of music) but I'm in need of new strings and was wondering what are the heaviest strings out there and where can i get my hands on them? the heaviest ive found in shops around here are rotosound swing bass .130 which is still pretty floppy (although the .105 'E' string is the worst) Warwick dark lord strings don't count....although i am considering buying a pack of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='Cameronj279' post='1171531' date='Mar 21 2011, 11:21 PM']I'm sure this has been posted many many times, however here goes. I tune down to GCGCF when i play with my band (no prizes for guessing what kind of music) but I'm in need of new strings and was wondering what are the heaviest strings out there and where can i get my hands on them? the heaviest ive found in shops around here are rotosound swing bass .130 which is still pretty floppy (although the .105 'E' string is the worst) Warwick dark lord strings don't count....although i am considering buying a pack of them[/quote] Heaviest ones that I can think of are the D'Addario ProSteels - they go up to .145. I have a sneaky suspicion that their sets also stop at around .130 so you'd have to buy single strings and make up your own bespoke set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Newtone strings wind to order. Best telling them the sort of tension you like and your tuning and having them make strings to match, rather than telling them a gauge, they will know the physics better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) There are sets of strings for extended range basses that go down to F# but I don't know who makes them. EDIT ps According to Google (!!!) Warwick Black Label (Long Scale) Bass Strings Handmade stainless steel round wound strings. Very precise intonation with a full, brilliant tone. Warwick basses get strung with Black Label strings. Dark Lord F# B E A - 085", 105", 135", 175" Beware - these strings are only for basses designed or set up to cope with extreme low tunings.. Edited March 22, 2011 by chris_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 With that music, im sure the OP has the correct bas..... doesnt he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhkr Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Guess you could always make a set up from singles if your prefered guage isn't available as a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldude Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 How's about Rotosound Drop Zone? £20 from Strings Direct: [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/5806-rotosound_drop_zone_plus_stainless_steel_rs66lh_85_175"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/58...l_rs66lh_85_175[/url] Gauges are 85 / 105 / 135 / 175. I guess you could buy a single for the 5th string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 yeah, it's looking like i may need to either custom order strings or buy the darklord's and find a D string seperatly....damn my low tuning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Elixir do a .135 which I've used as low as A. Going beyond that, I think you'd need at least a .145 to get something which wouldn't go wildly out of pitch if you hit it hard in G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 +1 on the Newtone Strings front! I'm tuned ADGCFBb and my bottom string is a .152. Works great! Pop them an email they're sound guys and should get back to you fairly quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 What kind of sound do you generally get from Newtone? Fairly bright and zingy is my hope as I may be VERY interested!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 +1 on the Newtone Strings front! I'm tuned ADGCFBb and my bottom string is a .152. Works great! Pop them an email they're sound guys and should get back to you fairly quickly. Ps tittie bum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 A double post 5 minutes apart. Interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 [quote name='chrismuzz' post='1171981' date='Mar 22 2011, 12:26 PM']+1 on the Newtone Strings front! I'm tuned ADGCFBb and my bottom string is a .152. Works great! Pop them an email they're sound guys and should get back to you fairly quickly. Ps tittie bum[/quote] tittie bum indeed. also, what are the prices (estimate) for those strings in a 5 string set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 My missus grabbed my iPhone.. Not sue what she did to it lol. I asked them to make stainless steel ones so they do have a nice bright sound to them yeah! The only brighter strings I've heard were bass centre elites. But they don't do them in crazy gauges! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 They have a price list on the website. Including the prices of extras such as fr example custom gauges. My 2 sets for my 6er including postage set me back around 64 quid. So probably work out cheaper than an ernie ball set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Just dropped them a line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 i'm going to send them an e-mail......what would you reccomend for GCGCF tuning? (gauge-wise) i've never tried anything higher than .130 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I'm letting them recommend to me. I tune CGCF and have stated I like high tension, usually use 110s for standard tuning EADG and want something comparable for tuning CGCF and I am willing to alter the nut to accommodate. All on my 34" ACG. If thats not enough information I'm sure theyll ask for more Drop C tunings strings should be in standard production by now though IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Newtone can do stuff with the cores that is more cunning than just making fatter strings, gives higher tension without hugeness, is pretty convenient, but less of a warning to people not to try and tune to standard. Had trouble with that previous, with a lady whose guitar I fitted with a custom set tuned to some sort of open A# tuning (hence intonation being set appropriate and far different from standard) , some other band was fairly insistent they were going to borrow the guitar and retune it to standard, then thinking she was a dick for refusing to let them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 It's one of the things about tuning to drop C that is so appealing No-one borrows my ACG, thats not a trust issue so much as a general rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I use a .175 gauge for my low F# on my 7 string. It will quite happily tune to a G and I would recommend it over a standard 145 for example. I used to use a Warwick Dark Lord single .175 on the bottom of a six string set - but I moved back to Rotosound when they started manufacturing the Drop Zone strings. All of their strings are available as singles and I would talk to whoever supplies your strings to buy the gauges you want. Stringbusters have been mentioned already and I recommend them too. I've used Newtone myself as well for completely custom strings in the past and they were very helpful with a great quality product but back then a .175 was out of the question. I've no idea if it's something they can do now or not. The highest gauge strings I am aware of are either S.I.T or Conklin strings used by Jauqo III amongst ohers and IIRC they weigh in at a cazy .190 gauge for a low C# below my F#! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Make that a .194!! [url="http://www.conklinguitars.com/bass_strings.html"]http://www.conklinguitars.com/bass_strings.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 [quote name='dood' post='1172358' date='Mar 22 2011, 05:39 PM']Make that a .194!! [url="http://www.conklinguitars.com/bass_strings.html"]http://www.conklinguitars.com/bass_strings.html[/url][/quote] Good grief! Much heavier than that and it'd be used on the National Grid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 [quote name='icastle' post='1172364' date='Mar 22 2011, 05:47 PM']Good grief! Much heavier than that and it'd be used on the National Grid! [/quote] Heh heh - I seem to remember that in my original build diary for my 7 string (when this forum was known as Bassworld.. or BassTalk, I forget which it was at the time) it was suggested that some of the cables from the Severn Bridge were removed to build my bass [edit] ahh it appears it was Bassworld at the time: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3746&st=0&gopid=97349&#entry97349"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...amp;#entry97349[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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