OliverBlackman Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 My 5 needs new strings and i want to get the tightest B string. Any recommendations would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) Hex core strings tend to be 'stiffer' than round cores. I use Overwater strings which are very nice, quite tight and very well priced. My basses are 35" scale though, so the strings are a bit tighter anyway, maybe I'm not the best person to advise you. If you use stainless steels I know that D'addario ProSteels are advertised as being stiffer than others. Edited April 5, 2011 by Soliloquy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldude Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 For tightest I guess try the biggest gauge you feel comfortable with. I use a DR DDT set and the 5 string is a .135 gauge, which is pretty fat (standard are .125). I find DR strings rather good, if a bit expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I used Elites Nathan East signature strings but it looks like they don't do them anymore. You need to get the tapered B string to fit the Warwick, I snapped the one that came in the set cos the winding goes to far and ends up round the tuner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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