ficelles Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Is there such a thing as... a db string tension comparison chart? If not has anyone got the info in their head and time to type it in? ficelles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 D'Addario do one for their DB ranges: [url="http://www.jdaddario.com/resources/JDCBOW/BOPK_Tension_Chart_Bass.pdf"]http://www.jdaddario.com/resources/JDCBOW/..._Chart_Bass.pdf[/url] Other than that, I know nothing cos I'm not a DB player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Somewhere on the web, there is a site by a player that has audio examples of lots of different strings, all done on the same bass. So you can hear what strings sound like and make a better informed opinion of them. Maybe someone could provide the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficelles Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Thanks, but it's string tension data I was after... ficelles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I wish. When I was replacing my first set of strings (Evah mediums) I wanted something lower tension, and I'd played Spiros on someone else's bass, but those were my only references. I went looking for something like Spiros in tension but with less of a bright sound and found that only a couple of manufacturers published tension data. Very disappointing. Although I suppose raw figures might not mean much in terms of human experience - would 30lb feel like 3/4 of 40lbs? I don't know. But it would be nice to see the figures as a guide anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanto Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 There ya go [url="http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&key=3e11ef3d2806fe23cbd3870f086c355e&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.talkbass.com%2Fforum%2Ff17%2Fstring-tension-chart-227249%2F&v=1&libid=1314350467333&out=http%3A%2F%2Fbaen.tamu.edu%2Fusers%2Frel%2Fpersonal%2FBassStrings.html&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.orange.co.uk%2Fall%3Fq%3Ddouble%2Bbass%2Bstring%2Btensions%26brand%3Douk%26tab%3Dweb%26p%3Dsearchbox%26pt%3Dnewhptest_hp10_cursor%26segment%3D10&title=String%20tension%20chart%20-%20TalkBass%20Forums&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fbaen.tamu.edu%2Fusers%2Frel%2Fperso...ssStrings.html&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13143505221563"]http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go..._13143505221563[/url] Talkbass has lots on it -just google it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I wonder how much use it would be, as our perception of tension varies a lot with the flexibility and elasticity of the string as well as absolute tension. As an example, Thomastik Dominants feel about as stiff to play as Spiro Mittels, but I am told the measured tension is lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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