Stealth Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Tuning to Eb and using a hippshot drop tuner is causing unwanted floppyness oh err missus. Any ides on a decent 35 inch 4 string ? The only one i found was the now dicontinued Yamaha TRB 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 How about getting a new neck made for whatever bass in you sig...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Wasn't the MTD Grendel a 35"? Superb basses, very under-priced as I recall. Also check out Mike Lull basses; I think his 4-string basses are also 35" (whereas Lakland only use that scale on their 5-strings I believe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Mike Lull basses appear to be 34" only for the 4-string models. You could look for a second-hand Overwater C-Bass which is a 36" 4-string bass, although it was designed to be tuned C F Bb D#. Personally I'd just look for some less compliant strings to avoid that floppiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Yamaha TRB1004. But simply changing your choice of string - core design, gauge - could get you the result you're after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
such Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 some Spectors, Custom Shop option in bolt-on Warwicks. In lower price bracket, Peaveys Cirrus BXP and Grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 [quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1360236925' post='1967072'] Yamaha TRB1004. But simply changing your choice of string - core design, gauge - could get you the result you're after. [/quote] +1 on this . Try a heavier gauge string with a hex core . I always found DR Lo Riders to be particulaly stiff feeling or one of the special dropped - tuning sets that DR offer nowadays , or a lower cost alternative to these would be some Picato roundwounds that also feel notably more tense than most other strings to me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Try going up one gauge of strings, it should solve the problem you're talking about and save you a lot of money. You may even find that just swapping your E string for one gauge thicker will sort it. I used to play in a band that played in CGCF and I found the best solution to getting a balanced feel close to that of how I like standard tuning was to use a custom set of strings with 115-85-65-45 gauges (I usually use 40-100 for standard tuning). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Spector make a Euro LX4-35 which the lad from Porcupine Tree uses for their drop C moments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Ta will get a set of DDT;s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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