35 inch 4 string

[Stealth]

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

[EBS_freak]

How about getting a new neck made for whatever bass in you sig...?

[Happy Jack]

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).

[BigRedX]

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.

[noelk27]

Yamaha TRB1004. But simply changing your choice of string - core design, gauge - could get you the result you're after.

[such]

some Spectors, Custom Shop option in bolt-on Warwicks.

In lower price bracket, Peaveys Cirrus BXP and Grind.

[Dingus]

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Yamaha TRB1004. But simply changing your choice of string - core design, gauge - could get you the result you're after.
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+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 .

[thumbo]

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).

[Graham]

Spector make a Euro LX4-35 which the lad from Porcupine Tree uses for their drop C moments

[Stealth]

Ta will get a set of DDT;s