TRBboy Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Spotted these recently, and it seems to make perfect sense, in fact I don't know why string sets haven't always been put together following this logic! http://www.daddario.com/balanced_tension.page Has anyone tried them yet? Is there actually a noticeable difference to a normal D'addario set? There's no 5 string sets at the moment, but at £16.00 a set from stringbusters you could put a single B string with them and the whole set would only come in at £24.00, so not too bad. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I think there was a thread about these recently... hang on... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/197240-daddario-balanced-tension-strings/page__hl__d"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/197240-daddario-balanced-tension-strings/page__hl__d[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1363723799' post='2016651'] I think there was a thread about these recently... hang on... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/197240-daddario-balanced-tension-strings/page__hl__d"]http://basschat.co.u...ngs/page__hl__d[/url] [/quote] Ah yes, so I see...... Apologies everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Did you see the Blog competition for Balanced Sets? - The closing date has passed now, but we'll have three reviews coming up from the lucky string winners soon! http://blog.basschat.co.uk/competition-daddario-introduce-new-balanced-tension-sets-for-guitar-and-bass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Soonish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I;ve posted about the review competition here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/202180-basschat-blog-competition-time-again-win-strings/page__p__2008288__hl__d'addario%20competition__fromsearch__1#entry2008288 I also have a connection now with the D'Addario tech team, so if you have any questions about the BT gauges, I can formulate a message to them and ask for us at BassChat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Going back to the OP -- why haven't sets been made like this before? Answer -- arc of the fingerboard over a flat topped pickup. The D and A strings were made larger so that, being ever so slightly farther away from the pickup pole pieces, they would need more mass to induce a signal of similar strength as the G and E strings being closer to the pickup, to maintain tonal balance. Now, pickups are made with arced pole pieces, and, of course, a P-bass pickup is completely adjustable, so now the string sets can be made for feel as well as tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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