Stan_da_man Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Just get strings that don't have a girly tension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 [quote name='Stan_da_man' timestamp='1371817821' post='2118465'] Just get strings that don't have a girly tension? [/quote] Oh dear, I think the set of D'Addario EXL220BT super light balanced tension strings I'm trying out (40/55/70/95) are firmly in the 'girly' range - still I'm obviously in touch with my feminine side. Now where did I put that moisturiser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedmanzie Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 (edited) Just strung my bass with the LaBella 760FS. Interesting tonal change from the TI's, apart from LaBella's slight metally (roundwoundish) twang which I put down to them being brand new, I think they actually sound better than the Tis. A bit less pronounced midrange to my ears and on my amp, which I like better. At standard tuning they are definitely too tight for me, my left arm tendons start to ache after about 5 mins. At Eb I'd say they are about the same tension as the TI's at standard tuning. At drop D tuning they feel too loose and tonally start to not work imo. EDIT - having played these for longer I think they are fine in drop D Edited June 27, 2013 by tedmanzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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