Marsy Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Brand new, never been out of the packet! I'm after a lighter gauge 4 string set for my medium scale P-bass. Hit me up with any offers! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 [quote name='Marsy' timestamp='1371153990' post='2110693'] Brand new, never been out of the packet! I'm after a lighter gauge 4 string set for my medium scale P-bass. Hit me up with any offers! Stephen [/quote] have you tried them though before? they are heavier in terms of diameter but the tension is much lower than steel or nickel wounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsy Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Hey! I haven't tried them no.. I took the bass (strung with roundwounds) to a tech with the nylon strings I'm packet and asked to get them on and 'set-up'. He said he didn't wanna put them on the medium scale p-bass just coz the gauge is a bit thick and they're 'long scale' strings. So it wasn't gonna find on the tuner too well either and could snap! So no, they're still in the packets coiled up = ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 [quote name='Marsy' timestamp='1371376478' post='2113014'] Hey! I haven't tried them no.. I took the bass (strung with roundwounds) to a tech with the nylon strings I'm packet and asked to get them on and 'set-up'. He said he didn't wanna put them on the medium scale p-bass just coz the gauge is a bit thick and they're 'long scale' strings. So it wasn't gonna find on the tuner too well either and could snap! So no, they're still in the packets coiled up = ) [/quote] Except for the A string, the gauge is the same for medium scale as it is for long scale: Tru bass long scale - 65-75-100-115 Tru bass medium scale - 65-75-90-115 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 I think the tech was thinking there would be too much full diameter string to get around the tuners, assuming a medium scale length set are shorter like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo morto Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Are these Tru bass 88? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsy Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Yeah they're tru bass 88's Yep, we were worried the string might snap because it would have been the thick 'string' part that would have been in the tuner. So we just decided to leave it and I'll get the right ones for my bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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