extra long/super long strings....lack of!

[ebenezer]

Seems to be a distinct lack of extra length strings available for my trusty 79 stingray
What do you recommend?

Standard long scale used to fit, but alas, no more!

[EssentialTension]

D'Addario, La Bella, GHS, Rotosound, and I expect many others, all do extra long scale strings.

They aren't always in the shops but, for example, I bought La Bella 760N EXLs by emailing La Bella and asking for what I wanted.

[Ghost_Bass]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1447089412' post='2904749']
D'Addario, La Bella, GHS, Rotosound, and I expect many others, all do extra long scale strings.

They aren't always in the shops but, for example, I bought La Bella 760N EXLs by emailing La Bella and asking for what I wanted.
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Yep, Super Long strings aren't easy to find in stores, i get the D'Addario Super Long for my 35" bass from Thomann. I use to buy in bulk to save on shipping charges.

[Naetharu]

I get my strings from Strings Direct (www.stringsdirect.co.uk) - they seem to stock what you're after, the prices are good and the ship really quickly

[Sammers]

DR Strings are made extra long (though they don't label them as such) so should fit through body if that's what you're after?
Can't confirm on a Stringray but I do use DR's on my 35" scale Lull and they fit perfectly when top loaded

[ambient]

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1447090342' post='2904769']
Yep, Super Long strings aren't easy to find in stores, i get the D'Addario Super Long for my 35" bass from Thomann. I use to buy in bulk to save on shipping charges.
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Normal long scale D'Addario's fit my 35" Modulus.

[iiipopes]

Does the OP run the strings through the body? If so, bassstringsonline.com has a technical article that sets forth the various manufacturer's various winding lengths so a proper string can be mounted. Mount a string on the bass and tune it up to pitch. Then take a marker and make a mark on the tuner side of the nut. Remove the string and measure from the ball to the mark. That is the length of winding needed, and can be cross-referenced against the chart.

Edited November 10, 2015 by iiipopes

[Owen]

Newtone strings did some bass guitar strings for me for a 41" scale. They should fit.

[D'AddarioUK]

[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1447174161' post='2905541']
Does the OP run the strings through the body? If so, bassstringsonline.com has a technical article that sets forth the various manufacturer's various winding lengths so a proper string can be mounted. Mount a string on the bass and tune it up to pitch. Then take a marker and make a mark on the tuner side of the nut. Remove the string and measure from the ball to the mark. That is the length of winding needed, and can be cross-referenced against the chart.
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We've got something very similar [url="http://www.daddario.com/upload/BassArticle2_1803.pdf"]HERE [/url]for our bass strings.

[Ghost_Bass]

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1447164574' post='2905418']
Normal long scale D'Addario's fit my 35" Modulus.
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The thicker part of the Low B misses my TRB's nut by a couple of mm with Long Scale strings, maybe it's the individual saddle bridge that gives it that extra lenght...