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droptuning flatwounds


paul_5
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Does anyone have any experience of drop tuning (D, G, C, F) flatwounds? I'm tempted to just go up a gauge (currently 45 to 105) and see how that works, but if anyone's got any better suggestions then I'd be happy to hear them

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  • 2 weeks later...

Thanks guys. I still need a bit of bite at the top end though, do the LaBellas have that?

Also, It's a Jazz bass, so the pickups will probably help to give me a bit of 'snap'.

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The La Bella 760M are the 'Original 1954' bridge cables.

I would not describe them as probably helping to give a bit of snap or having a bit of bite.

More that they have a lot of thump and loads of tension even drop-tuned.

Slightly more bite with [i]slightly[/i] less tension could be the La Bella 760FS.

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[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1469134849' post='3096108']
I have Chromes and use a 110 E string and a Hipshot double stop so I can go down to D and B during songs
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Same here but just a single stop at D. You do lose some spankiness when you drop from E to D, but it's worth it for being able to stick with 4 strings.

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