Sheq Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]OK, rather than spend loads of money on a P-sound, I thought I'd try and change the strings on my Epiphone EB3. This one is white and is apparently a short scale. So I thought. I've measured the scale length from nut to bridge and it's 32", then I measured from nut to 12th fret and doubled it, and that's 30". So now I don't know if I need short scale or medium scale strings (going for flatwounds so I want to get it right).[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4] [/size][/font][/color][color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Anyone know? [/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'AddarioUK Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) Hi Sheq, [url="http://www.daddario.com/upload/BassArticle2_1803.pdf"]THIS [/url]article on our website should help, the information should cover you for D'Addario bass strings. Edited August 2, 2017 by D'AddarioUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdavid Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 [quote name='Sheq' timestamp='1501619664' post='3346028'] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]OK, rather than spend loads of money on a P-sound, I thought I'd try and change the strings on my Epiphone EB3. This one is white and is apparently a short scale. So I thought. I've measured the scale length from nut to bridge and it's 32", then I measured from nut to 12th fret and doubled it, and that's 30". So now I don't know if I need short scale or medium scale strings (going for flatwounds so I want to get it right).[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4] [/size][/font][/color][color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Anyone know? [/size][/font][/color] [/quote] hi,you need to measure from the nut to the bridge saddles,that will give you your Scale length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) [quote name='markdavid' timestamp='1501674085' post='3346435'] hi,you need to measure from the nut to the bridge saddles,that will give you your Scale length [/quote] No it won't. You need to measure from the nut to the 12th fret and double it. This is the only accurate way of doing it. Of course scale length doesn't take into account the extra non-speaking portions of the the string, which depending on the construction of your bass may require you to fit strings longer than the scale length would normally dictate. Edited August 3, 2017 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheq Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Thanks all. I bought shortscale : they fit perfectly and sound terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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