fleabag Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) Strings no longer needed Edited December 21, 2017 by fleabag
fleabag Posted December 20, 2017 Author Posted December 20, 2017 PS after eading some EUB archives here, i need to go for 4/4 Spiros as 3/4 does not fit
Hellzero Posted December 20, 2017 Posted December 20, 2017 Yes, had the big version EU with magnetic pickups a long time ago. Putting T.I. Spirocore on it will dramatically improve the sound, but I'm quite sure you'll have to put 3/4 on it. My actual Leduc 6 strings EUB has a regular 3/4 scale and it's a 105 cm or 41,34 inches scale (yours is 106 cm or 41,73 inches, so the same). I think you better ask Ned Steinberger directly to be sure about the type of real acoustic strings you can put on it as the money involved here is not a few quids...
Hellzero Posted December 20, 2017 Posted December 20, 2017 It's this one designed to use both types of strings NS Design or regular acoustic ones : http://leduc.fr/index.php/series-l/basses-de-la-serie-l/164-l-09-la-u-contrebasse-moai
fleabag Posted December 21, 2017 Author Posted December 21, 2017 Yeah the price of strings is outrageous. I shot an email to Bob Gollihur in the US, and he confirmed that if fitting Spiros to an NS, i need the S42 set which is 4/4 But i've decided against that now, as i was advised to go with strings designed for the NS NXT, which are the NS Contemparies , made by D'addario, ironically enough. Again, expensive, till i found the last set on Amazon for £80 - and snapped 'em up Once fitted i'll be slinging the current thumpers in the FS forum Good link too
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