bassrockbob Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Hi all. I just tried fitting a set of Rotosound tru-bass nylon strings (long scale) to my Squier Fretless Jazz bass and I was disappointed to discover that the G string is too short. The length of the 'sounding' part is ok, the same as the other three strings, but the 'silk' part is too short - it doesn't even reach the tuning nut. Same with a set of Rotosound Jazz 77 flatwounds - the 'G' is too short. I should add that both of these sets were previously fitted to an Ibanez GSR200, but I have no recollection of trimming the strings. Do I need extra long scale? Does the Ibanez have a shorter neck (although the manufacturers' specs both say 34")? Sincerely, Perplexed of Edinburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I asked sorta the same question yesterday. A Fender is long scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrockbob Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 @Hobbayneit's long scale strings I'm using. Just puzzled how they managed to fit my 34" scale Ibanez but too short for my 34" scale Squier. Also, I want to be sure that if I buy new replacements, they'll fit. By the way, the three strings I've managed to fit to the Squier sound fantastic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrockbob Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Update - I figured it out. It's down to the different headstock shapes. I must've trimmed the G string for the 2 x 2 Ibanez tuners. Squier and Fender have the all the tuners on one side so the G string need to be longer. Doh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Are you sure you didn't trim them? I had Tru Bass strings on a Precision and they were fine lengthwise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Just now, bassrockbob said: Update - I figured it out. It's down to the different headstock shapes. I must've trimmed the G string for the 2 x 2 Ibanez tuners. Squier and Fender have the all the tuners on one side so the G string need to be longer. Doh. That's what I figured... Annoying when it happens. I had a set of strings on a Stingray (3+1 configuration) and one day I went to fit them to a Precision... oooops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrockbob Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 13 minutes ago, mcnach said: That's what I figured... Annoying when it happens. I had a set of strings on a Stingray (3+1 configuration) and one day I went to fit them to a Precision... oooops. Yeah, bummer. Never mind, I was so chuffed with the sound of the three strings that I did fit, I've just ordered up a new set They really do sound close to that deep, warm acoustic double bass. A bit tricky to play mind! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Yeah for this reason I've stopped trimming the D and G strings because the peg can take the extra windings, just in case I wanna go thru bass with them later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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