Hanry Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Hello chatters, A year ago I bought (through this fabulous site) a gorgeous Bassix upright bass. It needed a bit of fixing up, but I am growing some finger muscles now 🙂 I want to start using it in an orchestra and it currently has some finger-style strings on which don't respond much to the bow. Off I am, shopping for strings... The strings I can find for sale all say "3/4" or "4/4" - which is of course all about the swinging length of the string - but they never write on how long the actual string is. And with the Bassix, that might be a bit risky: from the bridge the strings wrap around the entire slab of wood and back up. From the ball-end to the bridge it's therefore about 12" / 30cm, which is a fair bit longer than on a traditional double bass. Granted, the headstock is a bit shorter than on a classical instrument, but still - I worry that 3/4 strings may be too short? If you have a common "3/4" string handy and could tell me the actual length end to end - or if you have experiences with basses like the Bassix and can recommend an affordable set of classical strings... I would be very grateful! Hanry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 I have some strings here which originally came installed on my 3/4 bass. The 'D' string is 65" and the 'G' string is 62". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanry Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Thank you jrixn1 - I much appreciate that! I am hoping for some other responses yet, a sample size of "1" is not enough to allay my fears - but it's a start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 You might get more responses if you asked the question in the EUB and 'Double Basses' forum. I have a Spirocore Weich D which was on my 3/4, it is 70 inches total length and 56 inches from the ball to the beginning of the silk at the peghead end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanry Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Thanks Pete! I was pondering which sub-forum may be more appropriate - I pondered wrong 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Maybe try asking Bassix themselves via their site : https://bassix.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanry Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 Thanks DaveFry - I did reach out to Alan and he tells me that "all Bassix basses accept 3/4 strings". Sorted! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I had a Bassix a while ago, they wrap around to match the length of a standard 3/4 bass from bridge to tailpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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