ambient Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I fancy trying a set of these. I have my bass tuned E to C. The La Bella set comes in the following gauge: 060, 070, 094, 115. The high C is a 042, which seems quite heavy for a high C, and quite a jump in gauge up to the the G. Has anyone tried these, and know they feel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I have a B-G set on my Lakland 5 string, but they’re the 50-130 (so a little lighter than your proposed gauge). They don’t actually feel as heavy as the gauge suggests, they’re a fairly soft string (on account of them being tape-wounds), and they’re really low tension, so again, very easy to play. Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, Sibob said: I have a B-G set on my Lakland 5 string, but they’re the 50-130 (so a little lighter than your proposed gauge). They don’t actually feel as heavy as the gauge suggests, they’re a fairly soft string (on account of them being tape-wounds), and they’re really low tension, so again, very easy to play. Si Thanks. So what gauges are the E to G please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, ambient said: Thanks. So what gauges are the E to G please? On my set, 50, 65, 85, 105 and the B is 135 Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Status tapewounds are 40-125 or 45-130. http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/long-nylon.html You may need to speak to Dawn to see what they have in stock though. Basses with a 2x2 headstock will accept medium scale strings - again discuss this with Dawn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Restrung my Rob Allen E-C with a 42 on top, seems fine both in tension and appearance. I was surprised that I didn’t have to adjust the truss rod at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I much prefer a beefier C, otherwise it feels too flimsy and suffers tonally imo. Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 23 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Status tapewounds are 40-125 or 45-130. http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/long-nylon.html You may need to speak to Dawn to see what they have in stock though. Basses with a 2x2 headstock will accept medium scale strings - again discuss this with Dawn. Thanks. I came across people recommending them last night, but couldn’t actually see them on their site. I’ll email them and ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, Sibob said: I much prefer a beefier C, otherwise it feels too flimsy and suffers tonally imo. Si I do too, my current one is a .032. I find anything else too twangy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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