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Title: Low tension strings
Post by: artswork99 on March 06, 2009, 07:18:34 AM

From experience can some suggestions be made for low tension strings in 35 scale?  
Thanks kindly for any input,
Art

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: crgaston on March 06, 2009, 10:46:12 AM

Seems like DR's (I've tried Sunbeams and Nickel Lo-Riders) are significantly lower in tension than Alembic CX3's. I use .045-.130's

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: olieoliver on March 06, 2009, 11:13:59 AM

Now that I'm playing more and will change my strings much more often I'll probably go back to Boomers. They inexpensive and sound good for the price.  
I prefer John Pearse but you just can't get the gauges I prefer, 40-125. The Pearse were probably the lowest tension strings I've used and still didn't flop around everywhere.
The DR's are great as are the TI and Alembic. I agree the DR's were lower tension but all three are $$$. cha-ching!
 
Finding the right gauge-tension-price combination is getting harder to do these days.
 
OO

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: olieoliver on March 06, 2009, 11:16:24 AM

On a side note I beleive John Pearse died last year. Not sure if the company is still going or not.  
OO

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: artswork99 on March 06, 2009, 11:26:53 AM

Thanks thus far.  
I always like the sound and feel of moder Dave's basses (Thomastik-Infeld strings in a light gauge).  
I may have to spring for a set of those.
Agree Olie, extra long scales are much harder to find locally.  
I'm currently using DR's on this bass which are available locally.

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: olieoliver on March 06, 2009, 11:38:50 AM

That's whats on my 35 MK at the moment, DRs. I like them but they aren't cheap. I like TI's but $$$$ wow!  
I've been ordering my strings from juststrings.com Good price an they get them to me in a couple of days.

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: flaxattack on March 06, 2009, 12:08:03 PM

ti;s would be the lowest tension

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: artswork99 on March 06, 2009, 12:11:21 PM

Yea, TI's are def $$$. Thanks for your suggestions Olie.  I'm trying to control neck setup with no truss, therefore tension is so critical.

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: artswork99 on March 06, 2009, 12:20:00 PM

Thanks Jeff.  I had a feeling that the tension on the TI's may win out over others.  They make a 36 set (no 35) that would most likely be a very relaxed set on a 35 scale.

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: David Houck on March 07, 2009, 04:34:15 PM

I would think a 36 set of low-tension strings on a 35 bass would be too relaxed.  Perhaps a 36 set with a higher tension would work.  For instance, TI makes a string called the Infeld, a round wound that has a bit more tension than the same length TI Jazz Rounds, but at about the same string gauges.  It's also significantly less expensive than the Jazz Rounds.

Title: Low tension strings
Post by: artswork99 on March 07, 2009, 06:49:29 PM

Thanks for the additional info Dave.