Forgot, always the usual'medium' size 5-string set, generally the 45-130 neighborhood as it varies slightly from brand to brand.
I do seem to feel a difference in 'round' core strings vs. 'hex-core', basically the same somewhat looser feel that most people report.
And I never complain about the 'floppy' B-string. This seems to aggravate a lot of guys, but I've never thought twice about it, just play it and go on.
The real advantage of this shape (if you can live with the constant conspiracy of gravity against it) is that the entire neck is free of the body, almost Steinberger-esque. Playing at the octave and above is WAY easy.
So the back-story:
After I got it, my sister and brother-in-law came over. I got it out, and Tom said, 'Wow, that's a big red bass'. And so it is . . .
J o e y
