Short scale strings again

[hankster]

Sorry to raise this topic from the dead. What are people doing for strings on their shorts these days? Alembic are out of stock.

[dannobasso]

DR hi beams. My Stanley BB needs the brighter strings.

[jazzyvee]

Medium Scale Dunlop Super brights 40 -100 Stainless steel,
D'addario pro-steel 45- 105 Medium scale.


I'd also be interested in what stainless steel strings to use for tenor tuning on a short scale.

[hankster]

Thanks. Love this forum. Danno, would the DRs be short or medium scale?

[dannobasso]

Short.

[hieronymous]

I hate to muddy the waters, but I used regular long scale DRs on my 5-string Stanley Clarke. But maybe the measurements were custom? The distance between the tailpiece & bridge was key. I did have problems finding a suitable low B - but the short scale Alembic set fixed that!

[hankster]

Thanks all. Much appreciated.