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    The benefits of a 0.145 B string

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    On 08/05/2024 at 08:34, Baloney Balderdash said:

    Round core string generally have less tension, relatively to the size of the core, than hex core strings.

     

    Also as the tension and gauge of a string increases it naturally becomes stiffer, which at a certain point (determined by a relative relationship between gauge, tension and scale length) inhibits it from vibrating properly, loosing output and sustain as a result, and given it a tendency to sound thuddy and dead.

     

     

    Roundcore and hexcore strings have very similar tension in the same gauge. 
     

    The difference is that roundcore strings are more flexible hence the perceived notion that they have less tension. 

    Dunlop Standard Steel Rounds -v- Superbright Steel Rounds

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    Superbrights are actually hexcore - they just use a smaller core which makes them more flexible. 
     

    Black Label Dunlops sound different to Superbrights - they're more broken in from the start and not as bright. If you want a similar feel to 45-105 SS Superbrights, I would go for 40-100 personally. 45-105 would be more tension for sure, perhaps too much? The Black Labels are very similar tension to XLs and Slinkys in my experience. 
     

    DR Pure Blues and SIT Foundations are two other strings very similar to Superbrights. Pure Blues are probably the stiffest of those three. 

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