watton_earth Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Dudes, I bought a 25 inch scale bass for the wee man. It came with round wounds. I think flat wounds would be easier on little fingers, I also have a preference for flats... I have written off to a maker of custom strings to see if they are interrested however... I was wondering if it may be possible to modify a longer scale string to suit? The bass maker thinks not...... stating the machine head is too small for an E string to 1) fit inside and 2) the string core will likely snap once wound on. So with that in mind I had and idea...either tie a knot in the "ball end" / "bridge end" or bolt that end between metal plates and and then snip the end off (leaving the tappered / threaded end to be wound onto the machine head... Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 [quote name='watton_earth' timestamp='1399927257' post='2449124']...Any thoughts?[/quote] Have you looked at strings for a baritone guitar/bass..? That's a very short scale length for a bass, so a low E such as 105 would probably not work well, anyway. What gauges were you thinking of wanting..? Are there not flat-wound guitar strings thick enough..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 A bass string of 100 gauge (so 1/10" thick) tuned to low E for a 25" scale instrument would have a tension of only about 19lbs (compared to about 35lbs when tuned to E on a 34" scale bass) so would be exceedingly floppy - according to the string tension calculator here http://www.stringbusters.com/stringfaqs.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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