Old Horse Murphy Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Does anyone have any suggestions for a set of roundwound strings for a string through body 30" scale bass? I am really not a fan of D'Addario as such as I generally find them quite high tension (my preferred round wounds are Ernie Ball 45-100's) but will be grateful for any other suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Newtone. They will make them to order. Lovely strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Scott Whitley's short scale bass website has some good information on strings. http://www.shortscalebass.co.uk/short-scale-string-choice/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Newtone. They will make them to order. Lovely strings. This. My choice would be a four-string set based on their Axion Bass VI strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I have a set of Thomann rounds you can have. They’re probably not great, but never used. Send me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I have a set of regular 34” scale GHS string on, think they’re 40-100, and they feel and sound fine. Maybe try an old set, the tension might be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Another recommendation here for Newtone strings. I have them fitted to 3 of my short scale basses (only 3 because the 4th is a Hofner Club😀). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzbass2000 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) I use bog standard Fender 7250M's on my through body Mustang- I guess you could use 7250ML's if you wanted a slightly lighter guage. They don't have any cloth windings so there's no issues at the bridge or the headstock end - plus they're relatively cheap and easy to find. Edited February 19, 2021 by Fuzzbass2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killed_by_Death Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 If you like E.B., stick with them: A 0.1" fourth string might be too low of tension if you down-tune to Drop-D, especially in comparison to the other strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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