HEAVY!!! gauge strings??

[desh]

Owdo.
what are the heaviest gauge strings I can get for my precision?
Any advice on brand?
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Des

[alanbass1]

Don't know about heaviest as I have always used 45 - 105 on my P Basses. I tend to go LaBella flats but also like Elixir Nanoweb strings. But there are so many brands and it comes down to what you like, both sound and feel.

[Mr. Foxen]

Ones I just took off my P were .070-.090-.110-.145.

More sensibly, get [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220495948878&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]these[/url]

[solofunkyjazz]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='750336' date='Feb 18 2010, 10:57 PM']Ones I just took off my P were .070-.090-.110-.145.

More sensibly, get [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220495948878&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]these[/url][/quote]

Wow !

I use a 110 as a low B string on my Zon.

[velvetkevorkian]

How about a .200 .150 .112 .084 set from [url="https://circlekstrings.com/store/standard-balanced-4-strings.html"]Circle K Strings[/url]? If there's strings heavier than that they're probably holding up a suspension bridge somewhere.

Edited February 19, 2010 by velvetkevorkian

[OutToPlayJazz]

Wow! They're definitely heavy guages I can always pop to the Humber Bridge (only a couple of miles from my house) and ask if they have any spare?

I use light strings for speed - Status basses have 30-90 (or 115 in the case of the five-stringers) & my Music Man has 40-100 fatbeams.

I suppose it begs the question - Why do you want such heavy strings? The other thing to remember is that the heavier the string set, the more tension you need on your trussrod. Strings as thick as those mentioned will cause your neck to bow like a banana!

[chris_b]

50 - 110 would be good for me on a 4 string bass. I always use 45 - 130 DR strings on my 5 string basses.

[velvetkevorkian]

The Circle K strings are designed for extreme down tuning- I think the set I listed is designed for tuning a whole octave down on a standard scale bass. The guy behind them also makes [url="https://circlekstrings.com/store/standard-balanced-4-strings.html"]Knuckle Basses[/url] with a 39" scale.

[BottomEndian]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='750565' date='Feb 19 2010, 09:46 AM']I suppose it begs the question - Why do you want such heavy strings? The other thing to remember is that the heavier the string set, the more tension you need on your trussrod. Strings as thick as those mentioned will cause your neck to bow like a banana![/quote]
I assume it's for down-tuning. If you brought a .200 string up to normal low E, it might well do more than just [b]bend[/b] the neck! I don't have a copy lying around here, but I seem to remember in this month's BGM there's an interview with Yves Carbonne, who uses a .250 for his low-low-B (octave below normal low-B on a 5-string). I guess a .200 would be good for around F# or something. (EDIT: VK jumped in with the info just above!)

My SUB's tuned in fifths (C-G-D-A, just to be awkward ), and I've used the outer four from a heavy five-string set: 50-70-105-135. The tension's pretty high, but I play that bass hard with a pick, so it works beautifully.

Edited February 19, 2010 by BottomEndian

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='750565' date='Feb 19 2010, 09:46 AM']I suppose it begs the question - Why do you want such heavy strings? The other thing to remember is that the heavier the string set, the more tension you need on your trussrod. Strings as thick as those mentioned will cause your neck to bow like a banana![/quote]

I was playing detuned to A, and I like heavy strings, plus the playing super slow needs the sustain.