Discussions about scale strings

Do long scale strings work on a short scale bass? Hi, I am getting interested in Hofner Icon Bass - http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/hof ... 2000015000 I understand that this is a short scale bass. So will this require short scale strings? As far as I understand, scale simply means the length of the... Started by Rahul on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 12 posts by 6 people.   Read the full thread at guitarnoise Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at guitarnoise): If you use long scale standard strings (34" scale) on a short scale bass (30-31" scale.... But i thought that long scale strings on a short scale bass the beauty of it i guess. In the air-know it all..

24 inch scale strings help I just picked up a teisco 24 inch scale bass and I need help with strings. any suggestions? will standard 30 inch scale strings be ok? should I go lighter or heavier in gauge? Started by 50hz on Friday, May 25, 2012, 20 posts by 10 people.   Read the full thread at talkbass Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at talkbass): Has anyone scale strings as they are .... But it has not yet been fabricated. You may need to undo some of the winding on the tuner end of the string that will allow 30" scale strings to work. 30" scale will work.

34" scale 5 or 6 strings? Are there any 34" scale 5 or 6 string roscoes that are "readilly" available or is this a special order? Started by rickr on Tuesday, September 01, 2009, 18 posts by 11 people.   Read the full thread at talkbass Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at talkbass): To bad you can't make it to the Roscoe GTG because something ... . As much as I love my 35" basses the G string (and C string if on a 6) sounds in having one or two Roscoe 4 strings at 34" scale. Is on the upper strings.

Best short scale strings I just got a short scale bass. I need some recommendations on strings. Anyone? Started by newguitarsmell on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 8 posts by 8 people.   Read the full thread at talkbass Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at talkbass): I use normal strings on my short scale. There are one or two mentions of short scale strings bit diff sound. First, check the Strings forum. Musicmasters.

Acoustic Bass Guitar Strings 32" medium scale Anyone got any Acoustic Bass Guitar Strings 32" medium scale strings? Thanks Started by Ghost Rider on Sunday, May 27, 2012, 3 posts by 2 people.   Read the full thread at basschat Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at basschat): They're practically new? Will they be ok for a 32 inch medium scale? Cheers Anth.. The stock phosphor-bronze strings (45-105) that I took off my Warwick Alien.

Is it more efficient to compare ints and ints or strings and strings I've got a program written in c# where there are a lot of comparisons between ints and strings. So for performance reasons I would just like to know which is more efficient? If we have: int a = 5; string b = "5"; if(a == int.Parse(b)) { } OR if(a.ToString... Started by The_Butcher on Thursday, October 29, 2009, 11 posts by 11 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): Parsing a String: System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.... string are compared by the length and number at once. Both techniques are creating a new string, however int.ToString() has to perform a lot trying to compare. On a grand scale.

24 inch scale strings help - Page 2 Quote: : 30" scale will work. You may need to undo some of the winding on the tuner end of the string. I used a set of 30" strings on a Strat bass I set up. I unwound the top layer of the E and A strings so that they would fit in the Strat tuners. Unwind... Started by George Mann on Sunday, May 27, 2012, 8 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at talkbass Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at talkbass): I had a idea that if I made it a string through body and added ferrules, that would give me almost.... 30" scale strings and I think it's slipping. Unfortunately, you will only realistically be taking up an inch and a half . That too.

Replacement strings on a 27" scale 7 string I just bought a Douglas Hadron 727 FX NA 7 String Baritone and am SO EXCITED to get it! My question is, where do you guys buy strings? They come standard with 015,.018,.026,.036,.046,.054,.064 but I may want to tune it weird.... Any ideas? Or know of ... Started by warrenbgray on Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 7 posts by 6 people.   Read the full thread at sevenstring Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sevenstring): If the smallest string they stuck on a 27" scale guitar is a .015 ^ Baritone, it's the B string the tension right.

FS: Elixir Nanowebs bass strings, Long scale 45/105, never strung. Hey guys. Bought these by mistake when I was after the extra long scale Elixirs. Best strings ever in my opinion. £21 posted, bank transfer only. Cheers! Rob. Started by Shockwave on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 2 posts by 2 people.   Read the full thread at basschat Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at basschat):

35" scale necks and six strings I was told by my bass teacher that it is a good idea to learn to play guitar in order to understand chords better. I think it is a good idea... at least a good excuse to relieve my GAS pressure. The neck on my bass is a 35" scale, so when I pick up a ... Started by wcnewby on Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 2 posts by 2 people.   Read the full thread at talkbass Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at talkbass): The longest neck you can find will be around 27", but those are geared towards metal heads... . The thin strings would get very floppy at that length. Well, they really can't have a neck that long on a guitar because the thinness of the strings.