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string gauge for DGCF?

IvanHardy

IvanHardy

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hey what gauges do you guys recommend for me to put on my Ray for DGCF and CGCF? i currently have Power slinky's on mine for E standard. i need gauges that feel tight because of my aggressive pick attack.
 
Just a heads up, but you probably already know this...you'll have to order singles in order to make your set since Power Slinky Bass are the biggest gauge offered. I'll see if I can do some calcs to get you the gauges needed to be at the same tensions for that tuning.
 
DCStingray said:
Just a heads up, but you probably already know this...you'll have to order singles in order to make your set since Power Slinky Bass are the biggest gauge offered. I'll see if I can do some calcs to get you the gauges needed to be at the same tensions for that tuning.
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yeah for 4 strings i knew that was the biggest gauge available. and thank you.
 
Here's a set based on similar tensions without going too crazy. This will be the most similar if you're buying singles.

125, 100, 80, 60

The PO's are 1625, 1697, 1680, 1660.

I put the 125 in there as a happy medium between the two tunings you'd be using for the biggest string.
 
DCStingray said:
Here's a set based on similar tensions without going too crazy. This will be the most similar if you're buying singles.

125, 100, 80, 60

The PO's are 1625, 1697, 1680, 1660.

I put the 125 in there as a happy medium between the two tunings you'd be using for the biggest string.
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thanks for the help. does ernie ball sell those singles?

so far i have been looking into the gauges and it'll be a little costly to buy different packs. is it ok for me to use a 65 gauge rather than 60?
 
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DCStingray said:
No problem. Yes, Ernie Ball carries all of these singles. :D
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is it fine for me to use 65 rather 60 just because i don't want to spend so much on trying to buy different packs because i don't know if Guitar Center sells all those singles like that.
 
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I'm not so sure I would use a 65 for that. It's gonna have a lot of tension! I'm sure you can order them online from musicians friend or guitar center. By the way, I checked the prices and musicians friend was cheaper and had free shipping too. It should only cost about $23 for the full set..
 
DCStingray said:
I'm not so sure I would use a 65 for that. It's gonna have a lot of tension! I'm sure you can order them online from musicians friend or guitar center. By the way, I checked the prices and musicians friend was cheaper and had free shipping too. It should only cost about $23 for the full set..
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hey how does a set of 55,75, 95, 125 sound? is that pretty good? someone on talk bass said that 55 and 75 were usually tighter in power slinky sets.
 
I would say try detuning your power slinkys down to the tuning you're interested in to see how you like the 55 and 75. Strings of a given gauge will be the same "feel" regardless of what pack they are in. In other words, and 75 EB single is exactly the same as a 75 in a pack of power slinkys. Try that first and let me know what you think.
 
DCStingray said:
I would say try detuning your power slinkys down to the tuning you're interested in to see how you like the 55 and 75. Strings of a given gauge will be the same "feel" regardless of what pack they are in. In other words, and 75 EB single is exactly the same as a 75 in a pack of power slinkys. Try that first and let me know what you think.
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i like the feel of the 55 and 75 gauges in CF tuning. it's not floppy at all for me
 
Great to hear! Only two more strings to go! I'd say trying a 95 or 100 and a 125 would be the way to complete this set. You might want to consider buying a set of super slinky bass 5 sets and just toss the 40. That way you can try out a 60 too. Hope this helps...
 
DCStingray said:
Great to hear! Only two more strings to go! I'd say trying a 95 or 100 and a 125 would be the way to complete this set. You might want to consider buying a set of super slinky bass 5 sets and just toss the 40. That way you can try out a 60 too. Hope this helps...
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hey. i recently got my bass setup by a luthier for DGCF. now for the first few days it was ok with little to no fret buzz even in C. but today it was buzzing a lot and especially in C and it was annoying me. it was set up with the Power slinky strings but i'm thinking maybe increasing the gauges will solve the problem.
 
Yeah it did. I just have to tweak it a bit to stop some buzzing in the G string. I'm just gonna take it to the luthier to see if the nut needs to be filed or if there's anything he can do.
 
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