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.
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DCStingray
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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.
IvanHardy
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yeah for 4 strings i knew that was the biggest gauge available. and thank you.
DCStingray
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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.
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.
IvanHardy
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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
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No problem. Yes, Ernie Ball carries all of these singles. 
IvanHardy
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No problem. Yes, Ernie Ball carries all of these singles.
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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DCStingray
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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..
IvanHardy
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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.
DCStingray
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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.
IvanHardy
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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
DCStingray
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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...
IvanHardy
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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.
DCStingray
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Which strings were buzzing?
IvanHardy
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the Low D. even more tuned in C from like the first fret to the 5th fret. and my high F a little around the 12 fret a bit.
IvanHardy
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i just put these gauges on my bass and it feels amazing. 60,80,100,130
DCStingray
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Right on! I'm glad it worked out for you!
IvanHardy
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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.
