Question The compensating nut and 'big' strings

[ngutenson]

Hey y'all.

I've been waffling on selling my prized Geoff Gould 4 string graphite neck bass for a couple weeks. I feel like my needs in my current band would be better suited by a bass with a more personal character, such as Music Man basses have.

Now, we play in a VERY low tuning (Bb-F-Bb-Eb), which is essentially C-standard with a dropped 4th string. I've found that my most successful choice of strings has been a hybrid set consisting Slinkies in these gauges: 125-100-80-65. My ideal set would probably look like: 135-95-75-65.

So, all I'm really asking is, will I hurt a 4 string EBMM bass if I put those gauge strings on it? Will it work at all?

Thanks, sorry for the long post.

 

[RaginRog]

Hey y'all.

I've been waffling on selling my prized Geoff Gould 4 string graphite neck bass for a couple weeks. I feel like my needs in my current band would be better suited by a bass with a more personal character, such as Music Man basses have.

Now, we play in a VERY low tuning (Bb-F-Bb-Eb), which is essentially C-standard with a dropped 4th string. I've found that my most successful choice of strings has been a hybrid set consisting Slinkies in these gauges: 125-100-80-65. My ideal set would probably look like: 135-95-75-65.

So, all I'm really asking is, will I hurt a 4 string EBMM bass if I put those gauge strings on it? Will it work at all?

Thanks, sorry for the long post.

I've had a SR4 that had the old style nut, and happened to use a .125 B string along with a .105 E string med guage set, and didn't have to do a thing to the nut. I currently have a .110 Power Slinky set on my SR4 with the compensation nut.

 

[ngutenson]

Bump. Any more input?

 

[maddog]

just need to cut the nut if they don't sit right.

or have a new nut put in.

 

[Caca de Kick]

Yup, widen the nut slots. I've had to do this many times, no biggie.