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I used to use the D'addario EXL160M (medium scale - 32") on my Gretsch
6119B. They are roundwound 50-105. They had a nice crisp sound to them.
The Gretsch is a short scale bass but 30" strings were too short so I
had to go to a medium scale string. In fact, I still have a brand new
set lying around that you can have if you want. The Wilson Bros bass I
use now (and all the basses I had between) is/were long scale so I
don't need them anymore. Let me know and I'll drop them in the mail.
As far as my long scale basses go, I exclusively use Thomastik Infeld
JF-344 Jazz Flats. Amazing! Super low tension and they sound better the
longer they are on. The current set has been on the bass since I got it
last March. The Fender 51 P-Bass RI (before the Wilson Bros) had them
on for over a year and sounded better then when I put them on. Of
course, at $37 a set I wouldn't change them too often anyway.
Check out They carry a variety of short
scale strings.
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Phil Tiki
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On Dec 15, 2004, at 6:18 PM, Brian Neal wrote:
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> wrote:
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>> I just bought one of the early models (light blue burst). I don't
>> have any experience with short scale 6 string bass's. I would
>> appreciate input from anyone who does.
>>
>> Later, Bryan
>>
>>
> Hey Bryan,
>
> My wife has a Jerry Jones Neptune Longhorn Bass 4 (black - and short
> scale). I think it is a really nice bass and it looks killer. My wife
> really likes it as well; it is light and she likes the shorter scale.
> Her biggest problem however is finding a good set of strings. She got a
> set of Rotosound 88S (I think). They are kind of weird. They are
> tapewound, but also wrapped in black nylon (!) At first they did sound
> kind of interesting, but now she absolutely hates them and wants me to
> get something else. They sound too "thuddy" like an acoustic stand-up
> bass does. Plus the are really floppy and seem to go out of tune a lot.
> So, big thumbs up on the bass, just need help finding some good short
> scale bass strings. She would like to try heavier gauges, but she
> hasn't
> had any luck finding these for short scale basses.
>
> Sorry to hijack your thread, but can anyone recommend some short scale
> bass strings? What do you guys prefer for surf bass? Flats or rounds? I
> think that she will actually want to go back to rounds after the bad
> experience with the Rotosound 88S's.
>
> Thanks,
> BN
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