Starfire tinkering continued

[lungimsam]

What I really find interesting is that on a Starfire, the long scale Cobalt Flats 40-95 set that is a 148.3lb. tension set feels perfect to me, while the Rotosound SM66 40-100 long scale set which is a 155.38lb. set feels way floppier and low tension on the Starfire to me.
I will have to bump up to 45-105 on the Swing Bass strings to match the 40-95 Cobalts tension feel, even though the 45-105 Roots are a 184.97l. set., much higher tension than the 40-95 Cobalts.

 

[mellowgerman]

Yeah, funky how tension in terms of lbs doesn't necessarily coincide with stiffness/pliability. Since the outer windings of a flatwound string make a lot more side-to-side contact with each other, that automatically results in more stiffness and less pliability. The outer windings of rounds only make side-to-side contact at their vertices

 

[Nuuska]

For those wanting to experiment w some certain strings that are only available w too long scale.

Get some extension nuts of suitable size and put that on the string before sticking it through the bridge.

 

[lungimsam]

I did something like that before on an old Gibson I had. It was a bar with holes drilled in it to make the ball ends sit back about 5mm from the bridge to get the speaking length onto the saddle correctly.

 

[lungimsam]

Mellow, if I lived near you I would be coming over to your house to check out all those filters and electronics and get an education.

 

[mellowgerman]

Mellow, if I lived near you I would be coming over to your house to check out all those filters and electronics and get an education.

Well if you're ever in the Orlando area, feel free to stop on by for some bass time and a coffee or beer