Bass VI - String Options

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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by SGB-Parts » Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:32 am

Hey Matthew, sure thing, would you mind shooting me a DM please, let's keep the thread clean:)

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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by JVG » Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:49 pm

JVG wrote:
Sun Feb 21, 2021 3:48 am
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I wish I could get heavier flats than any of these offered. I have the La Bella flats, but still wish I could get thicker flats. I wonder why there are some roundwound sets that are thicker, but not flatwounds. Anyone else ever feel like this? Is there such a thing as custom stringers? :blush:

Pyramid will make a custom set of flats, so try them. I don’t know what their upper limit on gauge is, but worth trying.
I’ve actually got them making a custom set for me at the moment (with a 98 on the lowE) :)

Email your enquiry to Max at PYRAMID@JUNGER.DE
He usually responds within a day or so.
I’d almost given up on ever seeing these strings - thought they were forever lost in a postal black hole - but they turned up yesterday after a two month trip from Germany to Australia! Must have been sent surface mail.

Haven’t put them on yet, but first thing to note is that the actual gauges (written on the packets) are not quite what i requested. At the time of ordering, Max advised me that they couldn’t guarantee the exact gauge (not sure why, since presumably it’s all computer-controlled), so that’s ok - i think they are acceptably close and i appreciate him being upfront about it.

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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by dc » Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:39 pm

JVG wrote:
Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:44 pm

Fender

“Super 250’s Bass VI”: roundwound nickel-plated steel (hex core), gauges 24-34-44-65-80-100. Note the heavy low end. This set is elusive, and possibly out of production. Price US $15.
Sweetwater lists these in stock right now for $15.99 and free shipping :w00t:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... ic-strings
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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by twang69 » Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:23 am

JVG wrote: Sets “767-6B” (black) and “767-6W” (white): nylon tape wound over metal core. (These have been discontinued, though a few shops still have old stock).
Has anybody of you experience with these? Probably some audio? I found some NOS of these at a German online shop with a very steep price close to EUR 80,00. I'm a big fan of the 767-6Fs but I'm really curious how they will differ in sound.
JVG wrote: Fender (Bass) VI strings.
“Super 250’s Bass VI”: roundwound nickel-plated steel (hex core), gauges 24-34-44-65-80-100. Note the heavy low end. This set is elusive, and possibly out of production. Price US $15.
If anybody in Europe is interested I have 4 packs NOS from 2017 - feel free to PM. They solve of course the issue with the sloppy E and A strings but personally I don't like them but this is not because they're bad - they're not - roundwounds just aren't my preference.

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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by JVG » Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:17 am

The La Bella website is no longer offering custom-gauged VI strings. Bummer.

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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by 2groggy » Fri Apr 22, 2022 6:02 am

You can add these to your list:

Ernie Ball Slinky, nickel wound, part # 2837
Gauge 20, 30, 42, 54, 74, 90
Relatively inexpensive.

I find that I break the 20s a lot during assembly, set-up and intonation, so I have bought a several singles for spares.

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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by N0_Camping4U » Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:07 am

What do we think the biggest, or biggest and still safest flatwound Bass VI strings that'll fit into the posts and be a drop in replacement?
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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by N0_Camping4U » Wed Apr 27, 2022 4:00 am

So Pyramid can do:
.030 .040 .050 .060 .080 .100 or 1.05

They can make bigger too. But I don't want to go too big and have it cause damage or strings be unable to fit into the posts. Hoping someone has some info or a safe custom gauge to make.
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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by Jaguar018 » Wed Apr 27, 2022 5:33 am

N0_Camping4U wrote:
Wed Apr 27, 2022 4:00 am
So Pyramid can do:
.030 .040 .050 .060 .080 .100 or 1.05

They can make bigger too. But I don't want to go too big and have it cause damage or strings be unable to fit into the posts. Hoping someone has some info or a safe custom gauge to make.
Also you might over-torque the neck?

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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by N0_Camping4U » Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:04 am

Jaguar018 wrote:
Wed Apr 27, 2022 5:33 am
N0_Camping4U wrote:
Wed Apr 27, 2022 4:00 am
So Pyramid can do:
.030 .040 .050 .060 .080 .100 or 1.05

They can make bigger too. But I don't want to go too big and have it cause damage or strings be unable to fit into the posts. Hoping someone has some info or a safe custom gauge to make.
Also you might over-torque the neck?
Yeah exactly, that's what I'm trying to avoid. I think the La Bellas are still a little too loose. I'd like them ideally bigger/tight. But I don't want to have to mod the posts or anything. Looking for a safe, no mod drop in higher gauge set.
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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by jakeisjake » Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:46 am

Does anyone make a half-round set for the Bass VI?
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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by JVG » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:01 pm

jakeisjake wrote:
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Does anyone make a half-round set for the Bass VI?
I don’t think so, at least not that I’ve seen in my (reasonably extensive) research.

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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by jakeisjake » Sat Oct 01, 2022 2:34 am

JVG wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:01 pm
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Does anyone make a half-round set for the Bass VI?
I don’t think so, at least not that I’ve seen in my (reasonably extensive) research.
I guess you're right. I thought of cobbling one together with a set of bass strings and the 26 and 35 from a guitar set. But the general consensus is that the bass strings won't fit.

I ordered a set of flats.

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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by jakeisjake » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:25 am

The LaBella flats came in...I took off the old strings and oiled the fretboard a little.

When I went to restring, it seems like the strings are short...?

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Will the string "catch" like this?
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Re: Bass VI - String Options

Post by Zork » Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:32 am

Yes, there is a taper on the end so it's easier to wind around the tuner post.

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