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#1 · November 13, 2003, 4:31 pm

Posted by: chrisc <chrisc@...>

Was the string issue settled?  Is it lighter or heavier gauge strings that effect the string tension?  

 

I play Blue Steels on my Fender.  I love the tone of my bass overall but I am not very satisfied with its playability…it seems like every bass I have picked up besides mine (from the Dean to Rouges to you name it) has a much more playable string tension than mine does…but maybe my strings are too heavy/too light.  It just seems too hard to fret on mine compared to others.  Any thoughts?

 

I like the brightness of the Blue Steel because if I want a sound with less hi-fi I can roll off the tone knob and I still get "the beef".  Sometimes I roll the tone completely off or down to like 15%.  I've tried two or three brands of strings (I think Earnie Ball's and DR's but don't remember which ones) but I don't think I've ever tried a light string

 

So on my Fender MIM 4, what gauge string will make for lighter tension and better playability without losing the tone?

 

-Chris

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