Hi all,
Finally at the start of putting a band together, gotten a few practices done and just for when they are needed i want to track down a new set of strings in advance.
Basically my problem is that the strings i first bought for my 5 string Z bass im pretty sure are rotosound RS 665EL - Stainless Steel Roundwound Extra Long Scale.
Now the problem is when i had them fitted, as the guy that did the electronics in the end did a final assembly aswell.
He said that the strings weren't long enough to go through the back of the bass for string thru, now put simply i like the rotosounds i have been using, and i know it definately was some form of rotosounds, but if the guitar tech i took it to was being serious that it wouldn't have worked going thru body with those strings, What other option do i have?
As Extra long is the longest that Rotosound do and it says they are for 33.5" to 36" scale length basses and my Z bass is supposed to be 35", i would have thought that the extra 1" it says it can manage would make it so they could be used thru body on a 35".
Put simply just asking fellow bass players (Five string in particular) on here what do you use for similar basses that allows for the string thru to be used.
Or if i should get myself another set of them and look at it myself to find out if the tech was incorrect.
I know its not much of a difference but i felt like i wanted to try out string thru to see what it was like this time round.
Thanks very much, Sorry its an essay.
Finally at the start of putting a band together, gotten a few practices done and just for when they are needed i want to track down a new set of strings in advance.
Basically my problem is that the strings i first bought for my 5 string Z bass im pretty sure are rotosound RS 665EL - Stainless Steel Roundwound Extra Long Scale.
Now the problem is when i had them fitted, as the guy that did the electronics in the end did a final assembly aswell.
He said that the strings weren't long enough to go through the back of the bass for string thru, now put simply i like the rotosounds i have been using, and i know it definately was some form of rotosounds, but if the guitar tech i took it to was being serious that it wouldn't have worked going thru body with those strings, What other option do i have?
As Extra long is the longest that Rotosound do and it says they are for 33.5" to 36" scale length basses and my Z bass is supposed to be 35", i would have thought that the extra 1" it says it can manage would make it so they could be used thru body on a 35".
Put simply just asking fellow bass players (Five string in particular) on here what do you use for similar basses that allows for the string thru to be used.
Or if i should get myself another set of them and look at it myself to find out if the tech was incorrect.
I know its not much of a difference but i felt like i wanted to try out string thru to see what it was like this time round.
Thanks very much, Sorry its an essay.