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Author Message bumhucker Member Username: bumhucker Post Number: 81 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 1:45 pm:    i strung up my new short scale excel with fender 40-60-80-100 superbass strings and i love the sound! is this going to be ok for the neck? i have heard about necks getting weird from light strings -although they have been SUPER light strings.... gare Advanced Member Username: gare Post Number: 396 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 3:21 pm:    Christian..you should be ok with them. I had to make some adjustments to my 32" Excel when I got it..I live in northern Illinois..and it was the wet season when it arrived..I'm using 100-80-65-45 on mine. You may have to make adjustments for the different tension from one mfgr to another. Gary