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Author Message artswork99 Senior Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 590 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 7:18 am:    From experience can some suggestions be made for low tension strings in 35" scale? Thanks kindly for any input, Art crgaston Senior Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 522 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 10:46 am:    Seems like DR's (I've tried Sunbeams and Nickel Lo-Riders) are significantly lower in tension than Alembic CX3's. I use .045-.130's olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2163 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 11:13 am:    Now that I'm playing more and will change my strings much more often I'll probably go back to Boomers. They inexpensive and sound good for the price. I prefer John Pearse but you just can't get the gauges I prefer, 40-125. The Pearse were probably the lowest tension strings I've used and still didn't flop around everywhere. The DR's are great as are the TI and Alembic. I agree the DR's were lower tension but all three are $$$. cha-ching! Finding the right gauge-tension-price combination is getting harder to do these days. OO olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2164 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 11:16 am:    On a side note I beleive John Pearse died last year. Not sure if the company is still going or not. OO artswork99 Senior Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 591 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 11:26 am:    Thanks thus far. I always like the sound and feel of moder Dave's basses (Thomastik-Infeld strings in a light gauge). I may have to spring for a set of those. Agree Olie, extra long scales are much harder to find locally. I'm currently using DR's on this bass which are available locally. olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2166 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 11:38 am:    That's whats on my 35" MK at the moment, DRs. I like them but they aren't cheap. I like TI's but $$$$ wow! I've been ordering my strings from juststrings.com Good price an they get them to me in a couple of days. flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 2190 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 12:08 pm:    ti;s would be the lowest tension artswork99 Senior Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 592 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 12:11 pm:    Yea, TI's are def $$$. Thanks for your suggestions Olie. I'm trying to control neck setup with no truss, therefore tension is so critical. artswork99 Senior Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 593 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 12:20 pm:    Thanks Jeff. I had a feeling that the tension on the TI's may win out over others. They make a 36" set (no 35) that would most likely be a very relaxed set on a 35" scale. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 7684 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 4:34 pm:    I would think a 36" set of low-tension strings on a 35" bass would be too "relaxed". Perhaps a 36" set with a higher tension would work. For instance, TI makes a string called the Infeld, a round wound that has a bit more tension than the same length TI Jazz Rounds, but at about the same string gauges. It's also significantly less expensive than the Jazz Rounds. artswork99 Senior Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 594 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 6:49 pm:    Thanks for the additional info Dave.