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Why do Bass strings have more tension than guitar strings
Bass strings are tuned lower, yet they have twice the tension? To me bass strings feel just as lose as guitar strings. Does it have something to do with the scale length? Why does the hi E on a guitar feel tighter than bass strings even though it's under less tension?
Last edited by guitar344; 02-28-2018 at 04:24 PM. |
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I don’t know for certain, but it’s probably because they have significantly more mass than the unwound strings.
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See above, bass strings do not have twice as much tension. All the strings have pretty similar tensions I suspect that's why the guages are chosen for each string.
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Oh, yeh for basses, it def has to do with scale length. Basses are typically 34" vs 25.5" on guitar. For what it's worth I can def feel the additional tension. Sometimes I like to warm up on my bass, then switch to guitar. After playing the bass the guitar feels like a breeze to play
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I find the opposite to be true, for me.
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Bass strings have more stiffness than smaller strings. It is why there is more compensation of string length on thicker strings
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Not my new bass...
... it plays effortlessly, even bending strings, because it has a 28-inch scale. Plays like a guitar, with a little stretch. It's an Ibanez Mikro, a solidbody made of undistinguished planks of wood with no ornamentation, befitting it's below-$200 price tag. I'm having a ball with it, fingerpicking it like a guitar. From the first night, I could play for hours- and my hands are neither large or strong.
For that reason alone, I'd always thought the bass just wasn't an option for me. What a nice 65th birthday present for myself, proving that wrong.
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I'm posting a quote from another thread that might point you in the right direction:
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