tension

  1. jester

    High tension 40 - 100 strings.

    Hello, can you recommend a set of 40-60-80-100 roundwounds that in your experience has higher than average tension? Thanks!
  2. drews

    Warwick Red: Tension

    Hi Folks! Where can I find info on Red strings tension?
  3. drews

    String tension

    Hi Everybody, Where can i find info about Wrwick strings' tension?
  4. idoru

    Tuning UP from B / string tension

    g'day again, this question comes hot on the heels of my post about a broken machine head... I currently have my Thumb strung up B E A D with a set of Red Labels (my string of choice for tuning experiments!). I'll be auditioning for a well-established local metal band who tune to drop C, and...
  5. lower b

    string tension

    After the EMP strings have been recommended by many of you I bought a set for my Alembic 6-string. Compared to other strings, the tension of the EMPs is fairly high (which I really appreciate). On the other hand, the tension of the black labels on my new Corvette could be significantly higher...
  6. JPT

    string tension

    does anybody perhaps know what to do with the string tension of my warwick basses which i don't use quite often? most of the time my instruments are tuned one semi-tone lower in order to reduce somewhat of the string tension. would it be wise to tune strings one whole-tone lower when the...
  7. jay

    Reducing string tension

    OK, I am going to use a larger guage string and will need to lower the string tension. Will I need to lower the bridge? Is there anything else that iwll need to be done?...
  8. jay

    Raising string tension

    How do I raise my string tension so the strings aren't so floppy? I am happy with the action. Neck adjustment?...
  9. K

    Low tension strings = Higher action?

    My 2001 Thumb LTD was strung with Ernie Ball .045 - .105 strings and was free of fret buzz with the factory string height (2mm between the G string & 24th fret, 2.5mm between the E string & 24th fret). I just restring it with DR Lo-Rider .040 - .100 because I want to get snappy tones. The...
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