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Topic: Tick Tack Bass Strings |
Buck Dilly
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Branchville, NJ, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Jan 2012 8:21 am |
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| I need string that will fit an original DanElectro 6 string "TICK-TACK" bass. These have to be narrow enough for the bridge slots and the smaller tuning heads and 30" long. I have heard that D'Addarion pedal steel strings guages .017 to .075 are about right for this kind of bass. Any help? please us buckdilly@yahoo.com |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 16 Jan 2012 10:01 pm
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I was using a set of Ernie Ball 6-string Bass Guitar Slinky Custom-Gauge Nickel Wound Guitar Strings (2837) with gauges 20w, 30, 42, 54, 74, 90. This worked well on a Fender 6-string Jaguar Baritone guitar with scale-length 28.5" but run as a 6-string bass (which is how came from the factory).
I prefer this slightly larger gauge when running as a 6-string bass, and I think this will work with a Dano. But if you had a problem with the 90 being too large, you could just sub a 17 for string 1 and then use the 20w - 74w for strings 2-6. I got 'em here - http://www.juststrings.com/ebl-2837.html
btw, reviews on that page say these work fine for Dano. Dunno for sure, since I didn't try these specific ones when I had my Jerry Jones Dano-style many moons ago. I believe I made sets out of single strings, but pretty similar gauges to this. |
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Buck Dilly
From:
Branchville, NJ, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Jan 2012 8:08 am Danelectro bridge
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| The problem is the narrow bridge grooves. Bass strings are too wide. Pedal steel string will work if they are long enough: 30" |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 17 Jan 2012 10:30 am
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| i would always just modify the bridge saddles and the nut to fit whatever strings i liked. |
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Buck Dilly
From:
Branchville, NJ, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Jan 2012 1:18 pm
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| Just for clarity. THis is a copper colored vintage (late 50's) 6 string bass. These were the first ones ever manufactured. THis is the original tick tack bass used in session with Johnny Cash et al in the 50's. TO modify it is like putting a hood scoop on an original '63 vette. It is an awesom instrument. I am not the oly guy who owns one. SOmewhere someone makes strings that will fit. That is the only acceptable solution. Thank you all for your input. I hope to have a solution soon. |
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