Doing Things Wrong

Alice Bass Strings

Today I got my set of Alice bass strings, 105-85-65-45. They were packed in individual sealed plastic sleeves, similar to every other kind of string. The diameters are all within 0.001" of spec. The lengths are as follows:

  • E: 37-1/2" ball to leader, 42-1/2" overall
  • A: 37-1/8" ball to leader, 44-1/2" overall
  • D: 46" overall
  • G: 48" overall

This should fit almost all instruments. The strings are bright and shiny. So far, so good.

The strings went on with no problems, and seem ok unplugged - no buzzing or dead ones.

To be continued ...


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Here's a freebie nut spacing rule I made some time ago. Just print it out on a piece of paper, and fold it over on the centerline. Don't worry about the printer scaling, it doesn't matter. To use the rule for a guitar, mark the two E strings on the nut and slide the rule until the marks line up with 4 between them. Et cetera.