Bass String Diameters and Tensions Last Updated: 1/26/2007 Manufacturer and String Corelli 370M Composition E Nickel

(G) and Tungsten (D,A,E) flat wire wound on steel 0.046 0.052 0.064 0.0832 core Nickel (G) and Tungsten (D,A,E) flat wire wound on steel 0.045 0.055 0.068 0.0872 core Nickel (G) and Tungsten (D,A,E) flat wire wound on steel 0.045 0.056 0.072 0.0982 core Nickel 0.045 0.057 0.078 0.102 19 nickle flat wire wound on carbon steel rope core nickle flat wire wound on carbon steel rope core nickle flat wire wound on carbon steel rope core nickle flat wire wound on carbon steel rope core nickle flat wire wound on 0.045 0.050 0.070 0.09015 carbon steel rope core nickle flat wire wound on 0.075 0.10015 carbon steel rope core nickle flat wire wound on carbon steel rope core nickle flat wire wound on carbon steel rope core nickle flat wire wound on Diameter (inches) G D A Tension (lbs) Reference G D A 53.5 51.4 E

D Reference G

53.6 54.02

Corelli 370F

59.5

57.8

58.4 58.02

Corelli 370TX Corelli 380TX D'Addario Helicore Hybrids Light D'Addario Helicore Hybrids Medium D'Addario Helicore Hybrids Heavy D'Addario Helicore Orchestral Light D'Addario Helicore Orchestral Medium D'Addario Helicore Orchestral Heavy D'Addario Helicore Pizzicato Light D'Addario Helicore Pizzicato Medium D'Addario Helicore Pizzicato

57.1

60.2

63.1 61.72

58.2 62.0 64.0 58.2 62.0 64.0 58.2 62.0 64.0

61.3 65.9 68.4 61.3 65.9 68.4 61.0 66.0 69.0

63.0 64.06 67.0 68.06 70.0 71.06 62.5 64.16 69.0 70.06 73.0 74.86 63.0 64.06 67.0 68.06 70.0 71.06

Heavy Eurosonic Ultra Light Eurosonic Light Eurosonic Medium Innovation 140H Honeys

Innovation 140B Braided

Innovation 140B Rockabilly

Innovation 140SS Super Silvers

Innovation 140SLP Silver Slaps

Innovation 140UB

carbon steel rope core white nylon tape wound on steel 0.065 0.089 0.100 0.130 rope white nylon tape wound on steel 0.069 0.094 0.110 0.142 rope white nylon tape wound on steel 0.075 0.098 0.122 0.150 rope Solid hybrid polymer core with flat steel outer windings burnished to a chrome finish. Synthetic braided core with flat steel outer winding burnished to a chrome finish. Synthetic braided core with outer winding of black nylon tape (smooth finish) Synthetic braided core with clear nylon outer winding allowing the silver finish to show through. This set is the same tension as the 140B Synthetic braided core with clear nylon outer winding. The 2 top strings have a 'Gut like' finish and the bottom 2 strings have a silver finish. These are a lighter tension than the 140B and 140SS Synthetic braided core with black nylon outer windings these strings are not color coded the silk is black. These are a higher tension set that

suits jazz players. Fine twisted wire core wound with thin threads of aluminum, copper, or alloy metals Fine twisted wire core wound Jargar Medium with thin threads of aluminum, copper, or alloy metals Fine twisted wire core wound Jargar Forte with thin threads of aluminum, copper, or alloy metals black nylon tape wound, metal La Bella Black Nylon Wound rope core G - D Nylon Wnd on Nylon, A LaBella SuperNil E Silver Plated Wnd on Nylon G - D Plain Gut, A - E Silver La Bella Gut Plated Wnd on Gut Lenzner Gut Strings Plain gut Lenzner Gut Strings Plain gut Lenzner Wound Gut Strings Round silver wound gut Lenzner Wound Gut Strings Round silver wound gut chromesteel flat wire wound on Lenzner Quinton steel core No winding for G & D although Piastro Chorda has some kind of varnish. Silver for A&E Pirastro Eudoxa Silver wrapped gut Piastro Flat Chromesteel Rope core steel string flatsteel wire wound on Pirastro Flexocore ropecore Pirastro Jazzer Rope core steel string flatsteel wire wound on Pirastro Obligato Solo synthetic fibre Jargar Dolce

0.048 0.064 0.081 0.111

0.048 0.060 0.080 0.11019 0.063 0.079 0.104 0.13418 0.090 0.117 0.100 0.1221 0.086 0.107 0.114 0.13516 0.083 0.109 0.144 0.1821 0.083 0.108 0.142 3 0.097 0.1361 0.098 0.1383 0.052 0.078 0.079 0.11213 0.080 0.110 0.100 0.14015 0.071 0.079 0.090 0.10816 0.048 0.056 0.074 0.09816 0.050 0.061 0.076 0.1008 0.051 0.069 0.083 0.11116 0.058 0.063 0.080 0.1061 63.3 64.2 62.6 63.3 61.1 62.2 69.0 62.6 64.0 67.5 76.3 81.813

Pirastro Obligato Orchestra Pirastro Oliv Piastro Original Pirastro Permanent Pirastro Pizzacato Presto medium Presto light Presto ultralight Pyramid Aluminum #195 Pyramid Gold #198 Pyramid Superior #201 Pyramid Ultraflex #204 Pyramid Soloflex #207 Pyramid Nylon #217 Pyramid Nylon #218 Pyramid Gut #213 Pyramid Gut #214 Thomstik-Infield Belcanto Thomstik-Infield Dominant Solo 197

flatsteel wire wound on synthetic fibre flat chromsteel wire wound on gut flat wire wound on carbon ropecore Silver plated copper on gut nylon tape wound on steel rope nylon tape wound on steel rope nylon tape wound on steel rope round aluminium wire, polished nickel flat wire wound on steel core pure nickel flat wire wound on steel core nickel flat wire wound on cabled steel core nickel flat wire wound on a woven steel cable core. G, D, & A plain nylon, E silverwrapped nylon G & D plain nylon, A & E silver-wrapped nylon G, D, & A Plain gut E silverplated wire wrapped gut G & D plain gut, A & E Silverplated wire on plain gut twisted steel rope core and chromium winding flatsteel wire wound on nylon (monofil)

0.060 0.069 0.088 0.1111 15 - G, D, A; 21 - E 0.050 0.062 0.088 0.10916 0.070 0.085 0.095 0.135 0.053 0.064 0.080 0.10616 0.060 0.075 0.069 0.065 0.070 0.098 0.094 0.089 0.085 0.122 0.110 0.100 0.10015 0.150 0.142 0.130

62.6 60.4

62.0 58.0

62.4 61.3 56.4 57.3

63.5 50.7 47.4 44.1 64.6 55.8 55.8 59.5 59.5

62.4 57.3 51.8 44.1 49.6 58.4 58.4 57.3 57.3

61.5 60.2 62.8 78.3 56.2 61.7 46.3 51.8 52.5 66.2 68.4 67.5 68.4 67.5 62.8 68.4 62.8 68.4

0.098 0.138 0.157 0.173 0.098 0.138 0.118 0.173 0.083 0.106 0.142 0.154 0.083 0.106 0.114 0.154 0.050 0.062 0.080 0.10410 48.5 48.5 62.2 48.5 48.5 63.3 44.1 68.4 55.1 68.4 64.4 63.39

Thomstik-Infield Dominant flatsteel wire wound on nylon 196 (monofil) Thomstik-Infield Spirocore flatsteel wire wound on steel Solo (tuned down to orchestra spiral core pitch) 3886 Thomstik-Infield Spirocore flatsteel wire wound on steel Soft (Weich) 3885 spiral core Thomstik-Infield Spirocore flatsteel wire wound on steel Medium (Mittel) 3885 spiral core Thomstik-Infield Spirocore flatsteel wire wound on steel Solo (tuned down to orchestra spiral core pitch) S43 Thomstik-Infield Spirocore flatsteel wire wound on steel Soft (Weich) S42 spiral core Thomstik-Infield Spirocore flatsteel wire wound on steel Medium (Mittel) S42 spiral core Thomstik-Infield Spirocore flatsteel wire wound on steel Heavy (Stark) S42 spiral core Thomstik-Infield Superflex flatsteel wire wound on steel solo S43 ropecore Thomstik-Infield Superflex flatsteel wire wound on steel Orchestra S42 ropecore Thomstik-Infield Superflex flatsteel wire wound on steel 2887 ropecore polished polyamid wound on silk (G), polished polyamid/copper round wire Velvet Garbo wound on silk (D), polished copper round wire (A+E) wound on silk polished round wire wound on Velvet Anima silk Velvet Compas 360 polished round wire wound on

0.055 0.065 0.085 0.11316 0.044 0.061 0.076 0.10316 0.046 0.063 0.079 0.10716 0.052 0.070 0.085 0.11116 0.044 0.061 0.076 0.10316 0.046 0.063 0.079 0.10716 0.052 0.070 0.085 0.11116 0.054 0.065 0.090 0.11716

63.9 56.0 60.6 67.2

63.9 57.8 61.7 68.3

66.1 66.17 57.8 57.8 63.9 66.17 70.5 72.87

56.9 63.1 75.9

61.1 67.3 75.9

63.1 65.3 71.7 71.7 77.8 80.0

0.052 0.074 0.079 0.10716 0.052 0.074 0.079 0.10716

67.3 62.8

67.3 66.1

71.7 71.7 68.3 70.67

0.092 0.093 0.097 0.11120

0.078 0.081 0.095 0.11016 0.065 0.072 0.086 0.10916

Velvet Compas 180

synthetic/mineral fibres polished round wire wound on synthetic/mineral fibres

0.050 0.060 0.070 0.09015

NOTE: Reference number appears next to the original data. Converted data are not referenced directly but should be referred back to the original data. 25.4 mm per inch and 2.205 lb per kg 1. From Bob Gollihur's web site - his measurements 2. From Bob Gollihur's web site - Corelli values (scale length not reported) 3. From Bob Gollihur's web site - Lenzner values 4. J.R. Music Supply 5. Jordan Kirkness 6. D'addario 7. Thomastik-infeld 8. www.talkbass.com 9. Southwest Strings 10. www.talkbass.com 11. Jargar strings 12. Presto strings (scale length not reported) 13. Lenzner strings 14. Pyramid-saiten Strings 15. Adrian Cho 16. www.talkbass.com 17. Values calculated by taking string diameter and tension data and determing the effective density of each string; then entered the new pitch or string length in the calculator and determined the new string tension. 18. www.talkbass.com 19. www.talkbass.com 20. www.talkbass.com 21. www.talkbass.com