Luthier 30 bass strings

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etta

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Luthier 30 bass strings

Does anyone have the tension figures on the Luthier 30 H.T. strings? They seem to have more tension than the Savarez Corum H.T. set. Thanks

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 14 2013 12:49:31

Anders Eliasson

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RE: Luthier 30 bass strings (in reply to etta)

I´m pretty sure they are lower tension than the Sav. Corum basses. The corum basses migh be more flexible and elastic. Luthier30 says medium high tension and i dont dont find them to be very hard. Just a tad tighter than Daddario J45.
My observations are "only" based on experience and not on fancy oficial tension figures.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 14 2013 15:05:57

etta

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RE: Luthier 30 bass strings (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

Thanks Anders; I assumed they had less tension than the Corum H.T.s but they do seem stiffer with a little less definition than the easier playing, more flexible Corums. Still, they have lots of volume and punch.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 14 2013 15:12:00

orsonw

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RE: Luthier 30 bass strings (in reply to etta)

According to published tension measurements Savarez corum HT are one of the highest tension strings, for example higher than d'addario extra hard. This concurs with my experience.

I don't think Luthier publish tension measurements? But I also find Luthier 30 medium tension, a lttle bit higher than D'addario EJ45. I needed to get Luthier 50 or 60 to achieve a similar feel to HT Corum.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 14 2013 15:58:08