Rob Roy
Member
Okay, I did it. It seemed like a no brainer to me, being a sax player who wants to play bass and survive life with an instrument easily at hand. I bought a KALA tenor. My, what a lovely sound.
Unfortunately, right away I accidently broke one of the nylon strings trying to tune it too tight. That's when I decided to replicate my Crafter fretless to string it with as heavy steel string as I could find in my local music store, Baritone Uk strings, in the .32 .33 range.
So now it is EADG. Now, I ask myself: 1) WHere can I get some really heavy strings? 2) If i am not careful, can I break the bridge? Probably not easily because it has a reinforcement but I keep hearing about people bowing guitars. Anybody out there who can offer advice about strings and overdoing it concerns?
Unfortunately, right away I accidently broke one of the nylon strings trying to tune it too tight. That's when I decided to replicate my Crafter fretless to string it with as heavy steel string as I could find in my local music store, Baritone Uk strings, in the .32 .33 range.
So now it is EADG. Now, I ask myself: 1) WHere can I get some really heavy strings? 2) If i am not careful, can I break the bridge? Probably not easily because it has a reinforcement but I keep hearing about people bowing guitars. Anybody out there who can offer advice about strings and overdoing it concerns?