The Length of your 'B' String?

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Mike O'Malley

It's my own fault for having bought a dingwall bass with a 37 inch B. The fanned fret idea works realluy well for me, but it limits the range of strings available

It would have been soooo much easier had you purchased a Smith! It's not too late though. Hang your Ding on the wall and take the plunge!

[Ken Smith]

8 months and only 4 votes on the B size needed?
Guys, you can do better than that!

I am mostly concerned with Non-Smith basses here so voting would mainly benefit those Basses other than Smith models.

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

8 months and only 4 votes on the B size needed?
Guys, you can do better than that!

I am mostly concerned with Non-Smith basses here so voting would mainly benefit those Basses other than Smith models.

Ken,

The only other basses I have are vintage Fender P and J Basses. Given that, I have determined what the length of a B-String on those scale lengths would be today: 35.5 - 37.5. My vote is based on this.

I was going to throw into the mix a 1987 Alembic Persuader (short scale): 34.5 - 36.25, however, I can only vote once.