Sring question about a 23.5" scale acoustic bass (Help)

[Enio]

Dear all,
First of all, sorry for my english.
I'm here to find an answer I'm not able to solve on the internet or in my books, maybe because of a poor physic/maths level.
So, my girl uses a Taylor GS Mini bass (an acoustic short scale bass) : its scale is 23.5"
She wants to use flatwound strings.
Taylor's website explains there is only one model of strings for its bass, but It's a co-branding serie D'Addario+Taylor...
Can I load the instrument with 45.65.80.100 strings gauge ? Is there a danger about it ?
Thanks a lot for your help, and have a nice day.
Antoine

 

[ICTGoober]

Re: Sring question about a 23.5" scale acoustic bass (Help)

The current strings are made of silicone, right? Very low tension...

Put on steel strings and you'll rip that thing apart in seconds.

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: Sring question about a 23.5" scale acoustic bass (Help)

The GS Mini is designed for .037, .055, .062, .090 bass strings with a weird kind of core. If you want flatwounds, you might get away with building up your own custom set of the lighter gauges with a steel core. 45 - 100 is going to be way too heavy for it, and is likely to damage something.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Sring question about a 23.5" scale acoustic bass (Help)

The current strings are made of silicone, right? Very low tension...

Put on steel strings and you'll rip that thing apart in seconds.

I always love playing those uke looking basses at Music Go Round. I think the black rubber strings are a big part of what makes them sound bassy, too.

 

[Enio]

Re: Sring question about a 23.5" scale acoustic bass (Help)

Thanks for the answers !

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Sring question about a 23.5" scale acoustic bass (Help)

In this case it’s not the gauge you need to worry about; you won’t find a set of flatwounds in this short length. And you can’t wind the wrapped part around the tuners or the strings will break.


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