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marnold
May 2nd, 2020, 08:06 PM
I decided to try out Dunlop's Marcus Miller bass strings. I got the set in the mail today. I trimmed the low E string to put them on, only to realize to my horror that I didn't pay close enough attention. I cut it far too short. So for the time being I have a three string bass. I reached out to Dunlop about getting a single string from them.

Mind you, I've been playing bass since the mid 80s. :thwap

Zip
May 3rd, 2020, 07:11 PM
Sorry to hear, but I've gotta ask - why cut strings BEFORE they're wound around the tuner?

(I've played bass since the late '70's - yes, I'm that old ;))

Zip
May 3rd, 2020, 07:12 PM
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marnold
May 7th, 2020, 06:00 PM
Sorry to hear, but I've gotta ask - why cut strings BEFORE they're wound around the tuner?

(I've played bass since the late '70's - yes, I'm that old ;))

It's the vintage style tuner where you put the string into the hole in the middle of the post first, then wrap it around the post. In general I prefer them to standard tuners because it is easier to string and unstring. Here is one notable exception.

They look just like these tuners:
https://www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/Zoom/10001/9235000565_gtr_hdstckfrt_001_nr.png

marnold
May 7th, 2020, 06:00 PM
Sorry to hear, but I've gotta ask - why cut strings BEFORE they're wound around the tuner?

(I've played bass since the late '70's - yes, I'm that old ;))

It's the vintage style tuner where you put the string into the hole in the middle of the post first, then wrap it around the post. In general I prefer them to standard tuners because it is easier to string and unstring. Here is one notable exception.

They look just like these tuners:
https://www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/Zoom/10001/9235000565_gtr_hdstckfrt_001_nr.png

marnold
May 8th, 2020, 09:57 AM
Just got an email from Dunlop. They're going to send me a replacement string! That's pretty awesome customer service, especially since I made it clear that the fault was mine and not their product's.

Robert
May 8th, 2020, 11:21 PM
Nice resolution of this conundrum!


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tjcurtin1
May 10th, 2020, 07:49 PM
"Mind you, I've been playing bass since the mid 80s."

Ah, that explains it...:rolleyes:

tjcurtin1
May 10th, 2020, 07:50 PM
"Mind you, I've been playing bass since the mid 80s."

Ah, that explains it...:rolleyes: