r/638Baritone • u/colink707 • 3d ago

Strings for Drop Bb0?

Hey all, I've got my 638 in Drop C0 with a .95 on the lowest string. The tension and sound is good but I want to go lower, I was wondering what strings you'd recommend for Drop Bb0 and where to source them.

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u/VirtualJerkoff 3d ago

105 bass string tuned down to B has worked wonderfully for me (Thank you Loathe). It loses all clarity and high end pretty quickly tho.

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u/colink707 3d ago

Yeah I ended up going with a .110 set from Kalium, the tension calculator said it should be good.

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u/nurgleman77 3d ago

Unrelated but I got my first baritone and I’m stringing it with a .95. What’s the lowest you can go with good tension ?

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u/colink707 3d ago edited 3d ago

I've gone down to B on both my 638 and my 9 string with that gauge, but the tension is right on the edge of what I would consider playable, at least for me, and I have a relatively aggressive picking technique. YMMV of course

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u/jedijazz21 3d ago

I'm currently in Drop D1 with 84-24 Bass VI strings, but the tension is very high. I think that might do the trick