Strings to balance filtertrons ?

[StrummersOfThunder]

Having a great time playing the 71 gretsch nashville thru my bassman rig
Ive tweaked to pickups heights and pole pieces to balance out what seems to be a very bright high register and a somewhat dull lower register.
I ownder if anyone knows of a string variety that would add brightness to the bass register i.e the low E/A/D but remain neutral or even dampen the top?
I dont mind mixing and matching sets
Thanks!

[jeremyb]

Sounds like you need an EQ pedal!

[StrummersOfThunder]

Sounds like you need an EQ pedal!

Would that help?
i.e. can you independantly increase brightness to just one specific register without effecting others?

[hercules]

I highly recommend contacting Stringjoy and using their string finder service. I found them really helpful and knowledgeable. I was buying direct from them but Covid shipping delays killed it; fortunately Toneology stock my main set.

[robthemac]

Sounds like you need an EQ pedal!

Would that help?
i.e. can you independantly increase brightness to just one specific register without effecting others?

Depends on the design of the EQ pedal. I have one that I used to tame the Gretsch a little bit.

[StrummersOfThunder]

Sounds like you need an EQ pedal!

Would that help?
i.e. can you independantly increase brightness to just one specific register without effecting others?

Depends on the design of the EQ pedal. I have one that I used to tame the Gretsch a little bit.

That'd be quite an interesting function . cant quite get my head around it.

[jeremyb]

On the string side, you could try some stainless wound strings, they have gotta be the brightest option for an electric I imagine

[robthemac]

Would that help?
i.e. can you independantly increase brightness to just one specific register without effecting others?

Depends on the design of the EQ pedal. I have one that I used to tame the Gretsch a little bit.

That'd be quite an interesting function . cant quite get my head around it.

If you're cutting the 1kHz frequency on an EQ pedal, that will impact on all strings. But the strings have different distributions of frequencies, so eBG strings will be proportionately more impacted by a cut in the upper mod/treble frequencies.

[StrummersOfThunder]

Depends on the design of the EQ pedal. I have one that I used to tame the Gretsch a little bit.

That'd be quite an interesting function . cant quite get my head around it.

If you're cutting the 1kHz frequency on an EQ pedal, that will impact on all strings. But the strings have different distributions of frequencies, so eBG strings will be proportionately more impacted by a cut in the upper mod/treble frequencies.

Ahhh I see
Ok .... I still need a bigger pedal board

[GrantB]

71 will have black tops I think?

Lower the pickup, then raise the three wound string pole pieces to taste.

Maybe. Works on earlier Filters.

[StrummersOfThunder]

71 will have black tops I think?

Lower the pickup, then raise the three wound string pole pieces to taste.

Maybe. Works on earlier Filters.

This is exactly what I've done
It's about 80% there. Just wondered about strings to finish the job ...m

[GrantB]

71 will have black tops I think?

Lower the pickup, then raise the three wound string pole pieces to taste.

Maybe. Works on earlier Filters.

This is exactly what I've done
It's about 80% there. Just wondered about strings to finish the job ...m

Sorry, I didn’t read properly,

What about pure nickel for g,b,e and stainless or nickel coated for e,a,d?

[StrummersOfThunder]

71 will have black tops I think?

Lower the pickup, then raise the three wound string pole pieces to taste.

Maybe. Works on earlier Filters.

This is exactly what I've done
It's about 80% there. Just wondered about strings to finish the job ...m

Sorry, I didn’t read properly,

What about pure nickel for g,b,e and stainless or nickel coated for e,a,d?

Yes this is kind of what I was thinking but I've never crossed the streams before

[bender]

It’s less of an issue with HiLoTrons, so I’ve often wondered if it’s a function of the humbucking nature of Filtertrons?

That being said, it’s not as much of an issue with the bridge pickup either…

[Slowy]

If you're cutting the 1kHz frequency on an EQ pedal, that will impact on all strings. But the strings have different distributions of frequencies, so eBG strings will be proportionately more impacted by a cut in the upper mod/treble frequencies.

Ahhh I see
Ok .... I still need a bigger pedal board

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