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  • The Balance Of D'Addario

    D'Addario Strings has just come out with their new line of "Balanced Tension" strings for bass and guitar.

    Read the excerpt from their ad:

    You struck a chord with us. Well us and our engineers. It's not everyday musicians and mathematicians inspire one another, but in this case, it was the perfect equation. D'Addario Balanced Tension XL strings are the solution to a problem long associated with traditional strings. The standard set gauges we've all come to know and love were developed decades ago through trial and error with little regard for technical logic. When you look closely at the tensions in a traditional set, they can vary dramatically between strings, which can result in some strings feeling "tighter" or "looser" in relation to the others. These differences in tension can contribute to players altering their techniques, consciously or subconsciously, to compensate for these variances.


    For decades, D'Addario has printed string tensions on our packaging and over ten years ago, we published the "String Tension Guide" to educate players on the many factors that determine the actual and perceived string tension on your instrument. This guide has become the standard reference for curious players and technical enthusiasts. Over the years the guide has led to hundreds of inquiries via email, social media and discussion forums from players with questions or problems to solve related to string gauges and tension. To address the ever growing interest, our team of engineers turned a music problem into a math problem and created our new Balanced Tension XL sets, the ultimate solution.



    To read all the details of the science behind their new line of strings, check out the FULL REPORT.
    Comments 1 Comment
    1. TobiasMan's Avatar
      TobiasMan -
      Interesting concept.

      Maybe this is also supposed to mean less adjusting of PUPs up and down to balance the response.
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