Rosco Guitars

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BASS
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D'Addario XL Nickel Wound / Plain Steel
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The Rosco Standard

Rosco Suggested Tensions

Every Rosco custom pack is built around a progressive tension ladder. Each string feels a little stiffer as you move from treble to bass, so no single string stands out as unusually loose or tight under your fingers. You choose the scale and tuning, we show you a good starting point to achieve that even tension. Adjust as desired.

Guitar  (6 / 7 / 8 string)

String 1 (high)13.5 lbs
String 214.5 lbs
String 3 (plain)15.5 lbs · 16.0 if wound
String 418.0 lbs
String 519.0 lbs
String 620.0 lbs
String 721.0 lbs
String 822.0 lbs

Bass  (4 / 5 string)

String 1 (high)32.0 lbs
String 234.0 lbs
String 336.0 lbs
String 438.0 lbs
String 5 (low)40.0 lbs
String 3 - plain or wound? On guitar, string 3 stays plain up to a .019 gauge. Once your tuning calls for anything thicker, the calculator switches you to a wound 3rd and bumps the target from 15.5 to 16.0 lbs. Wound strings of similar gauge feel a touch softer at the same tension, so the small lift keeps them even with the rest of the ladder.
Reading the bass part numbers — example: a .125
  • XLB125 — Long Scale, regular (full winding right to the ball end).
  • XLB125T — Long Scale, Tapered (winding steps down to bare core at the ball / bridge end).
  • XB125SL — Super Long Scale, regular.
  • XB125TSL — Super Long Scale, Tapered.

Decode it: XLB = Long Scale · XB…SL = Super Long · …S = Short · …M = Medium · T = Tapered.

Which scale? (measure from where the ball end sits in the bridge to the top of the nut)

  • Long — about 34–35″ basses.
  • Super Long — about 36″+ basses (e.g. many Dingwalls).
  • Short ≈ 30″ and Medium ≈ 32″ cover short-scale basses.

Tapered (T) vs. Regular

  • Tapered — the winding steps down to the bare core at the ball / bridge end. The thinner core lets a heavy low string seat on the bridge evenly with the rest and tightens the fundamental for cleaner intonation. Standard on the heaviest low strings; ideal for top-load bridges.
  • Regular — full winding to the ball end. Best for string-through-body basses and a warmer, vintage thump.

Each string is color-coded by how close it lands to its target:

On target  ≤ 2 lbs (guitar)  /  ≤ 3 lbs (bass) Near target  ≤ 4 lbs (guitar)  /  ≤ 7 lbs (bass) Off target  beyond that