Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:22 pm
Here's a chart to show the difference between the tension of the D'Addario XL nickel roundwounds and Chrome flatwound of the same gauge (.045 - .100).
The .050 - to .105 set is fairly high tension. I would only use that gauged set for dropped tunings. The Super Soft Chromes set seems to be fine on my 4001FL.
DiameterTension D'AddarioItem#NoteInchesmmlbskg XL Nickel Round woundXLB045G0.0451.1442.819.41 XLB065D0.0651.6551.323.27 XLB080A0.0802.0332.914.92 XLB100E0.1002.5436.516.55 Chromes - Flat WoundCB045G0.0451.1445.720.73 CB065D0.0651.6552.023.58 CB080A0.0802.0343.719.82 CB100E0.1002.5438.417.41
The .050 - to .105 set is fairly high tension. I would only use that gauged set for dropped tunings. The Super Soft Chromes set seems to be fine on my 4001FL.
DiameterTension D'AddarioItem#NoteInchesmmlbskg XL Nickel Round woundXLB045G0.0451.1442.819.41 XLB065D0.0651.6551.323.27 XLB080A0.0802.0332.914.92 XLB100E0.1002.5436.516.55 Chromes - Flat WoundCB045G0.0451.1445.720.73 CB065D0.0651.6552.023.58 CB080A0.0802.0343.719.82 CB100E0.1002.5438.417.41

