Bass Strings on an Electric Guitar...?

#1 The Mimic

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 03:47 PM

I was at a yard sale and I saw an Electric Guitar with Bass Strings on it... The guy said I couldn't touch it. The neck looked like it was bending inward. I While I was staring at it I thought the neck was about to snap in half so I quickly left the yard sale... Any thoughts on this?

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This post has been edited by The Mimic: 11 February 2012 - 03:49 PM

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 04:04 PM

LOL. Electric guitar strings are quite thin. Even the fatterdeeper strings are thin. So, for someone to think those giant bass strings wouldn't be a problem is well beyond my logic. . . lol

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 11:56 PM

I've heard of using ONE bass string (the G string) on a guitar because when you down tune really far the low string looses too much tension. But putting all bass strings on a guitar?!...Hasn't the dude ever heard of a BASS GUITAR? lol

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