5/26/2023- A beautiful short scale 6-string bass that's difficult to find strings for that actually fit correctly. Here's why.... With a 33.5" scale length and the 2 D&G strings anchored from the trapeze to tuners that sit a few miles away on the headstock, it requires some extra long guitar strings that are wound their full length. Typically, the 4005-6 is tuned E to E, but one octave lower using string gauges going from approximately .024-.034-.044-.056-.072-.084, which string manufacturers simply don't make long enough to fit this instrument. Long scale (30.5") baritone strings usually leave the string core sitting in the nut. Even long scale baritone strings are generally only 30.5" or so, so if you find a set that fits throughout it's full length, keep them in an air-tight ziplock freezer bag and bury them in the back yard. If I find a string set or a manufacturer willing to make such a set, I will post it here. Guitartec Repair, Medway, MA