31. As of 2015, Dunlop has begun producing Marcus Miller Super Bright bass strings which Miller has switched to. 32. The higher strings often tune better with the bridge pickup, and the bass strings with the neck pickup. 33. In grand pianos the strings run front to back with a diagonal overstring for the wound bass strings . 34. John Entwistle of The Who came to the Rotosound string factory looking for an even-sounding, heavy roundwound bass string . 35. Typically, one hand plays the melody on the treble strings and the other plays rhythm on the bass strings . 36. This design is more akin to a piano or harp, giving the bass strings length that increases the sustain. 37. This means that the left hand is only able to play easily along the bass strings of the instrument. 38. The strings of a piano vary in thickness, and therefore in mass per length, with bass strings thicker than treble. 39. Bandora is a late 16th century instrument with a longer string length for its bass strings than for its trebles. 40. In many of his compositions, Reed uses altered tunings characterized by very low bass string tunings, for example BGDGAD or CGDGGD.
