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  • #16
    Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

    Do bass strings ever need to be changed?
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    • #17
      Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

      Originally posted by LesStrat View Post
      Do bass strings ever need to be changed?
      Those black Nylon wrapped strings don't seem to ever need to be changed...at least that's how a bass player I know feels about it.

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      • #18
        Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

        Originally posted by LesStrat View Post
        Do bass strings ever need to be changed?
        If you're like me and actually break one, yes. Ben Shepard from Soundgarden never changes unless he breaks one. His tech even saved the old strings from before he switched to the Badass bridges.

        Flea changes strings every day.
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        • #19
          Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

          Originally posted by LesStrat View Post
          Do bass strings ever need to be changed?
          Depends on the string type and the tone you are after. On my basses with flats, I don't change those unless they break.

          On my basses with round wounds I change my strings when they start to lose their brilliance and especially if the thicker strings are getting thuddy sounding. I like them to sound bright. I usually change them every 2 or 3 months for D'Addario strings. They last a long time.


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          • #20
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            I don't like that worn-in thing myself, and they are too expensive to change out regularly. Boiling is more trouble than it's worth.

            The problem with older strings is that they develop grooves. I'll take a set off and there will be indents where I play the most. That isn't a good thing imho.

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            • #21
              Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

              Originally posted by toowrongfoo View Post
              I don't like that worn-in thing myself, and they are too expensive to change out regularly. Boiling is more trouble than it's worth.

              The problem with older strings is that they develop grooves. I'll take a set off and there will be indents where I play the most. That isn't a good thing imho.
              I used to boil my Rotosounds when I was a teenager. I didn't have money for new strings.

              But besides the dents, the steel core stretches and you have metal fatigue. They never sound new after boiling, but they sound a bit brighter.


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              • #22
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                Originally posted by DavidRavenMoon View Post
                I used to boil my Rotosounds when I was a teenager. I didn't have money for new strings. But besides the dents, the steel core stretches and you have metal fatigue. They never sound new after boiling, but they sound a bit brighter.
                I used to do that too, but always felt the results were kind of mixed...
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                • #23
                  Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

                  Yeah, mixed is the best answer.

                  I'm ALL FOR saving strings and recycling strings, but maybe because I'm old and jaded, it just doesn't have the same effect (and you really do need to wait a long time till they have COMPLETELY dried to use them, patience I don't always have. )

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                  • #24
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                    What? Second time this has happened........GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

                    Anyways, what I was saying is that I've had mixed results with the EB cobalt flats. On one hand, they are shizzle. One the other, the "A" string seems to be contentious.

                    Weird, but anyways, they are TOO expensive to simply experiment. Proceed with caution

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                    • #25
                      Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

                      Originally posted by toowrongfoo View Post
                      What? Second time this has happened........GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

                      Anyways, what I was saying is that I've had mixed results with the EB cobalt flats. On one hand, they are shizzle. One the other, the "A" string seems to be contentious.

                      Weird, but anyways, they are TOO expensive to simply experiment. Proceed with caution
                      That’s like with D’Addario Chromes. The D doesn’t sound like the rest of the set.

                      For flats my favorites are still LaBella 760FL set. Very balanced with a nice bright top end. The B on the 5 string set is ok, but a bit thumpy compared to the rest of the set.


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                      • #26
                        Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

                        Originally posted by toowrongfoo View Post
                        Yeah, mixed is the best answer.

                        I'm ALL FOR saving strings and recycling strings, but maybe because I'm old and jaded, it just doesn't have the same effect (and you really do need to wait a long time till they have COMPLETELY dried to use them, patience I don't always have. )
                        I stopped boiling them mostly because the cost of strings has come down over the years, likely due to competition online. I remember paying close to $40 for RW Rotosounds, whereas now I get the strings I prefer (GHS Bass Boomers) for half that.
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                        • #27
                          Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

                          Originally posted by dg27 View Post
                          I stopped boiling them mostly because the cost of strings has come down over the years, likely due to competition online. I remember paying close to $40 for RW Rotosounds, whereas now I get the strings I prefer (GHS Bass Boomers) for half that.
                          Definitely a fan of the prices coming down.

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                          • #28
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                            • #29
                              Re: Favorite Bass Strings?

                              Great if that's what you want, not so great if you don't. I want a bit gnarly with a lot of bottom.
                              '69 Fender Mustang bass
                              '69 Gibson EB-1
                              '76 Rickenbacker 4001 w/SD for Rick N & B
                              '76 Fender Precision w/Dimarzio Model P
                              '84 MIJ Fender Jazz Bass Special w/SD Hot for P neck & Dimarzio Model J for bridge [BEAD tuning]
                              '99 Fretless MIJ Fender Precision/'87 MIJ Fender Squier Jazz hybrid w/SD QP for Jazz
                              '12 MIM Fender Jazz w/Dimarzio Model J
                              '14 Fretless Warmoth Custom T w/ SDCS Stack for SCPB N & B

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                              • #30
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                                Isn't steel the most gnarly?
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