russell.catchpole

Hi. I've been playing an old jazz copy fretless that sounds great, but I have no idea what the strings are (roundwound with red silk at head end). Loving fretless, I recently bought a 2nd hand Dean Edge 6 string. I am pretty happy with it, but the strings are horrible! Can somebody please recommend a good make/type to go for? I mostly play contemporary Christian rock in church, rarely slap, but like to whizz around the fingerboard a bit when nobody is looking :-) I don't like 'twangy' but fartier & growlier the better. A search of the forum turned up a recommendation for Status Graphite half/wounds. Has anyone else used these? Thanks

[quote name='KiOgon' post='660959' date='Nov 21 2009, 01:13 PM']Yes it sounded fantastic, it was the only bass I had for many years, many bands, many gigs - in fact until 1973 I think, when I had saved enough, (I thought), about £400 IIRC, to get my dream - A Rickenbacker. Went to that London, every frigginbacker I tried was a piece of crap compared to what I'd been playing, I was so gutted, my aspirations shattered. Eventually I found my new love - Blonde of course - Italian I'd never heard of, my lovely Gherson Blonde Jazz bass.[/quote] Wow! I hardley ever heard any mention of a Gherson bass before. I bought a fretless like yours except rosewood fretboard and humbuckers, in 1980 2nd hand. I still have it. I have played many ther basses & nothing seems to have the soul like this one! A luthier freind set it up with mazing low action some years back so it really growls! Its probably worthless, but priceless.