Clear B string
Has anyone found a make of B string that will produce a very clear fundamental note? I play a Musicman Stingray 5 and have tried quite a lot of different B strings including the piano style ones but I find that there is always a muddiness to the notes played on the B string in comparison to the other strings. Not surprising given it's thickness but any suggestions welcome.
Another important part is the power of your amp. Don't expect to hear your low B if you don't have at least 500 Watts and a cabinet designed to reproduce these lower frequencies. In studio or on records, you'll hear it, for sure, but on your 30 Watts Ashup, I'm not even sure you'll hear anything...
Ask Anthony Jackson what he's using live and you'll understand. By the way, the scale length is not THE solution, ask Ken Smith as he sticked to 34 inches scale and his basses have a very good ti
