jackthejesusfreak Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 What’s the opinion and consensus on which strings to use? I ordered two extra sets of D’Addario EXL170S for the short sale bass I bought. Any opinions or advice? Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 There is no consensus, use the strings you like, try lots, clean them with meths, pass them on. In fact, we should have a strings test/trade program going, you use a set for a week, and post it on, one person who likes new, one who likes old, one who with clean them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='435602' date='Mar 15 2009, 10:15 PM']There is no consensus, use the strings you like, try lots, clean them with meths, pass them on. In fact, we should have a strings test/trade program going, you use a set for a week, and post it on, one person who likes new, one who likes old, one who with clean them.[/quote] That's a good idea - I would appreciate any old flatwounds short or long scale, the more worn in the better. I have various newish roundwound sets that I'm willing to swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 i think i'm suffering a deja vu ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='jackthejesusfreak' post='435513' date='Mar 15 2009, 08:41 PM']What’s the opinion and consensus on which strings to use? I ordered two extra sets of D’Addario EXL170S for the short sale bass I bought. Any opinions or advice? Jack[/quote] If there were ever two words that don't belong together, they're 'consensus' and 'string' ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='435602' date='Mar 15 2009, 10:15 PM']There is no consensus, use the strings you like, [b]try lots,[/b][/quote] +1. The past few years I've been questing for my perfect set of strings. Trying out different gauges, brands and materials getting a new pack every couple of months. Like most things, it's a personal thing. There is consenus to about what rough aural properties string material can make, i.e. stainless steels are brighter than nickels, and nickels are softer on the hand than stainless steel. But different strokes for different folks. Oh... and I did manage to find my perfect set of strings, DR Sunbeams 45-100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 You'll probably also find that different strings suit different basses. Just to make it even more complicated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I use DR Lo-Riders 99% of the time. These days 5 string sets are expensive so I can't afford to experiment. I stick with what I know, and they [i]are[/i] good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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