How do you string your bass?

[hankhill]

Here’s one for discussion. I’m restringing one of my P basses, normally I like my windings to look neat and tidy but in this case the E string seems to be taking a deep dive over the nut when wound bottom to top like this (photo).  Should I be winding the E top to bottom, to reduce the angle over the nut, or am I worrying too much?

[neepheid]

You're worrying too much - there's only a problem with break angle over the nut when there isn't enough of it.

[ezbass]

46 minutes ago, neepheid said:

there's only a problem with break angle over the nut when there isn't enough of it.

^^^^ this.

[Grahambythesea]

Too many windings, 3 is enough.

[MartinB]

 

3 hours ago, Grahambythesea said:

Too many windings, 3 is enough.

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Press each string down on either side of the nut as well, so that it doesn't curve like a banana over the top. Reduces your chance of weird chorus-y noises. Same thing at the saddles too.

[Lozz196]

1 hour ago, MartinB said:

 

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Press each string down on either side of the nut as well, so that it doesn't curve like a banana over the top. Reduces your chance of weird chorus-y noises. Same thing at the saddles too.

I’m going to try this as have a bit of a chorusy sound on my A string. In all the years I’ve been playing I never knew this.