Lew-Bass Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 As I won't be able to get a new bass until around Christmas, and the B-string of my 5 string fretless isn't required in my band currently (coupled with the difficulty I find with the wide, shallow neck), I'm going to use my 4-string Jazz. The strings are completely and utterly dead on it and therefore the bass sounds awful. So, I'm looking to get some new strings for it , preferrably ones that I can transfer over to my new bass in a couple of months time I play in a metal band (in standard tuning), and I like a warm, full tone with 'focused' mids, with the furthest I venture to usually being the 3rd string. I play with my fingers so I want strings that can be played very fast as easy as possible I was thinking of D'Addario Pure Nickel Half-Rounds or D'Addario Chromes Flatwound in regular light gauge, but any other suggestions are welcome Cheers Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 DR HiBeams. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 DR Fatbeams. 40-100. They feel a lot lighter than they are & the tone is huge and rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-Bass Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='640087' date='Oct 29 2009, 02:40 PM']DR Fatbeams. 40-100. They feel a lot lighter than they are & the tone is huge and rich.[/quote] Thanks for that, had a look on talkbass and it seems they re-iterate what you say. Out of interest, are the coated strings just another model they sell un-coated? If so, which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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