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Recommendations for fretless strings? I'm a fretless virgin!


Sarah5string
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[quote name='tauzero' post='877511' date='Jun 25 2010, 04:08 PM']Except the Ashbory, of course, that's got silicone strings, but they wouldn't be very successful on a normal bass...[/quote]
I'd love to try it though, just for experimentation's sake. :) They'd have to be seriously thin to get to the right pitch.

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[quote name='Sarah5string' post='875880' date='Jun 23 2010, 09:47 PM']I've now got a Ibanez GSR200 which is about to be defretted by my luthier but I need to decide on strings. Apparently my options are flatwound, tapewound or half round... but I am totally clueless with fretless strings as this'll be my first! Any assistance would be appreciated :)[/quote]
I tend to use anything I can find in a skip!!!! :rolleyes:

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I have used Rotosound Solo Bass strings on a fretless Wal for 24 years with no wear (ebony board so that helps).

Here they are in action over the last 10 years (same set of strings for most of them).

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