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Post by tonycamphd on Oct 24, 2014 10:59:26 GMT -6
What strings do you guys prefer as far as tracking/mixing electric bass guitar goes, i've had the same medium roto's on my 72 Jbass for about,...hmmm 5 years 8), love the tone, if i need some more middle to cut, i just drive a pre stage harder and get it that way, or finger over the bridge/rear pickup style, or use a pick... or...
open to anything, love to hear suggs
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Post by mdmitch2 on Oct 24, 2014 11:22:24 GMT -6
I bought my bass (carvin SB4000) from an ebay pawn shop about 3 yrs ago and it still has the same strings on it, and sounds great.... no idea what they are though.
My old bass player liked Elixirs for his Ibanez 5 string.
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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 24, 2014 11:24:01 GMT -6
Flatwounds any brand...
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Post by matt on Oct 24, 2014 11:25:05 GMT -6
We have moved to flatwounds to reduce string noise when going DI. Can't remember the brand just now. My bassist likes them, and they seem to have an even tonality up/down and across the fretboard on his G&L ASAT. He does not use a pick. But, FW strings are not for everybody, so YMMV.
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Post by levon on Oct 24, 2014 11:30:20 GMT -6
If it sounds good and you like it, don't change them. Trust your ears.
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Post by Ward on Oct 24, 2014 13:07:09 GMT -6
Ground-wounds a.k.a. Half-rounds.
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Post by jeromemason on Oct 24, 2014 13:08:41 GMT -6
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Post by Guitar on Oct 24, 2014 19:21:13 GMT -6
Can't go wrong with D'Addario. But I can't go wrong because I've never tried any other brand! They sound good though, I like the clarity.
On guitars I have started going heavy on the Dean Markley brand's various lines of strings. Can't help but think they'd make good bass strings, too.
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Post by tonycamphd on Oct 24, 2014 19:24:32 GMT -6
what about gauges fella's? any preference for light or heavy relating to styles of music?
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Post by Guitar on Oct 24, 2014 20:09:50 GMT -6
only as heavy as I can comfortably play, is my basic rule, but no lighter
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Post by winetree on Oct 24, 2014 20:45:17 GMT -6
Just bought A set of D'Addario EXL 170. 45-65-80-100.
I use them on my 2 - Peavey T-40s, 1968 P- bass, Fender Jazz Bass. Rotos on the 1975 Rickenbacker 4001 Flat wounds on the Hofner. Trying to decide on the Alembic.
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Post by mobeach on Oct 24, 2014 21:35:23 GMT -6
Rotosound RS-66 for everything. You are what you are.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2014 23:12:02 GMT -6
RS66LD Rotosound was the only set i used for more than 10 yrs. on stage and for everything.
Got the most out of them, and no other set did the same.
I don't care about fret noise, though, rock set. If you don't like fret noise for expression at all, you probably go flatwound. Liked flatwounds on a 63 jazz bass i had the opportunity to play for a while, and surely would play flatwounds on a Höfner.
Since i use a Bogart bass, it has a very open sound - fret noise is clearly audible - this bass has an incredible low end and with plectrum click and fret noise it works around all guitars easily.
Always found the rotosound to be perfect and has a soft feel to allow more expression than other sets that feel like hard wire without flexibility.
When i played them excessively every day, i replaced them every 2 weeks...old strings do lose alot of sound and magic, i could never understand how people could like old strings...
Nowadays i play around with other sets, but 'til now, none of them could compete...
Some lighter sets work better for modern funk slap'n'pop or similar, on certain basses. I like them on my old crispy Ibanez Roadstar II, which has something to it i really like nowadays...in the 80's i thought, it sucks, but it doesn't really...
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Post by mobeach on Oct 25, 2014 7:31:35 GMT -6
I love Roto's throw in some extra bottom and those strings give you unbelievable punch and clarity. I've tried all the others and always go back to Rotosound.
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Post by jimwilliams on Oct 25, 2014 10:02:23 GMT -6
Nickle wrap round wounds. D'Addario are good, but expensive. Rotosounds are steel wrap and have a bit too much midrange for me and they wear out nickle frets.
I switched to 105 gauge E string no name nickle wraps from Allparts for $5 per set wholesale. Sounds great, less filling.
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