Strings for a L2500

billdelprete · #1 03-31-2009, 10:15 PM

Hi Guys,

Can you share your thoughts on strings for an L2500?

Thanks,
Bill (a soon-to-be new G&L'er)

FidgetStone · #2 04-01-2009, 05:35 PM

TI Jazz Flats are still my all time favorite. Forget slapping, but everything else is fantastic.

jimmy rocket · #3 04-01-2009, 05:44 PM

DR Lowriders. The d'ads that come on it were too zingy for me, but the DRs brought it under control. I've been slowly migrating to flats though, so it's probably only a matter of time before I agree with the above.

unclejane · #4 04-01-2009, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billdelprete

Hi Guys,

Can you share your thoughts on strings for an L2500?

Thanks,
Bill (a soon-to-be new G&L'er)

Here's my fretless L2500 with the D'Addario Chrome flats (.045-.100, .132 on the B). I've done the bolt mod to the bridge and these are the regular long scale top-loaded. Bridge PU only in series mode, passive. Both tone knobs up full.
Drums courtesy of my boss loop station.

I actually don't like the sound when it's by itself, it sounds kind of like it's strung with rubber bands. But it sits in a mix really nice and sounds pretty good through an amp as well.

I've tried rounds on it and even with no frets it's way too zingy and the B blows everything else away. The flats do give the rubber-band sound a bit but really evens out the tone...

PS. with both PU's on, it's a total wall of dark, velvety vroom.....

LS

DavePlaysBass · #5 04-01-2009, 09:53 PM

I think D'Addario XLs go good on a L-2500. Get the superlongs.

eastcoasteddie · #6 04-11-2009, 10:37 AM

I've been using EB Regular Slinky 5's on my L2500 since the beginning (1997). .045, .065, .080, .100, .130.

lovenotfear · #7 04-11-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eastcoasteddie

I've been using EB Regular Slinky 5's on my L2500 since the beginning (1997). .045, .065, .080, .100, .130.

+1.... I love dr low riders on all of my basses, except on my G&L L2500 the b and e string always sound thuddy, so I recently tried the ernie ball regular slinky 5's and they are the best sounding string i have had on this bass, and it is funny because I swore ernbie ball stings were crap, i have avoided their strings for the last 15 years, and man i sure was wrong about that, they gave my bass such a crisp and clear tone.

oldrookie · #8 04-11-2009, 04:20 PM

Another super-long Chromes user here.

billdelprete · #9 04-11-2009, 04:26 PM

I just tried D'Addario XL170SL & am very happy so far.
Thanks for all the input!
Bill

Flabass · #10 04-13-2009, 01:51 PM

Just put D'Addario ECB81 Flat Wound Chromes on one of my L2000's.

Awesome.

bhie_alka · #11 04-13-2009, 10:15 PM

i put the ernie ball round wound strings for my L-2500

domdec314 · #12 04-18-2009, 08:16 AM

For roundwounds I really liked the sound and feel of Fender Pure Nickel (7150) strings. For flatwounds I've been using DR Hi-Beam Flats which I've been very happy with. Probably not as good as TI, but for the price I think they're amazing.