Acoustic Strings Going Dull Very Fast - Any Advise?#

[CypherA9]

Hi Guys,

I have a Tanglewood Electro Acoustic Bass but am having alot of trouble with strings going manky and dull very quickly, i have a set of rotosound phosphur bronze on at the moment and they went bad after about a day so does anybody know a good brand or any tips to keep them as bright as possible.

Cheers

[jdlwareagle]

Phosphor bronze strings loose their brightness quicker than any other string composition . Have you ever tried nylon wrap ? Their sound is brighter than you may imagine and they last much longer . Some people have more acidic sweat than others and must change strings more often .

[CypherA9]

Thanks i will try them sometime, can you suggest a brand.

I like how phosphur bronze play so do you know of anything similar which stay brighter for longer or any brand of phospur bronze that are better than others?

Thanks alot.

[rsautrey]

If you can deal with the high price, I like the Elixer coated acoustic bass strings. I didn't care for the D'Addario EXP coated acoustic bass strings