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12-11-2008, 08:53 PM
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I just got a fretless bass, a 97 warwick corvette with an ebony board. I like the muah sound and the tight jaco sound, so I need rounds on it. What are the best strings for fretless? 
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12-11-2008, 08:55 PM
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12-11-2008, 08:58 PM
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12-11-2008, 09:05 PM
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12-11-2008, 09:07 PM
| | | | Yeah try the DR Sunbeams. I have heard alot of good things about them.
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12-11-2008, 10:06 PM
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12-11-2008, 10:50 PM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | A smallish swarm will soon kick me in my e-b*lls, but I really just hafta say I love me some D'Addario half-rounds. All the mwah, smooth like flatties. C'mon, y'all. GRRRrrrowlllzuh.
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12-11-2008, 11:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | | | I like Elixers on my fretless. Smooth, don't chew up the fingerbord like regular roundwounds, great tone, and incredibly long lasting. You can tell that I like 'em...
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12-11-2008, 11:49 PM
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They're nice strings. TONS of mwah.
That said, I like Smith Compressors more, on both fretless and fretted.
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12-11-2008, 11:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles, the ashtray of CA | | | I've gone back and forth between DR Sunbeams and DR Lo-Rider roundwounds on my fretless basses for a couple of years. Both are available in nickle, which I prefer for its smooth feel compared to the more abrasive feel of stainless, and nickle also is a lot easier on the fingerboard.
The only difference between the two is a round core (Sunbeams) vs. a stiffer hex core. I ended up sticking with the Lo-riders. Both are great fretless strings that seem to last three times longer than anything else I've tried, but Sunbeams are a bit too soft feeling for my playing style.
Lo-Riders are more growly, aggressive and focused, and they feel a lot firmer than Sunbeams. They also seem to cut through the mix a little better than the warmer, rounder sounding Sunbeams, but YMMV depending on your gear and playing style. |
12-11-2008, 11:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey | | | I've had positive experiences with DR Fat Beams Light and Ken Smith Rock Masters Light. Both of these are s.s. roundwounds in very light gauges: 40-60-80-100. I plan to try Spector Lights (40-60-80-95) next.
For me, light gauge s.s. strings are the key to making a fretless really sing. |
12-12-2008, 12:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC | | | I generally go with DR Hi-Beams. I like the tone and mwah I get from them. Lights might be a little better for that than the ones I use, but I prefer the feel of a heavier string, so I go with bigger gauges.
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12-12-2008, 12:25 AM
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I think your string choice really depends on what kind of sound you're going after, your playing style, and what kind of music you're playing. 
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12-12-2008, 12:38 AM
| | | | Any nickel round will do. Get a light guage though, the more fexible, the better mwah.
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12-12-2008, 01:20 AM
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12-12-2008, 01:24 AM
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+100 for Sunbeams. |
12-12-2008, 03:26 PM
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12-12-2008, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bebop1 I like Elixers on my fretless. Smooth, don't chew up the fingerbord like regular roundwounds, great tone, and incredibly long lasting. You can tell that I like 'em... | +1
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12-14-2008, 06:11 PM
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(and you mentioned Jaco in your post, and that's what he played)
yeah baby!
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12-15-2008, 05:53 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada | | | Does a lower tension string give more of the "mwah" sound on a fretless?
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