getting RID OF new string sound

All_¥our_Bass · #1 07-23-2005, 01:36 AM

I just got new strings, the ones that were on my bass before that were on for an estimated 10 months(I have only owned the bass for 8 months but I could tell they were somewhat used-they didn't sound brand new)

It's not like the new string sound is so unbearable that I won't play. But I like my strings sound in the 'Been broken in for 2 months' - break/become 'thudders' time

So how can I kill the new string sound faster so I can enjoy that warm, used sound?

DavePlaysBass · #2 07-23-2005, 08:30 AM

Practice

bassguitar · #3 07-23-2005, 08:35 AM

Yeah just use em lots. I put a new set of D'Addario's on last month and I don't like the real brightness either, but the more you play em the less bright they get.

FWIW - What are the least "Bright" strings when new?

keb · #4 07-23-2005, 09:14 AM

Eat some greasy pizza or fried chicken, don't wash your hands, and play a zillion slap riffs for a couple hours. That should kill 'em!

I don't like that new roundwound string sound either. In years past, if it didn't have that zip, I was changing out the strings; but more recently my tastes have changed. I'm thinking of trying some half-rounds (and I have a set of TI Jazz Flats on the way to experiment with.)

LowEnd Theory · #5 07-26-2005, 09:52 AM

I just recently purchased some DR's on my quest for a little dirtier sound.... everything else to this point was a lil too bright on the high end...
Anyone have any opinion on these?
Marcus Miller says theyre good....

well, whatever

LET

Minger · #6 07-26-2005, 02:12 PM

The Elixirs I got in my trial werent too bright, like a set of broken strings if you ask me.