How often do you change your bass strings?

[funkybass]

I've been switching back and forth between d'addario prosteels and dr hi beams for six months or so, and I change them about once a month. I play my bass about 12 hours a week. How often you you change your strings?

[CBgaragebassist]

Never. Unless they break. I play flats and tapewounds though.

[sillyfabe]

never changed the flats on my fretless, about every 2.5-3 months on the Geddy Lee and the Tom Araya since they both use roundwownds, i play anywhere from 30min to 4 hours a day

[Sausainis]

Once a year. Just because I can't really afford to do it more often...

[Meatrus]

I'm sure this has been done before, but who cares.

I have 5 basses, two with flats, three with rounds. I change my rounds every 6 months or so, depending on use and funds! My flats never, the dirt keeps the funk .

[Mojo-Man]

Flats-Never.
Roundwounds- 6 months to a year.
Depending on string (Brand)

Strings need time to bread in, and mellow out?

[Hollywars]

Flats - Never.

Rounds, not usually for a while since I use DR's, but once they get a little rusty and what not I'll slap a new set on.

[One Bad Monkey]

Right now, about every two months, give or take. The next three months has me playing mainly upright, so that will last longer. During the summer when I'm gigging every night (and fitting in rehearsals), every two weeks.

[pasta4lnch]

seems right - not a big fan of flats (feel, not sound - wish I liked 'em) so w/ my rounds I usually change after they start getting sticky from grime - around 2-3 months of heavy playing. sometimes longer . . .

[Flyingaero]

Im running rotosounds on my fretless and theyve lost nothing but the stickyish coating it had out of the box. Still sound awesome! Ive had them on since the summer and until something drastic happens I dont think Ill take them off ::

[P Model]

Matters though, I change my strings twice a year on my main basses. But my other ones that I don't play as much or at all, eh. very rare.

[EagleMoon]

I usually change mine about every 2-3 months. Unless it's summer and I have play a lot of hot, sweaty gigs or something. Then more often.

[rfclef]

LEft my flats on my Epi Viola for 3 years, probably woulda never changed them but I sold it. ROunds on my Birdsong: 6-8 months... Longer than that and i miss the snap... BTW: Scott puts Curt Mangan nickel rounds on the Birdsongs, and I love the sound, so I have stuck with em. A bonus is they are only $20 a set... not bad.

[deaf pea]

after about 10 gigs or rehearsals . . . I DO go through a lot of strings . . . but I buy them from Carvin at about $12 a set . . .
(I use roundwounds on 5-string basses)

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[rubato]

whenever one breaks.

[Kenner]

every 2-3 shows.............I use 3 basses live. 2 get changed monthly. The third prolly every other month.

[slaerts]

DR Hi-Beams - I practice a couple hours a week and play in church usually every second Sunday. I change strings every 18 months whether they need it or not. When I was gigging regularly it was about 3 months.

[Sakuraba]

I never change strings unless they break.

[Gerlan86]

once a year, roundwounds. (Ernie Ball slinkies)

[fenderfunker]

After around 20 hours playing, rehearsal or gigs....roundwounds.