how to save my pink strings??

[Thunder Pulse]

An absolute eyesore.

[Bruce Lindfield]

Originally Posted by fell

theyre just floppy, how easy/possible would it be to cut them to size and restring them?

Originally Posted by fell

pinks the way to go believe me

so if i cut the strings down a bit and refitted them that would be fairly straight forward would it? no side effects to speak of?

As people have said - you are simply misunderstanding the way strings work on bass.

Are your strings tuned to pitch? If so, that's as tight as they are going to get without changing to a different set.

If you are downtuning significantly then that may be another explanation...?

It may also be that you are just feeling that the strings are worn out - again though - simply restringing won't change anything - you just need new strings!

[fell]

Originally Posted by Thangfish

Either give up the pink, or change your technique to deal with the floppy pink.

Something about that last sentence just sounds wrong.

brilliant!

yeah, sorry for posting such a stupid topic-i should really think before i post in future, i understand the way strings work, im used to it by now, but doesnt mean im any good at keeping my mouth shut!

thanks to everyone

[Thangfish]

Originally Posted by Beta

Gary Willis begs to differ.

It's tip #88 in his book, "101 Bass Tips: Stuff All the Pros Know and Use."

He seems to think PC board spacers worked for him when he was looking for increased tension on the B and E strings on his (non-signature) basses.

Yeah, so does Timmy C.
He even put a left handed neck on his bass to get a longer B.

I guess even a psychological benefit is no less of a benefit!