i snaped a string for the first time in six years

[clefface]

I have a mm jazz bass, the 4 string, and I snapped the G string (horror),and I have no idea what to replace them with.

the story goes, on the morning of my assessment I snap a string, lucky there is a music store ten minuets away and they had two types of strings I had £20 on me at the time so decided to splash out and buy a £19 set of stainless steel round wound ROTOSOUND long scale strings and they look & feel terrible any body got suggestions on what to replace them with I may just take one of the original strings to a shop and ask what it is

[ryco]

You brute!

Too bad you didn't like the Rotos. I keep a 66 set on my P and 4001. Love 'em.
Maybe try some LaBella SuperSteps. They're pretty rough to the touch too though, if that's what's bugging you.

What style of music do you play?

[JEDI BASS]

Steel strings take a while to break in and smooth out (dirt and human skin oil help ) Some folks use that spray stuff, like Fingerease. I like DR longnecks (steels), they sound great after they get a lil dirty. The roughness ate my calluses off for weeks.

[clefface]

A lot of jazz and I slap a lot too, the Rotosound sound fine its the feel I can’t stand and they look so.....Dull

[ryco]

Yeah, they are a dull old school looking string. But they break in so good.

I'm mostly a fingerstyle guy, but I some slap too. That's why I recommended the LaBellas. They also make Slappers, but I like the SuperSteps better - very zingy and long lasting.
Or try some Dean Markley Blue Steels. Much smoother feel, lots of zing. Fairly long lasting - a year or more.

I play jazz too. But I use D'addario HalfRounds on a fretless Ripper. That slaps well too BTW! Haha

[clefface]

Ok so how long would they take to break in, I will give them a try but only till I get more disposable money

[ryco]

The Rotos will take a couple of weeks depending on how much you play. YMMV.

[capnsandwich]

For slap bass I'd go for either DR high beams or fat beams. I personally use Sadowsky SS but they are pretty bright. I really love the feel of the new Blue Label Sadowsky SS strings. They're pretty flexible and smoother on the fingers. Plus, they're hex-core so they make for a really tight B string on 5'ers.

[brotherdave]

If you want roundwound, I would suggest Thomastik-Infeld EB344's. They feel great even when new and only get better. They last a very, very long time. The EB344's are a lower tension string with very high output. Not too bright or brittle sounding ever, even when brand new. The only downside to them is the cost which is real steep in the US right now due to the Dollar to Euro exchange rate as they are made in Vienna, Austria. If you want a really bright sound the Ernie Ball roundwounds sound pretty good and are really cheap. Very nice sustain.

As for what was originally on that MIM Jazz, for recent years that is supposed to be the Fender Super Bass 7250M set with gauges of .045, .065, .080, .100. but I've seen brand new Fender basses come out of the box with a different set of strings than was listed on the specs. A really good tech might could ID them.

Good luck!