long necks + thin strings = bad?

[beyondhairy]

i was just informed that thin strings on longscale necks mess with the "natural sound"

i dunno what that means, anybody here know what it means?

[tplyons]

Whoever told you is full of poo.

The only natural sound of a bass is the thwack when it hits you upside the head.

Lighter strings will sound thinner, where heavier strings will sound much fuller. But what you choose is up to you.

[beyondhairy]

after i made this thread he mentioned that it was in regards to gutiar, but i thought id leave this up to see if it applies here too.


i prefer thinner strings cuz when i get the right EQ it makes my cheaper basses sound thicker

[Johnny Crab]

When I was a younger whipper-snapper...heavy gauges were the main ones used BUT these were with SVT/Acoustic/Trace Elliot rigs with limited EQ and effects available.

Being 20 years in the future NOW, I've become VERY comfortable with hybrid sets of 40-60-80-100. My not-18-anymore hands can go 3 ~ 6 hours or more with no problems with 'em. With things like Line 6/parametrics/etc. they can be made to sound nicer than "the old days" when I had heavier strings.

[beyondhairy]

Originally Posted by Johnny Crab

When I was a younger whipper-snapper...heavy gauges were the main ones used BUT these were with SVT/Acoustic/Trace Elliot rigs with limited EQ and effects available.

Being 20 years in the future NOW, I've become VERY comfortable with hybrid sets of 40-60-80-100. My not-18-anymore hands can go 3 ~ 6 hours or more with no problems with 'em. With things like Line 6/parametrics/etc. they can be made to sound nicer than "the old days" when I had heavier strings.

i checked ur profile to see how old u are, and i saw the number "70" and im all @_@ lol then i noticed thats ur post count.

im 21 now, and i have a peavy TNT 160, i believe its from the late 80s. i can EQ it will pretty well though,, i usualy have the mids up all the way to help me out.

[The Craw]

Guitar or bass, whoever said that is still full of poo.

[DavePlaysBass]

IME thick strings sound different than thin strings. Thick strings can be boomy and less focused. Thin strings can lack punch but seem to have a singing high end quality that I like. I have been using 40-60-80-100-128 from La Bella (Hard Rockin' Steel) and find them to be a good compromise.

Dave

[Steve]

Originally Posted by beyondhairy

i was just informed that thin strings on longscale necks mess with the "natural sound"

i dunno what that means, anybody here know what it means?

What that means is that you where just misinformed.

imho

[62bass]

Originally Posted by beyondhairy

i was just informed that thin strings on longscale necks mess with the "natural sound"

i dunno what that means, anybody here know what it means?

It means he doesn't know what he's talking about. He probably heard it from someone else and passed it on as a piece of wisdom. There's no truth in it. There are skinny strings, medium ones and thick ones, roundwound and flatwound. I've seen them all used on long scale guitars and basses. They can all sound different and not necessarily bad.