Mellow strings for bright bass

havik180 · #1 06-06-2006, 06:38 PM

I have a Spector Legend 4 and really like it but sometimes it's just a bit too bright for me . While I don't want to get rid of the brightness completly I would like to mellow it out a bit , any suggestions ? I don't care what brand by the way !

Rich

Diego · #2 06-06-2006, 06:44 PM

Try Nickel plated strings. Stainless steel strings tend to be more bright. Another option is to try flatwounds or half rounds.

porteous · #3 06-06-2006, 06:52 PM

Give the Thomastik "round wound jazz bass" strings a try. Softest, mellowest roundwounds I've ever used.

bassbully43 · #4 06-07-2006, 07:45 AM

SIT silencers...the bomb!

Audiophage · #5 06-07-2006, 08:17 AM

Flatwounds.

Well, I would probably use the EQ to darken up the tone a bit, but other than that you have to realise that most of the brightness will "go away" in a band setting with a drummer.

SGT. Pepper · #6 06-08-2006, 07:16 AM

+1 on the Silencers.