Please help newbie ID strings on bass

[papakevin]

Hey guys, sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm a new bass player and I'm seeking some assistance. I can't ID the type of strings I have on a bass I purchased on EBay. It's a used Mexican Fender P Bass. I got a good deal, plus the bass is in super nice shape and has a set of strings on it that I love!

I also own a Yahama 170 bass and I'd like to restring it with the same type of strings, but can't seem to correctly ID the type of strings on the Fender. I took the Fender to a local guitar shop, and the guy there didn't have a clue either.

The strings on the Fender have black thread around the tips of the strings (the part that goes into the tuning post). The strings themselves are your standard silver colored strings, but feel 'softer' than your average string, almost like they are coated, even though you can still feel the ridges of the windings.

The bridge end of the strings have a copper (or gold) colored loop, with black windings around the very tip of the strings just before they connect to the loop. All of the strings have the same black colored thread (windings?) at both ends.

Anyone have any idea what type of string (brand, type, etc) I might have? Thanks a million...

[9Etherian]

You say you purchased it on Ebay, right? Was it a company or an individual? If it was an individual you bought it from, why not just send them an email and ask them if they know?

[papakevin]

It was an individual. I sent him an email, but no response. Good suggestion, but no luck thus far. What type of strings does the Fender P-Bass ship with from the factory?

[jasper383]

Sounds a lot like the regular Fender nickel plated steel strings. Excellent strings, greatly underrated in my opinion.

[GeoffByrne]

DR HiBeams have black windings, I think.

[jasper383]

Originally Posted by GeoffByrne

DR HiBeams have black windings, I think.

DRs have no windings, except the flats.