reduce finger-drag noise.

[Asa Samuel]

is there anything i can put on my strings to reduce the noise of my fingers while playing a tricky song.

i know people will say 'get your technique sorted out'

well i have and theres nothing else i can do for a few of the songs i do.

so is there anything i can put on my strings.

i thought of fast fretbut thats only a lubricant and that doesnt reduce the noise of my fingers on the strings.

Thanks.

[Matthew Bryson]

Can't you adjust the EQ to reduce the string noise?

[bthiemann80]

I dont know of anything aside from technique as you've mentioned or flatwound strings. Or perhaps switch up the tuning on your bass so the notes are closer together or something........??

[Asa Samuel]

tried stuff with the EQ and it hasnt changed much, i have rotosound swing bass strings steels wich i have heard are really bad for this.

i really like the sound of roundwounds, tried flatwounds and it reduced it alot but i dont like sing flatwounds.

[JimmyM]

If you don't like string noise, you have two choices...flats or a lot of work on your technique. Me, I try not to add extraneous noises when possible, but you're going to get it sometimes no matter what you do. The good thing is that nobody else notices it as much as you.

[bthiemann80]

Those particular stings i've found to be quite bad for finger noise, especially on a pbass. I played a venue last year w/ those strings on my pbass and after the first song i had to switch to a jazz bass due to the overwhelming amount of fingernoise. I've played a pbass there before but w/ some slinkys and it was fine, those steels just brought the worst out fingernoise wise of my rig. Seriously, try some flatwounds man.

[OriginalCrash]

You also might try some nickel rounds... or some goundwounds/pressurewounds... Not as bright as plain stainless steel but still keep the sound of a round string.

Brian

[Asa Samuel]

tried flatwounds and the E string was way too 'dub dub' got about half a second sustain out of it.

is there anywhere where you can hear clips of groundwounds or the d'addario halfwounds?

also i dont want to have to pay too much after just getting theese strings.

[OriginalCrash]

I know what you mean about the expense of experimenting with different strings... It's expensive! I can't help you with the ones you asked about (I'm a Rotosound player myself), but I can advise you to stay away from the Rotosound pressurewounds (Solo Bass), as I've tried them and they're really not that different from the Swing Bass... I liked 'em, but it doesn't sound like they're for you.

Brian

[Asa Samuel]

ok, anyone got some info on the halfwounds?

[SuperDuck]

Though this isn't any kind of fix for your problem, IME the fret noise all but disappears once you're in a band setting.

[jasper383]

Aren't SIT Silencers designed to reduce fret noise?

They are a roundwound string with the outermost part shaved off; the sound of a round and the feel of a flat. I tried them and couldn't get used to the feel, but they did reduce string noise.

[pretaanluxis]

Originally Posted by Bass_Junkie

ok, anyone got some info on the halfwounds?

I have tried d'addario XL Nickel, Half Rounds, and Chrome flats.

The XL Nickel have way too much slide noise. The Chromes have none, but they quickly become dull and dub sounding. Half Rounds I liked least, they do have less slide scratch and better sound than Chromes, but on both counts it makes me feel they are mediocre in every way...but they do last much longer than Chromes. I think I will try some SIT Silencers or coated strings next.

Lubricant spray didn't work at all for me either

[sublime0bass]

The good thing is that nobody else notices it as much as you.

FACT! some of the best albums of all time have string noise on them, and not even you, the listener, can hear it. (listen really carefully...)

[KeithBMI]

Originally Posted by SuperDuck

Though this isn't any kind of fix for your problem, IME the fret noise all but disappears once you're in a band setting.

I agree. See how it is with the band first.

[Emergancy Exit]

elixer strings will reduce the slide noise because the grooves on the string are not a s pronounced