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Old 03-30-2008, 03:44 AM
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Strings for fretless "MWAH" nirvana

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Can anybody recommend strings for the most effortless 'mwah' on my 5 string fretless?

I'm currently using 40, 60, 80, 100, 130 Elixirs (at least I think that's the guage - can't remember really) and they feel a little lifeless even though they're only a few weeks old. I'm happy with roundwounds or groundwounds, but no flats because they don't give the nice pingy harmonics that I like.

I suspect that going to a lighter guage and hence a slightly more rubbery, flexible tension might also help...but what do I know.
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Old 03-30-2008, 04:00 AM
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As long as they're pretty new, any brand of roundwounds will do.
Mwah comes much more from the fingers than the strings IMHO.
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Old 03-30-2008, 04:40 AM
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The ' "MWAH" nirvana' is more in the fingers and the setup of the bass (the lower, the more "MWAH" nirvana) than in the strings used. My bass got all the "MWAH" I need (and all the nice pingy harmonics) with a low setup with TI Jazz flats.
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