Strings for my fretless sixer

[BassOrdinaire]

I have a (35") fretless Brice Z6, and until this point, had it strung with Labella flats. My d-string has broken, however, and I'm in the market for new strings. I liked the Labellas, but I'd like to try something different.

As far as flats go, I've looked at the Carvin FW60 (although I'm not sure they'll fit my bass) and Thomastik nickel flats(expensive!).

As for rounds, I've seen people reccomending DR sunbeams for fretless, although I'm not sure how my rosewood fingerboard will handle it.

I also looked into tapewound strings and half-rounds (Labella and D'Addario, respectively).

I play fingerstyle 99% of the time, and play progressive metal and fusion for the most part, so please keep that in mind.

So, TB, what do you guys reccomend?

Thanks in advance.

[Stickk]

What wood is your fingerboard made of?

[rhapbus]

Originally Posted by BassOrdinaire

I have a (35") fretless Brice Z6, and until this point, had it strung with Labella flats. My d-string has broken, however, and I'm in the market for new strings. I liked the Labellas, but I'd like to try something different.

As far as flats go, I've looked at the Carvin FW60 (although I'm not sure they'll fit my bass) and Thomastik nickel flats(expensive!).

As for rounds, I've seen people reccomending DR sunbeams for fretless, although I'm not sure how my rosewood fingerboard will handle it.

I also looked into tapewound strings and half-rounds (Labella and D'Addario, respectively).

I play fingerstyle 99% of the time, and play progressive metal and fusion for the most part, so please keep that in mind.

So, TB, what do you guys reccomend?

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by Stickk

What wood is your fingerboard made of?

[DogBone]

I'm a big fan of TI flats, but for progressive metal and fusion D'addario Chrome flatwounds (assuming they make a set that would fit your 6'er) may be worth considering.

IME, Chromes have a little more tension and a little more metallic clang than TI's, which to me sound a little more "woody" and uprightish in comparison.

Also, even though TI's may be expensive, don't forget that you don't have to change them every few months. My set of TI's is over 5 years old, making them pretty "cheap".

Good luck.

[NoFrets4Me]

I've been using Elixirs on my 5-string fretless (Tobias Growler) for 7+ years and I've been really happy with them. Love the feel and tone.

[pc]

I have GHS Precisions on my fretted sixer for about 5 months. They are very underrated strings. They sound like darker TI's and have normal tension (They feel the same as my previously installed hi-beams)