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Old 02-11-2010, 04:57 PM
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Looking for bass/low end friendly 5 string set for 35" lakland
would prefer rounds so that I can also slap as needed
I want strings to be as "bassy" and round sounding as possible, not bright whatsoever.

Anyone have thoughts or recommendations?
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Old 02-11-2010, 05:52 PM
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Not bright = halfrounds or flats
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+1 That's what I was going to suggest.
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Old 02-13-2010, 09:41 AM
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GHS Boomers or Rotosound as my suggestion and fave strings too. Rotosounds arent as bright as most stainless steel strings and GHS boomers are the only strings Ive found whose voice diff is marginal compared to Rotosounds. Ernie Ball are the only other strings I like enough to concider. But they are more for guitars and basses that could use little extra crunch but otherwise remain in GHS/Rotosound sound satisfaction catagory for me.
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