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Old 02-12-2013, 10:23 AM
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Thickest Coated strings for down tuning? (4 string)

I'm a novice to coated strings but I hate dead sounding strings and want to give them a go. I'm looking for something slightly heavier than .105 without just buying a 5-string set. I tune around Drop C & Drop B, 34" scale length.

Does something like that exist? Because I've looked around a little and can't seem to find any.
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Old 02-12-2013, 02:46 PM
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If you hate the sound of dead strings chances are good you wont like coated strings. Any coated string Ive tried has had a lot less zing then a uncoated string.
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Old 02-12-2013, 04:27 PM
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If you hate the sound of dead strings chances are good you wont like coated strings. Any coated string Ive tried has had a lot less zing then a uncoated string.
I don't mind if something sounds 90% so long as it sounds 90% forever(well, not literally of course) because the fresh string zing goes away so fast with uncoated strings in my experiences.

That's my experiences with coated strings on guitar. Is there any reason it'd be different on bass?
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Old 02-12-2013, 04:57 PM
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You are best buying singles...

.120/.125 would be best for the Drop C / Drop B...
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