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12-21-2005, 12:33 AM
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I have been thoroughly disguisted with my tone for a while. I just haven't enjoyed it recently. Long story short, I boiled the strings and strung my bass back together and WOW the tone I immediately heard was awesome and that was on a setting I use very infrequently.
This made me realize just how much of a factor strings play in determining the tone of a bass. I have been recently trying to determine how much the body\neck wood contribute to tone. I can hear the difference amp'd, unplugged and when i put my ear directly on the body I can hear the sound of fresh strings (very clearly) vibrating through the body.
Go ahead and boil your strings over easy from time to time. Its definitely a tone saver |
12-21-2005, 12:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | denatured alcohol soaks work very well, also.
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12-21-2005, 12:47 AM
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12-21-2005, 12:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | Yeah, I was wondering why a boil would be mentioned in basses...
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12-21-2005, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Trevorus Yeah, I was wondering why a boil would be mentioned in basses... | makes your "basses" sound better |
12-21-2005, 01:06 AM
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12-21-2005, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by draginon makes your "basses" sound better | This forum is for Basses. I am moving this to the Strings forum. We have different forums for a reason.
Boiling the strings weakens them. Soaking them in denatured alcohol does not, and cleans them better than boiling does.
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12-21-2005, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by embellisher This forum is for Basses. I am moving this to the Strings forum. We have different forums for a reason.
Boiling the strings weakens them. Soaking them in denatured alcohol does not, and cleans them better than boiling does. |
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Jeff's got it right....do a search here in strings, there's a few mega threads about string cleaning and common concensus has it that denatured alcohol works the best for a good cleaning.
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12-21-2005, 06:15 AM
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12-21-2005, 06:32 AM
| | | | They sound good for a little while, but don't expect them to last much longer. Like putting lipstick on a pig. |
12-21-2005, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Ray-man They sound good for a little while, but don't expect them to last much longer. Like putting lipstick on a pig. | +1. I've always compared that with using rerubbered tires for your car. Incredibly cheap and work fine when "new", but only for a little while. It doesn't worth the hassle of removing, boiling, drying and putting on again IME. Never tried the denatured alcohol, though. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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