lighter weight strings

[William Fairman]

My son is recovering from a hand/nerve injury. He is now able to play electric bass without difficulty, but he still has some problems with upright bass. I am looking for recommendations for quality, lighter-weight jazz strings that will ease the stress on his hand. In conjunction with new strings we will be adjusting the action as well.

Thanks,
Bill

[winston]

I'm not an expert on DB strings (still using the Thomastik Spirocore Mediums that came on my bass), but Spirocore Weichs (light)seem to be the standard for easy-playing steel jazz strings. Maybe a set of solo-tuning Weichs tuned down to standard pitch...might lose some punch but probably really easy to play. I have also heard that Corelli 370M's are easy playing, though they are a hybrid string.

Best of luck to your son...I have weathered various injuries over the years. Be sure he is working with a good teacher so he'll be getting a grounding in proper technique.

[toman]

The spriocore weichs are good, and I think the flatchromes are fairly soft too if I remember correctly. With either of those strings though you'll probably want to swap in a heavier E string. The light gauge ones just seem pretty weak.