Listed below are a series of topics, and links to previous discussions of same. I'll be adding to this list periodically whenever anyone suggests a new topic that should be covered here. For the sake of housekeeping and cleanliness, I'll be keeping this thread locked and stuck to the top of the forum: so if you have any suggestions or links to send me, please notify me by PM.
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informed posting by new members.
Feel free to respond to any of these older threads - if you do, they'll get bumped back to the top and become open discussions again in case you have any questions or anything to add. You are of course also always welcome to start a new thread in any of the forums. Welcome to Talkbass!
The Grand-daddy Archive Thread On Strings
These threads are old but the advice remains "as helpful as it ever was."
Links to some String Makers/Retailers (Compiled by Francois)
String Identification by Color of Winding
General String Discussions Changing Strings
Cleaning Steel Strings
Gut Strings
Gut Strings -- Prices & Suppliers In Detail Newbie Jazz String Choices
Low Tension Strings
Nut Slots for Gut Strings
String Diameters
String Life
Strings and Recording
String Threads (specific maker/product)
(I'll be organizing these by Maker/Brand later, but I just wanted to get the ball rolling. At the moment, some of the older threads are inaccessible due to the server change.)
Corelli Forte
Eurosonic
Flexocore
Flexocore vs. Original Flexocore Heliocore
Jargar
Kolstein Heritage LaBella Black Tape-Wound Obligato
Obligato
Obligato vs. Innovation
Obligato Windings
Oliv
Pirastro Chorda
Spirocore Solos Tuned-Down to Orchestra Pitch Spirocore Stark Spirocore vs. Pirastro
Thomastic Dominant
Thomastic Dominant Thomastik Superflexibles Thomastic-Infeld Specs, etc. Velvet Garbos
Velvet vs. Spirocore