Changing my strings for the first time today by myself.

[flareaga]

I have had string changes, just all were with another person.
3 years is much to long to have never done this alone.
Luckily I'm doing this on my back up bass, should I mess up <_<
Also, I posted this in off-topic by accident...so yeah if you could tell me how to delete, that'd be great

[Deacon_Blues]

You can't delete your own threads anymore, just ask the mods to delete them.

To the topic... Don't know if you're asking for anything, but I think everyone should know how to change strings themselves. It's very easy once you know a few things about it:

- The best way is to change one string at a time (i.e. remove one old string, put a new on, remove the next, put a new on etc...) That way you always have some tension on the neck and it will be easier and faster to tune the bass again.
- When putting on a new string, keep a tension on the string already from the beginning to wind it tighter onto the string "pole".
- When you tune up a string to the correct pitch the first time, grab the string and pull it. You will notice the pitch drops. Tune up to the right pitch again and repeat until the pitch is unaffected buy you pulling it.
- If you change string gauges, you might have to change the truss rod tension and intonate the bass again.

Just a few hints. Sorry if I'm using the wrong terminology, English is not my native language...

[Sir Edward V]

Originally Posted by Deacon_Blues

- The best way is to change one string at a time (i.e. remove one old string, put a new on, remove the next, put a new on etc...) That way you always have some tension on the neck and it will be easier and faster to tune the bass again.

i have never done that

Originally Posted by Deacon_Blues

Just a few hints. Sorry if I'm using the wrong terminology, English is not my native language...

your english is good

changing strings is easy, one other thing to look out for is how many times you wrap the string around the pole. you only need like 1 or so on the lowest string you have, and maybe 2 on the highest

[flareaga]

Yeah, I competely messed up wrapping the strings. I'm just going to give it to the music store, have it professionally setup and restrung. It's still all factory setup.

Right now the bridge is off and there are no strings on it
Oh well, at least now it should play better, at the cost of $60, and thats if I get cheap strings.

[SirCanealot]

Bleh. Stringing a bass is EASY. Just learn how to do it; google for an online guide of some kind.

Remember how much trouble our guitar brothers go through to testring their instruments? It's a lot worse than on bass! I actually snapped a newish G string the other day, and it took me about 2 minutes to go "Whoops" and pick the old one up off the floor and restring it :P

On the issue of guitards, me and my housemate go down to the shops one day...
Hey gets 5 sets of his strings for £20 on sale... I get one set of mine for £20 normal price... -_-;;

[Sir Edward V]

Originally Posted by flareaga

Yeah, I competely messed up wrapping the strings. I'm just going to give it to the music store, have it professionally setup and restrung. It's still all factory setup.

Right now the bridge is off and there are no strings on it
Oh well, at least now it should play better, at the cost of $60, and thats if I get cheap strings.

The bridge is off??

How did you manage that???

You will need to learn how to set these things up yourself. Also, its not worth $60 to have them do that, IMO.

Originally Posted by SirCanealot

On the issue of guitards, me and my housemate go down to the shops one day...
Hey gets 5 sets of his strings for £20 on sale... I get one set of mine for £20 normal price... -_-;;

I HATE that, I just bought a new pair today

[Deacon_Blues]

Originally Posted by SirCanealot

Bleh. Stringing a bass is EASY. Just learn how to do it; google for an online guide of some kind.

Remember how much trouble our guitar brothers go through to testring their instruments? It's a lot worse than on bass! I actually snapped a newish G string the other day, and it took me about 2 minutes to go "Whoops" and pick the old one up off the floor and restring it :P

On the issue of guitards, me and my housemate go down to the shops one day...
Hey gets 5 sets of his strings for £20 on sale... I get one set of mine for £20 normal price... -_-;;

+1 on that guitars are harder to restring. Those thin strings (not the wound ones) are so slippery you have to much more careful and patient. They you easily break them when you play... I haven't broke one single bass string yet and I've played for about 6 years. I don't expect one to break within the next 6 years either...

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by Sir Edward V

The bridge is off??

How did you manage that???

You will need to learn how to set these things up yourself. Also, its not worth $60 to have them do that, IMO.



I HATE that, I just bought a new pair today

Don't you have to take the bridge off to take the old strings out of the holes?

[Sir Edward V]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Don't you have to take the bridge off to take the old strings out of the holes?

Hell no. What kind of basses are you guys using?

[Nappa]

Originally Posted by flareaga

I have had string changes, just all were with another person.
3 years is much to long to have never done this alone.
Luckily I'm doing this on my back up bass, should I mess up <_<
Also, I posted this in off-topic by accident...so yeah if you could tell me how to delete, that'd be great

You should keep the same strings on your bass and keep them there untill you learn how to restring them, whether there in tune or not, this is something you need to know how to do, you won't always have someone there to help you restring your bass.

[morf]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Don't you have to take the bridge off to take the old strings out of the holes?

*bows* You sir are a ninja.

[flareaga]

Well, it's $60 to have then set it up AND restring it. I know how to re-string it, I just messed up wrapping...