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  1. The Case of the Twisted B
  2. String length frustrations
  3. Similar to Chromes
  4. Elixir's...coating coming off???
  5. anyone else miss prisms?
  6. Different Gauges
  7. Safe to tune .025 to G?
  8. SEE the difference between SS, nickel plated and nickel
  9. Growl, Punch, Sustain?
  10. cheap piano-like strings
  11. Trying to find Replacement Strings
  12. Help me identify the strings my bass came with
  13. D'Addario Halfround tacky issue.
  14. Heavy guage stainless steel strings
  15. Looking for a Sound...........what strings should I try?
  16. Black nylon flats on a fretted bass
  17. String Through = Super Long Scale?
  18. which DR strings...
  19. Flats Question (follow up)
  20. I'm just gonna quit messing around
  21. Gauge question?
  22. I'm changing strings (different gauge). Should I go to a luthier?
  23. Is it the strings or just bad playing?
  24. Let's hear your Jazz bass with flats!
  25. String ID Help?!
  26. Anodizing your own strings
  27. Versatile strings for Two-Tone (Punk, Ska, Reggae)?
  28. videos where flats sound awesome.
  29. otoSound Tru Electric Bass Black Nylon Flatwound Short Scale
  30. Just tried some Chromes for the first time...HOLY CR@P!!!
  31. How to quickly mellow a zingy G string of Lo-Riders?
  32. Ernie Ball coated strings
  33. Reggie Hamilton CS 5 string - best strings for even tone!??
  34. Strings lenght on a Spector Euro
  35. Flatwounds for Washburn T24
  36. Marcus Miller Fat Beams
  37. Looking for alternatives to DR Black Beauties
  38. string thru scale length
  39. Recommended strings for experimenting
  40. Pyramid strings: excellent customer support
  41. Fender 9050 Custom Gauges
  42. Good Strings for an Active Bass
  43. Who Makes the Best E String?
  44. DR: Elixer VS. Black Beauty
  45. making a 34' b work
  46. Stock strings on fender basses?
  47. Flats or rounds for PJ?
  48. Cheapest place to buy DR Hi Beams?
  49. Sticky Flats Problem
  50. (New here!)Need some advice about 6 string bass sets, roundwounds.
  51. High tension flats
  52. Want to try flats
  53. Fender Mustang & D'addario half rounds size
  54. Being a Minimalist - One Bass, One Amp (And Maybe an Effect or Two)
  55. Growly - Punchy
  56. what are these flats?
  57. Strings for Lakland 55-02
  58. String ID
  59. Why is high string tension desirable?
  60. Recommend me a string for my 'new' '72 Jazz
  61. D'Addario half rounds... Wow!
  62. Dogal strings available in U. S.
  63. a few questions
  64. The True Cost of Tone: What's your string math?
  65. 6 String E A D G B E Flatwound
  66. Everyone's favorite strings?
  67. Who Came up with Unbalanced String Sets?
  68. Exposed core and taper core strings
  69. Help with Strings!
  70. Buzz from the E String on a Fretless Bass
  71. Before my first build: Strings
  72. Flat wounds for Steinberber Synapse?
  73. what is your favorite half/ground wound, &WHY?
  74. EB strings.
  75. Flats on an Ibanez ATk
  76. My TI's surprise!
  77. Brightest, least flat sounding strings you can think of?
  78. D'Addario Half Wounds or GHS Pressure Wounds
  79. Lakland string help
  80. Which Strings should I get?
  81. round wound, flat round what do they mean
  82. Flatwounds with red silk on both ends?
  83. I put flat on my bass for the 1st time...
  84. what kind of flats are these?
  85. Peavey Dyna Bass string recommendation
  86. TI Jazz Rounds are Awesome
  87. Should I keep the Flats?
  88. Picking My First set of Strings
  89. Tenor Bass Tuning
  90. Dunlop VS. DR
  91. Match three sets of strings to three basses
  92. How to knock down the G string?
  93. Different string gauges in a custom fitted nut?
  94. Has anybody combined Rounds and Flats..??
  95. ID these strings?
  96. Finally Success @ BEAD
  97. Half round and Ground wound strings on a Stingray?
  98. Did you guys already know this?
  99. Do they ruin once you take off?
  100. String tension: D'Addario ECB81S vs Rotosound RS77S
  101. Flats players, I need your advice.
  102. Lenght of Picato short scale strings?
  103. buying strings-is it as simple as 1 2 3?
  104. Where to get Dunlop Stainless
  105. What sound´s benefits give the flats?
  106. Sick of Ernie Balls...
  107. Rotosound is sick!
  108. Picollo strings for a 5 string bass, help!
  109. Help with flats
  110. Using 2 diferent sets of strings
  111. Is there a string that sounds like a blend of tapewound and nickels?
  112. Tension question - TIs vs Rotos vs Rickenbacker strings
  113. So whats the deal with DR Black beauties?
  114. Can a bridge make string´s tension lower?
  115. Strings price = Quality? What are your thoughts?
  116. S.I.T. Nickel power Wound vs. Dunlop Nickel
  117. Black Nylon Strings
  118. Flats on a graphite neck?
  119. Fretless players: flats or rounds?
  120. Which would fit better in our mix?
  121. Gauges: 40-100?
  122. Lakland 55-02: Which strings and why?
  123. is this normal?
  124. Labella 1954 set Ques.
  125. D'Addario CS Rocks...
  126. Good strings for Ibanez SR500
  127. La Bella Beatle Bass BLACK NYLON Tapewounds
  128. La Bella Beatle Bass BLACK NYLON Tapewounds
  129. Looking to try stainless rounds- Help!
  130. Quick question! (About string/scale length fickle I'm in)
  131. Short scale acoustic strings
  132. 5 String Jazz Bass
  133. Opinions on Black Nylon Strings?
  134. algorithm for string tension?
  135. high c or low b?
  136. Anyone else use .050's?
  137. DDT Bass Strings for 4 String Bass
  138. Steinberger Synapse Strings
  139. String Gauges
  140. String Balance: Chromes for my Ric
  141. strings for a 6
  142. Strings for new acoustic bass
  143. String broke, what strings do you recomend for my issue?
  144. Are light guage strings more bendable than medium guage?
  145. Great Customer Service From Pyramid
  146. Ken Smith Bass Burners
  147. Using GHS Boomers for the 1st Time
  148. Best strings for slap/pop metal
  149. Pressurewound / Compressed .50 -.110?
  150. G and D Strings sound brighter...?
  151. flatwound not for thru body basses ?
  152. Titanium Alloy Strings..ehh anyone tried these?
  153. Ernie Ball Flatwound Strings
  154. Broke a string.
  155. Low E broke while stringing, suggestions?
  156. D'addario flat wound chromes(light)
  157. Non heavy gauge nylon tapes?
  158. Do DR strings lose tone after time in the packet?
  159. String Tunings and String Kinds help.
  160. Lowest Tension Flats for P-Bass
  161. Strings for A# tuning
  162. Strings By Aurora
  163. Broke 2 sets of SS strings tonight, I'm an idiot..req help.
  164. I just put new strings on my bass...
  165. Tell Flat brands by the silkcolour ??
  166. Are LaBella DTB flats supposed to be oily?
  167. G String and Balance Woes
  168. How to ID my string type.
  169. Tight tensioned 045-105 "smooth" strings for 35" bass ?
  170. Flats for a trio?
  171. Ernie Ball Slinky - nickel wound or stainless steel?
  172. Flatwounds + tuning down = ?
  173. Circle K strings (with clips!)
  174. Strings for an older MVP Pedulla?
  175. La Bella Flatwounds 105-45
  176. String breaking issue
  177. 5 String La Bella Flat Users?
  178. help me ID these strings
  179. what scale length D'Addario EXL160 for string through body Fender P?
  180. Conklin BDGT7 and GT7 - Strings
  181. Gauge?
  182. wound .023 or .024 ?
  183. Tenor Strings
  184. ok ok(laBella content)
  185. String-thru 5s, what strings do you like?
  186. Is he using flats or rounds?
  187. More tedious Mustang questions.
  188. confused about gauge and tension
  189. best strings for jazz?
  190. String Retailer that takes PayPal
  191. Bass VI strings, 24-84 for E-e?
  192. What will the difference be?
  193. fitting used strings
  194. re-using strings, stringing an acoustic
  195. String Suggestions for my "secret" Stingray
  196. La Bella Deep Talkin': Best. Strings. Ever.
  197. Has this ever happened to you?
  198. String Breakage-What to Do?
  199. you got me again, rounds!
  200. GHS/Dunlop string tension/stiffness
  201. Chromes on a Ray?
  202. BEAD tunning with regular EADG strings
  203. LaBella Flats or TI Flats?
  204. dr black beauties/hot pinks advice
  205. looking for a wound .023 for a high E string
  206. Ernie Ball Slinkyness?
  207. I want to buy new strings
  208. Jazz Bass: Angry Strings.
  209. What Strings do you guys put on your Fender Customshop Jazz Bass
  210. Aria Sinsonido Stock Strings
  211. Next step after the Fender 8250-5...
  212. String broke on my headless again.
  213. TI Jazz Flats.. how long have they been on your bass ?
  214. Picato flats and half rounds
  215. Company that actually produces their own strings?
  216. Strings going bad too quickly!
  217. Need advice on nickel-plated roundwounds for a Fender Jazz
  218. GHS Pressurewound Bass Strings, love em
  219. Reducing friction of tapewound strings
  220. Victor Wooten strings
  221. Changing strings every gig.
  222. Guages for an Ibanez SR305?
  223. Black Strings
  224. ID these strings please
  225. Ovation cc-075 5 string
  226. Know anything about Dovetail Strings
  227. anyone have any experience with the "new" Fender 8250's?
  228. Alt strings for Am Precision V ?
  229. Need advice on flats for hard rock/metal
  230. Bright Flats?
  231. Strings for my Fretless 6 - Advice Wanted
  232. String-thru and flats
  233. Breaking strings
  234. Kubicki Strings
  235. problem with new sets of strings
  236. Stringing up so the keys lay flat...???
  237. Ernie Ball flats
  238. Tall Order: PROPER Strings for a Danelectro Dead On '58
  239. Confessions of ANOTHER flatwound convert.
  240. Fender flats for Fender AV ´62 Jazz Bass?
  241. D'addario strings lenght for an Ibanez ATK
  242. do flatwounds have more of a tendency to have dud strings?
  243. Good strings for a bad bass?
  244. Good 32" scale flats ???
  245. SAM ASH is selling Guitar Research 50-105's cheap again
  246. Stringing my 6.
  247. Danelectro tuners and Nylon Strings
  248. GHS Pressurewounds
  249. Deep Talking Flats
  250. Which TI flats for a Mustang?