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  1. Jargon Buster! Extra, Super slinky? Hybrid? Power? Beefy? Regular?
  2. My strings are wrong.
  3. Pyramid gold flats - soundclip (new link posted)
  4. DR Flatwounds
  5. Nylon core strings
  6. Sadowsky J5 Strings - Flats? Foderas?
  7. Brightest String?
  8. Strings for a T-40
  9. Help me identify this string please??!!
  10. Availability of taper wound E strings for 2008 Am Std P-bass
  11. regular/longs on short scale bass?
  12. Strings for Warwick Thumb
  13. Best Roundwounds For Blues ?
  14. Flatwounds on a Warwick Corvette 5 string
  15. long vs. short
  16. Flats for a player in a band with crunchy guitar?
  17. What strings should i get? (#6475)
  18. 6 string flatwounds? who makes them?
  19. Should I go lite gauge?
  20. Rotosound Nickelwound
  21. Will Slinkies be Long Enough on a New American Jazz V?
  22. what strings should i get
  23. H1 Brightness Issue Resolved
  24. D string problem EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING!
  25. G&L L2500\L2000 owners!
  26. Soft unabbraisive roundwound strings?
  27. .065 D-strings have too much tension!
  28. Strings challenge! Fender x DR
  29. New La Bella strings. WEIRD sound?
  30. 140. gauge B string
  31. Do you guys prefer thicker or thinner strings?
  32. Coated strings?
  33. Which flats for a stingray?
  34. question regarding Fender P-bass and S.I.T. Strings...
  35. Breaking Slinky Strings
  36. Tape Wounds For Godin A5 Fretless??
  37. Cheap Labella Flats?
  38. Which DR's are right for me??
  39. Nylon Tapewound strings?
  40. Rounds biting fretless board, am I using wrong oil?
  41. Need help finding strings for a P-bass
  42. Gretsch G5265 Jet Baritone
  43. New Warwick - String Question
  44. Advice for '51 P-Bass Flats
  45. Lowest of the low...the C#'s got em! Check it out
  46. fretboard damage with flatwound strings
  47. Stingray 5 Players...
  48. DR low rider string tension vs D'addario?
  49. So my DR Hi-Beams are going on 7 months old...
  50. How do you keep track of which string set is on which bass?
  51. How long do you play on a set of strings?
  52. Mix and match strings
  53. Moving away from Rotosound Tru Bass 88 nylons, recommendations?
  54. DR HI-BEAMS
  55. Need help achieving classic Pino fless tones
  56. what strings do you like for a good rock tone on a Stingray?
  57. Forgot what strings I have....
  58. red silk on flats
  59. string material in relation to tension
  60. Tension vs Tone, and what makes 'mwah'?
  61. Got my Steve Harris strings today,
  62. What do you guys prefer?
  63. What kind of strings are you using on you Fender Jazz and why?
  64. Flats for 08 Am Std P bass
  65. mixing brands of strings
  66. Order strings online or support the local guy?
  67. Sting ray BEAD tuning
  68. Can I get some help here?
  69. Do you guys stretch your strings?
  70. I've decided to go with FLATWOUNDS! I have some questions though...
  71. string through body or bridge?
  72. Strange problem with the G string
  73. whoa! Dr flats
  74. Inconsistent Clank
  75. Musician's Choice strings
  76. DR string delema?
  77. Is it time for flats?
  78. Carvin Strings Customer Service
  79. bass string reccomendations
  80. Greg Ridley's tone
  81. Standard Tuning with Thicker Strings?
  82. What strings be these?
  83. Alternative Rotosound Models
  84. To Those of You who Tune EADGC:
  85. DR Black Beauty Problems?
  86. DR'S OR ERNIE BALL'S
  87. DR Sunbeams vs. DR Nickel Low Riders
  88. Olympia bass strings
  89. Long tapewounds on a shortscale?
  90. Curt Mangans
  91. Life of strings and keeping them sounding lively
  92. Me Likey!
  93. Dropped "D"
  94. Trying some tuning B-E-A-D questions
  95. Has anybody comapred the flatwound DR's to the Thomastik-Infelds
  96. general question
  97. String advice/ What they use?
  98. Looking for string advice
  99. The wrong Deep Talkin stings...
  100. What strings for Bass tuning in C?
  101. CGCF on a 5 string
  102. Flats with balls?!?
  103. 5 String
  104. Lame or not lame - for New Year's gig.
  105. Are dr nickle low riders flat wound?
  106. Tension - What does it mean?
  107. black tape wound short scale med gauge
  108. 6 string set for a 35" bass.
  109. Is this the sound of flats?
  110. What kind of strings do you use on your Ric's?
  111. 5 STRING SET SUGGESTIONS
  112. New Strings for a Precision Bass?
  113. DR Lo-Rider low B strings -- tight?
  114. Cleaning/wiping down DR coated/extra life strings after playing w/ alcohol?
  115. First Hi Beam experience...
  116. Long vs. X-Long TI Flats for Fender Jazz Bass
  117. New to BG...gauges
  118. .125 for C?
  119. D'Addario vs. Ernie Ball
  120. Pino/Flats
  121. What ARE flats?
  122. .125 too fat for "E" string?
  123. Chorusy Sound on E String Above the 12th Fret
  124. new at short scale
  125. Bongo Owners
  126. Fender 7150 - first impressions
  127. What strings on your 6er?
  128. Problem changing to DR's
  129. Highbeams and Smiths....any comparison?
  130. Round Core confusion
  131. TI Flats on a StingRay5?
  132. Heavier Guage = Deeper Bass?
  133. Tuning to C# Suggestion
  134. Rawky Strings?
  135. Do Nickels have greater tension than steels?
  136. Which brand of tapewounds has gold/yellow threads?
  137. Changing Gauges
  138. GHS Boomers M3045 vs. M3045-B?
  139. Roto Nylons on Fender Jazz question
  140. What do you do with a string that's dead right out of the package?
  141. Fender 9050's
  142. When did roundwounds arrive on the scene?
  143. CGCF
  144. At the risk of being redundant....
  145. Rotosound Drop Zone
  146. your Geddy...your Strings
  147. Help me on possible dead string on my 08 MIA P
  148. High Tension Flats?
  149. Putting flats on a 5 string through body bass?
  150. Hello Everyone, noob here
  151. Ken Smith Bass Burners
  152. Strings for a fretless P
  153. Strings for Sterling 5?
  154. BEADG to EADGC?
  155. Noob string help for 6 string bass
  156. Orange Silk Covering - What strings?
  157. i'm killing strings
  158. Spector 5 string
  159. DR Highneams - Great, but too bright
  160. im looking for a explanation of the words related to strings
  161. gauge for d-tuning
  162. GHS Boomers vs Bassics real difference?
  163. Please help a newbie.....
  164. Which Strings
  165. Power Slinkeys or D'addario Heavys?
  166. Opinions on La Bella Supersteps 5 Strings
  167. Highest tension nickel roundwound 45-105 set?
  168. DR Long Necks
  169. Do Older Bassists Gravitate Towards Flats?
  170. What strings on your 2008 American Jazz?
  171. Flats for a vintage Guild Starfire
  172. DR Hi Beam FLATS......
  173. 5 string flatwounds
  174. string preference
  175. What's your favorite silk color?
  176. DR loRider and Hi-beam Tension
  177. String shopping solutions
  178. Recommend a set of strings for my play style
  179. New flats!
  180. Rotosound Piano Design Strings???
  181. This is driving me nuts
  182. I <3 DR Sunbeams
  183. Strings for Warwick
  184. DR Lo Riders get my vote!
  185. DR Rainbow strings
  186. Thomastik roundwounds
  187. I hate strings
  188. Does anyone mix strings?
  189. Deepest & Cheapest?
  190. Free CD on D'addario strings?
  191. Will standard D'Addario Chromes fit a 35" bass?
  192. problem with rotosound 77 flats
  193. Floppy Strings are Awesome
  194. strings for a fender jazz bass any suggestions
  195. Fender 7250M
  196. Suggestions: Flats for Stingray 5?
  197. Heavy Gauge Strings for a 5 string
  198. CGDA Tuning, Pizzico or Piezaco Strings???
  199. Strings for Fretless acoustic electric
  200. Flats do not work on shorties
  201. Strings for my ABG
  202. *** la bella!?
  203. Piano sounding strings
  204. String Tension Vs. Action
  205. Flats versus Rounds...and how they sit in the mix.
  206. Flats with out the tension
  207. How long have you had your flats on?
  208. Gotta love Musician's Friend's deceptiveness
  209. Silvertone Dolphin Bass Strings
  210. Making TI Flats go dead
  211. Flats on an active bass
  212. String Choice for Reggae/Dub Stylee?
  213. Tapping on flats?
  214. String Problem on my Elite-5
  215. String Tension Question
  216. Strings in Nut
  217. Social Distortion or Punkrock on Flatwounds
  218. Too much noise
  219. Fanned Fret B String
  220. Drop C
  221. SS Rotosound 66s, need a replacement?
  222. How Many Times Do You Wind Strings Around Tuning Post?
  223. Half-wounds feel like rounds?
  224. Dean Markley 2664 Randy Jackson Alchemy Medium Bass Strings
  225. Elites Groundwound or D'Addario Half Round
  226. String gauge uniformity
  227. A step up in tension from TI Flats?
  228. Issue with DR Lo-Rider SS
  229. Benefits of Heavier Strings
  230. Strings on a warwick corvette
  231. 5-string (50-120 gauge)?!?!
  232. Long Scale Flats on a 34" Bass
  233. Help on strngs.
  234. Are you able to play better w/ thicker strings
  235. Coated strings for shortscale?
  236. Are Elixir Strings Nickel Wrap?
  237. best fretless strings
  238. Fat bottom, with punch
  239. Darco Strings - Nice!
  240. Rounds That Thump ?
  241. TI flats - where?
  242. The recorded difference on different string types
  243. TI vs DR for nickle roundwounds
  244. long scale on short scale
  245. when strings lose their zing
  246. D'Addario question
  247. Fender 57 RI P bass which flats?
  248. Looking for some advice with 5-string Fat Beams
  249. best strings on a 70s jazz bass for disco/funk
  250. What colour is the silk wrap on LaBella deep talking flats ?.