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  1. I have a mexican Fender P Bass. Would you recommend Fender 9050M Flatwounds?
  2. Pressurewounds on a Victor Bailey?
  3. Best Strings for 5-Stringer
  4. High F string
  5. Old strings: flatwounds good/roundwound bad?
  6. B string question
  7. Anyone slap flats
  8. Using two types of strings at once?
  9. Dull Strings
  10. .030 plain steel strings (not wound)
  11. Heavier gauge strings
  12. best nickel string?
  13. choosing strings wisely
  14. What do you guys do with your old strings?
  15. Recommendation for Fender Dlx 5 JBass
  16. Status Graphite Black Nylon Tapewound Strings (mini review)
  17. Strings for Fender Precision
  18. Anyone tried flats on a Dean Playmate Cutaway EAB 5-String
  19. What strings originally came on a Dano Longhorn?
  20. Best or any(?) Double Ball Flats?
  21. String advice
  22. Strings for DEADG
  23. DR ER50's
  24. heavy tenor tuning sets.......
  25. Trouble with tuning
  26. From Prosteels to Groundwound or Chromes fretless tension
  27. No more than one wind on the peg
  28. Webstring Flatwounds
  29. Tune TWX62 string ?!?! SR2000???
  30. new strings for sr900
  31. S.I.T. Power Steel opinions?
  32. 32" Piccolo?
  33. Nickel Strings w/ the Most Midrange???
  34. Best Strings for CCM
  35. String Help
  36. Clangy Bass
  37. have searched and searched. i need a string recommendation for...
  38. Vintage Strings for a Vintage Gibson?
  39. Strings for a Variax
  40. Infeld Superalloys
  41. Tension in the neck
  42. Will Fender 8250 set fit on G&L L-2500?
  43. Metal/Jazz Strings
  44. Lemon Oil 65
  45. Just restrung my Brice 6 string for the first time
  46. What are flatwound strings?
  47. Bought Elixirs 1 Week ago, G-string broken :(
  48. fretless strings
  49. Warwick B-string Help
  50. New Strings for Ibanez SR800
  51. Black colored strings
  52. ideas for a replacement for GHS brite flats?
  53. D'Addario Bass String Stations?
  54. best strings for 6 string fretless?
  55. String gauge and neck tension
  56. Does This Kind of Nickel String Exist???
  57. How do you know what gauge strings you need to buy?
  58. Carvin strings
  59. Playing a set of 4 on a 5?
  60. Long scale versus regular scale strings?
  61. Dean Markley Blue Steel on frets?
  62. What kind of strings does a Godin Freeway 5 bass use?
  63. Matching Strings to Basses
  64. SX SPB-57 Short Scale strings
  65. Flat wound for Dano Longhorn
  66. Anything up with Zon? I want UltraSonics...
  67. Discontinued Labellas?
  68. sun/heat VS. DRs
  69. Bass string tension info.?
  70. best strings for fingerstyle?
  71. my new strings (rounds) are dull and muddy
  72. Somebody tell me about Kerly Kue strings
  73. DR Lo-Riders 5 string sets - what a change!
  74. What Strings for my NEUSER Courage 6
  75. String Movement?
  76. Difference in Windings?
  77. Increasing Tension
  78. Taper core Flatwound?
  79. Strings for an Acoustic bass
  80. What is the best coated string?
  81. Who Likes Fender Strings?
  82. Best strings for a 5 string Schector Stiletto?
  83. D'Addario Half-Rounds
  84. Tune Low
  85. 35" for string thru body?
  86. String tension?
  87. Lowest tension nylon tapewound strings?
  88. String tension? (moved from DB forum)
  89. best strings for a rickenbacker?
  90. how long do you play your strings before changing them?
  91. D'Adarrio slow-wounds?
  92. Breaking G's
  93. so ELIXIR has stopped making the POLYWEB coating...
  94. A String on Fender P Bass
  95. I Knew It! Patitucci now plays half-rounds...
  96. Can you get a smooth punchy sound with flats?
  97. Keeping strings sounding crisp?
  98. Flats on a hollow body Jay Turser
  99. GHS Bass Boomers
  100. I'm desperate, please help me
  101. Les Claypool Standup Handle Bass String??
  102. Nickel Plated vs Pure Nickel Roundwounds re: Fret Wear
  103. Fender Flats on an OLP MM2?
  104. D'addario nickles med bottom light top
  105. Flats vs Roundwound - Tone?
  106. lakland 55-94 nickel strings??
  107. Long scale strings on a short scale neck
  108. Tuning a 5 String
  109. Rotosound Tru Bass 88 - Listen
  110. colored
  111. Stingray 5 - Your strings experiences
  112. another one of thoose 'best strings" threads
  113. Rotosound Flatwound Jazz Bass 77
  114. Flats on a Warwick?
  115. Question about using old strings (Chromes)
  116. Should funk strings be heavier?
  117. warwick strings differences
  118. D'Addario XL Nickels don't fit!
  119. tuning in 7ths?
  120. Mixing sets (Nickel and SS)
  121. Rotosound Swing Bass 66 - Best Sounding Strings Ever
  122. GOLD strings?
  123. strings for a fretless P?
  124. Anyone know a cheap, accurate way to measure string tension on the bass?
  125. Are some strings temperamental with D-tuners?
  126. Having trouble finding a particular type of string
  127. Which Coated String Brand Lasted Longest For You?
  128. Stretching your strings?
  129. La Bella users?
  130. low B .125 vs .135
  131. Best price on DR Fat Beams?
  132. what strings i need?
  133. best strings for...
  134. Just bought a '66 Prec - Flats or rounds?
  135. D'addario xl nickel vs dean markley nps
  136. Sadowsky Flat string life?
  137. DRs and hollow sounding strings...
  138. What strings am I looking for?
  139. Strings for my Lakland JO5/J-Retro
  140. help going from EADG to BEAD
  141. Strings with black thread on the top?
  142. Srting Suggestion for Ibanez 705
  143. Strings for an Aria AMB-50 fretless
  144. flat or round
  145. Low gauge black nylons?
  146. string ends !!!
  147. ti flats?
  148. String gauges that withstand a standard and two steps down tunning?
  149. best strings for a fretless fender jazz
  150. Sunbeams vs. Silencers (oh no, not another vs thread!)
  151. Where to find a Single E......
  152. Size of Strings for tuning of C, G, C, F
  153. Guild Starfire strings
  154. What is a substitute for the factory 4003 Ric strings
  155. Chromes
  156. Custom Strings?
  157. Longscale strings on an artcore?
  158. DR high beams and her strange 1st cousins.
  159. mustang roundup
  160. Strange problem?
  161. Removing the string wrappings?
  162. DR Sunbeams: Your source for fretless goodness
  163. super dead E-string - urgent
  164. Felix pappalardi/ eb1: rounds or flats
  165. Ibanez GSR200 factory strings...
  166. Changing string gauges
  167. Caught Between Nickel and Steel...Suggestions?
  168. Thump AND Definition on a PBass?
  169. Stainless? Nickel? Chromes? Whats the difference???
  170. TI Jazz Flats Saved My Beater Bass
  171. do steel strings have a more fretless mwah?
  172. What are the brightest flats??
  173. Suggestions: New strings for my Fender P
  174. Tightness of Flats for Mwah?
  175. Help with La Bellas
  176. Flatwound strings
  177. What does E-F tuning feel like?
  178. Warwick 5 string basses need tapered strings?
  179. Flats for Reverend P/J
  180. Strings to fit a Precision
  181. Double Ball Strings
  182. Flats suggestions for a Jazz bass?
  183. Strings for my schecter!
  184. Flats on a Cirrus?
  185. Need help with loose strings
  186. Who use Daddario EXL160-5 on Warwick's?
  187. String Identification Help
  188. boy do new strings make a difference
  189. Just ordered d'addario flats
  190. Individual bass strings
  191. for accoustic electric bass guitar
  192. GIVE YOUR PERSONAL LIST OF PROS AND CONS FOR ROUNDWOUND AND FLATWOUND STRINGS
  193. High F?!
  194. Source for TI Acousticore Strings
  195. good strings for slap
  196. We Bassists Got It Bad!
  197. Strings that can stand standard and low tunning??! PLZ!
  198. How fast could you put on a new set of strings?
  199. 5 string to 4 string
  200. Cirrus bxp4 strings
  201. Strings to tame the Sound of my G&L
  202. Short Scale Piccolo Flatwound Strings?
  203. good jazz rounds?
  204. Strings on an SX Bass
  205. good strings for metallica and les claypool
  206. Rotosound Tru Bass 88's tapewounds
  207. Strings Suck
  208. Fattest/Lowest Strings
  209. need help (advice) on what flats to get.
  210. Bright and tight
  211. D'adario EXP coated bass strings lousey?
  212. Strings for a Spector Bass...
  213. Beginner looking for new strings
  214. I've Made Some Sound Samples Of Strings (DR, Fender, Elrick, D'addario Chromes)
  215. Which String Is Best For?...
  216. Will ernie ball super slinkys fit a 35 in scale bass?
  217. which brands retain their "new string" sound the longest in you're opinion?
  218. DR Black Beauties
  219. mellow strings that work for slapping
  220. Changing strings on 4-string Warwick Thumb
  221. Sadowsky Nickels vs Stainless
  222. Coated Warwick String
  223. Strings in New Zealand
  224. Which Strings for my Sadowsky?
  225. Yellow strings
  226. Fodera Strings in Manhattan??? Where??
  227. 35" scale : what are my flatwound options?
  228. Miami==>shop
  229. Ernie Ball Power Slinky 5 String Vs D'Addario EXL160-5 string
  230. Rotosound stops production?!?
  231. Question about 6 string sets
  232. Is this the way to do it?
  233. Nickel Round Wound - ProSteels Round Wound what is the sound difference ?
  234. Anyone know a good piccolo string?
  235. Passive 5r's, live with no amp.
  236. Peavey TL5 string recommendations
  237. Can't find denatured alcohol Can I try something else, like mineral spirits?
  238. My Bass String Rattles.
  239. string through body and string trees
  240. Odd problem with E string only on new set of strings
  241. Bootzillas or Black Beauties (or something else)
  242. DR Hi Beam - tunning down one step
  243. bright flats?
  244. D-R Lo Riders
  245. Good Strings For Slap
  246. Long lasting strings
  247. Longer strings for non reverse head
  248. What's the deal with flatwounds?
  249. Who makes coated nickels?
  250. What strings for ABG?