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  1. Jazz with flats... jazz with flats...
  2. Advice from Folks who have Fodera strings...
  3. Is it the strings, or the scale?
  4. Need advice on flatwound strings
  5. '08 AmStd Precision - looking to try some other flats besides Chromes
  6. 6 string players...unwound C
  7. New strings won't fit in nut.
  8. Strings for Schecter Diamond P-Custom 5
  9. Are my strings too think?
  10. Should BEAD sets be made available?
  11. Low B - Half-Rounds or Flats?
  12. BEAD
  13. 5-String Drop A: String Gauge Suggestions
  14. NOS Strings from the 50s
  15. Recommend Me Some Strings
  16. Boiling Strings
  17. Ken Smith Steels vs. D'Addario ProSteels?
  18. Hofner Ignition strings
  19. 7 String Drop F# tuning in UK
  20. All flatwound users come here!
  21. A Good customer service rant
  22. Fodera strings
  23. Thomastik Flatwound Scales
  24. Bass sucks life out of strings?
  25. Taper Core for 4 string basses?
  26. R. Cocco taper core B
  27. Diggin the D'Addario Tape Wounds!
  28. Fender Flats 9050M long scale 55-105
  29. Mid scooped nickel string?
  30. Which Circle K 4 String Set for a Fender P Tuned to C#?
  31. Changing from rounds thru body to flats top load but want same tension and action
  32. Two Flatwound questions
  33. Strings for a Gibson EB-2 -66
  34. Chromes -silk wrap on B...
  35. Black Diamond Round Wound Vs.
  36. Please help ID this flatwound!
  37. Bass strings for drop A#
  38. GHS Pressure Wounds on Spector! Anyone tried it?
  39. Any recommendations for low tension sixer (35") strings?
  40. Strings, Strings, Strings
  41. Bought D'addario Chromes but...
  42. Which strings?
  43. Brands that offer a .120 B
  44. blue silk round wounds?
  45. Acoustic strings on an Electric bass
  46. String Recommendations: Fender BG-31 Acoustic
  47. suggest a set of good low tension flatwound strings
  48. STOCK STRING GAUGES
  49. Finding new strings for my 5 string 35" scale bass
  50. Ghs bass boomers
  51. ABG: Is this a string problem? Lift off noise...
  52. DR NEON blues for 2012?
  53. tapewounds and string-thru...
  54. Which would you string with these?
  55. Tuning my short scale AEAD... wish me luck
  56. PA treatment of flats vs round
  57. Rickenbacker 4003 string guage question
  58. What gauge strings do you use for pop/slap?
  59. Magazine string article
  60. Best Way to Down Tune?
  61. Recommendation on really god acoustic bass strings
  62. Gauge/Tension/Action confusion (flats)...
  63. Switched to lighter strings :)
  64. Fender 9050l Flatwounds
  65. Stock Strings on Epiphone Thunderbird
  66. Flats for a Schecter Omen Extreme 4?
  67. Elixir strings on a Ken Smith BSRMS 6
  68. Went back to Hi-Beams
  69. compare
  70. Should a new player stay away from flats?
  71. black beauties for drop tuning?
  72. I need strings that last
  73. Cleaning Strings...
  74. Help Me Decide On Strings
  75. D'daddario Tapewounds requiring lighter touch?
  76. Impressions of strings I've tried (DR, Warwick, Ernie Ball, Dunlop, La Bella)
  77. Fender bass strings.
  78. Which Circle-K for A-D-G-C-F if I have 35"??
  79. coated string (dr black beauties to b specific)
  80. What effect does string gauge have on tone ?
  81. Ernie Ball Power Slinky Bass 5 vs Bass 4
  82. New EB Cobalt Strings
  83. Changing Strings Before Show
  84. Lowest tension round wounds
  85. Regarding Tapewound string gauges
  86. D'Addario String Gauge for New Yamaha BB424X
  87. Minimum string tension?
  88. elixir strings folks are very nice!
  89. flatwound compared to roundwound
  90. Strings for fretless
  91. D'Addario Chromes lenght
  92. glow in the dark strings
  93. Duck Dunn strings?
  94. You know what would be great?
  95. Anybody using Roto Drop Zones and C standard tuning?
  96. Quiet Strings for direct recording?
  97. Strings for B-E-A-D Tuning on 4 striig
  98. Break in time for Rotos?
  99. Elixirs on a Stingray
  100. DR nickel lowriders vs. DA XL-170-5's
  101. Stratchy strings issue.
  102. DR highbeams:was it something I said? or was it me slapping you around
  103. Best strings for smooth jazz?
  104. string help for DGCF - CGCF
  105. Fretless build help
  106. Fretless build help
  107. The best strings for basically no mids, lol, rounds only?
  108. I need help with drop tuning strings!
  109. Stainless Steel or Nickel Plated?
  110. Chromes/through body p bass users
  111. Fretless mwaaah
  112. [Help!] Determining my custom gauge needs...
  113. roundcore strings makers
  114. Strings that have completely changed your bass?
  115. Aquila Thundergut U-Bass aftermarket string review
  116. D'Addario EXL230 & EPS230. Silk colors?
  117. Flats for a Stingray?
  118. Alice brand nickel Strings? ever heard this one?
  119. The best strings to give my bass tight tension?
  120. Low and high
  121. SIT Dave Ellefson SIT Power Wounds vs. DA XL-170-5's
  122. mids
  123. A Question on tension, strings feel too tight..
  124. Help finding sum roundwounds
  125. Rounds to Tapes on my P Bass - ?
  126. Flatwound sets for light-top, heavy-bottom
  127. Cleaning TI Acousticores
  128. Roto 66 vs. dr high-beam
  129. Any1 luv the stock strings that come on their fenders?
  130. Anyone try the Carvin strings?
  131. Dr string experts question. Dr fatbeams and sunbeams tension?
  132. Removing Fibre on the bridge end of Flats
  133. Flat experiment over
  134. Best strings for Modern Player Telecaster Bass?
  135. MTD KZ5 + RotoSound Swing Bass Nickel ????
  136. 12 string full fifths tuning - gauges?
  137. Best Flatwounds?
  138. quick question about strings
  139. What Kind of Strings Come on an Epiphone Viola Bass??
  140. The "right" strings for a '71 Jazz Bass
  141. Ridiculous intonation problems...
  142. DR sunbeams
  143. Feelings about Flatwound D'Addario Chromes?
  144. Opinions on Curt Mangan strings?
  145. Which strings should I get?
  146. Strings from U.S.
  147. change of heart with flats.
  148. Stings for my rickenbacker 4003
  149. Strings
  150. Another DR Sunbeams fan!
  151. String Choice/Scale/Gauge
  152. Nickel C+F strings?
  153. String Just Broke Any Suggestions?
  154. What strings come stock on Sandbergs?
  155. DR HiBeams vs. FatBeams? Same String???
  156. 6 string set - are Warwick Red label + D'Addario any good?
  157. Rotos to DRs ?
  158. Lighter gauge for super short scale
  159. short flats-only e thumps??
  160. Trying DR Fat Beams.
  161. Danelectro DC reissue strings
  162. Free: used set of bronze strings.
  163. Yes, another thread about Roger Waters' strings!
  164. SIT Power Flats
  165. Flatwound Strings
  166. How often should I change my strings?
  167. C Tuning
  168. Strings for Am. Std. Jazz 5.
  169. Acoustic high C string?
  170. D'Addario Chromes on string-thru Mustang?
  171. Did any of the Soul bassists from the 60's use anything but flats?
  172. Recommendations on 6 string strings
  173. Players Edge strings [long and mcquade]
  174. Oscar Schmidt EAB Strings?
  175. GHS Boomers twangy G string
  176. For black tapewound flats users - comparison among brands?
  177. Rotosound 77 flats + '76 Thunderbird = ?
  178. Strings for an octave course 8 string bass
  179. String ID help needed
  180. Stainless ID
  181. Noob Question.
  182. DR Hi-Beams Tension
  183. Flats on a 5-string?
  184. GHS Pressure Wound string lengths!
  185. Tension: nickel vs. steel
  186. Best strings for fingerstyle on jazz bass
  187. Flatwounds for a 6 string bass.
  188. A request for all bass string manufacturers
  189. LaBella jamerson set
  190. Bass players revolt!
  191. GHS Pressure Wounds - String length issue
  192. Why don't I ever listen to my own advice?
  193. Need advice on a good 5 string set that could tune down to Eb and.....
  194. P bass strings
  195. A request for Don Dawson and D'addario
  196. strings are bussing
  197. Missin that flatwound thump
  198. brightest flats
  199. I will take your dead nickel rounds!
  200. Different strings for fretless?
  201. Tuning my 5 string bass different to guitarist?
  202. dr sunbeams
  203. New Flats on my JJ and Dano Longhorns ?
  204. Never bought strings before
  205. TI Flat Tension VS Sunbeams
  206. String Transplant
  207. bead strings pbass
  208. String gauges
  209. dr hi beams
  210. Which Strings??!
  211. Why flatwounds are better than roundwounds:
  212. Strange Overtones on new E String
  213. LaBella Black Tapes: tension
  214. Rule of thumb for clipping new strings
  215. Best Strings for Fender P Bass?
  216. Yet another TI Flats question for TB
  217. DR Dragon Skin!!!
  218. Problem with Pyramid Flatwounds
  219. Which colored strings...?
  220. Labella and MTD Kingston Saratoga 5
  221. Changing my string gauge issue
  222. Strings for my gretsch
  223. Jaguar Bass like NEW
  224. .140 gauge?
  225. Strings for a P
  226. Rotosound Flats
  227. Fender 9050L Flats - Rickenbacker 4003
  228. Long scale six stringer
  229. Bronze strings on a Precision?
  230. Lightest gauge Low B nickel string
  231. Seeking Recommendations for Low-Tension Roundwounds
  232. Anyone heard of multi-core bass strings?
  233. Rotoswing 66 rounds
  234. Tried some new strings..
  235. Need help with fitting/tuning new bass strings
  236. Best gauge strings for drop b?
  237. Finally got some TI Jazz Flats for Christmas! Only one problem...
  238. medium scale string advice sought
  239. playing with fingernails on tapewounds?
  240. Finger fatigue from strings
  241. (Tonally) Dark Strings
  242. Flatwounds on fretted basses
  243. Nickle bass string
  244. ADGCF tuning, DR Lo-Rider o Sadowsky Blacks?
  245. Kudos to D'Addario!
  246. What string, i found the tone and tension, just the last step missing
  247. New 5 string set
  248. Flatwounds - What type of music
  249. Seeking string advice
  250. Flats - LaBella vs. D'addario