What kind of strings do you use?

[bryan bailey]

Strings that is, I love pure nickel round wounds, and nickel plated round wounds. Whats yours?


EDIT BY JASONBRAATZ:

Post what kinds of string you use, what bass you use them on, and your thoughts on the sound.

 

[luisnovelo]

D'addario XL's.

 

[bryan bailey]

Okay, I should change this to what kind of strings do like on your favorite bass

 

[kaboom133]

i like Ernie Ball roundwounds on my p-bass.

 

[Woodchuck]

SIT strings rule! Dammit mods, why haven't you moved this yet?!

 

[FLOYDtheBARBER]

D'adarrio ribbonwound Chromes

 

[Nick Bibeault]

stainless steel Rotosound swing bass 66's

 

[Moving Pictures]

TI Flats on my Jazz and my P-Special (biggest tone differnce for the Squire).

HD: Likely story

Dan

 

[Ryan Berry]

flats

 

[Flatwound]

So far, I'm totally diggin' TI Jazz Rounds. Bought them very slightly used from a TalkBasser. Didn't like the B and got a new one from the Dude. The new B sounds great.

 

[Killdar]

hmmm....what kind of strings....I like the ones that go on a bass....anything on a bass is spiffy

 

[5stringDNA]

Originally posted by FLOYDtheBARBER
D'adarrio ribbonwound Chromes

Those strings are DOPE! I love them! My secodn fav strings are D'Addario ground-wounds. I love them both, its an even split for me. But roundwounds? blah, no thanx.

 

[Davehenning]

every bass sounds different depending on the strings you put on it....

For my tastes....I find that some basses react better to certain kinds of string.

Ex. GHS on my jazz basses
Ernieball on "other basses"

D'Adarrio on my 12 string Hamers

Labella Supersteps on my 5's

and so on........

 

[BIg O]

Originally posted by BIg O
It would please me to on this in the "Strings" forum!

Now I feel better.

So I vote roundwounds - I use DR Hi-Beams on my F Bass BN6 and BNF4, LaBella Supersteps on my F Bass Studio, and DR Marcus Miller Fatbeams on my MIA Jazz V.

 

[John K.]

Flats, and the deader the better.

 

[moley]

I'm using rounds on a fretless.

They give more edge, more growl for playing funk and the like - they also give nice mwah.

 

[bryan bailey]

Fender sure makes a decent set of strings, I have pure nickels on my squier and superbass nickel plated on my TBC

 

[Walbodiddy]

<rant> I once tried a set of Fender Nylons... worst tone I've ever heard!! Awful! Horrible! EWWW! </rant>

I just had to get that out. Sorry.

 

[jasonbraatz]

i use DR lo-riders (stainless) on my SS2, and DR hi-beams on my fretless thumb 6.

these are the growliest strings i've ever heard, and that's what i like. i like the hibeams flexibility on the fretless and the loriders stiffness on the fretted for good dig-in ability.

 

[Donne Demarest]

Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats on my Warwick Pro M.