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P Basses, Jazz Basses, Warwicks (5 string), Musicman (5) 45-105 -ish. Sometimes lighter. B strings around 128-130

I've always been disappointed in the balance of tone on bass strings. The high strings were too zingy and the low strings too dull. Of course it got worse as they aged. Dean Markley made the stainless Helix that had an exposed core on the low strings (E and A, probably B) and that went a long...

They were the first show I ever saw. Allen Fieldhouse on the University of Kansas campus around '81. They were amazing! It was incredibly hot and the seats were terrible, but the band was ON!

I THINK we have a winner! The E is 36-5/8. A and D are 38-1/2. G is 38-1/4. And the gauges are good! Thanks for your help!!!

I had some flats on a bass that sounded really good, but the E was dead. I bought some D'Addario Chromes to replace them, but don't really like them as much and I'm having trouble positively identifying them. Very smooth and shiny Red/Orange silk at tuner end only Measured at: E- .1025 A-...

What does it weigh?

I've never seen MM paint do that. Has it been in a fire?

Lift the D-capo with your thumb, bend the string down toward the A string with your finger(s) and release the D-capo to rest (embedded in the fingerboard) under the string. One handed operation once you used to it.