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  1. Salem6127
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    Too much string wrappings causing dead strings?

    Not sure if this belonged in the strings or setup section, but I digress. So in my earlier days I'd get 1-2 wrappings max around the tuner and...
    Thread by: Salem6127, Jun 25, 2023, 4 replies, in forum: Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]
  2. Levent
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    Killing new string sound explained.

    I know this is discussed in many many threads and there is a very funny thread on sticky; Help! I need to get rid of that new string sound! There...
    Thread by: Levent, Dec 4, 2022, 4 replies, in forum: Strings [BG]
  3. SamJ
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    I finally found the fountain of youth (for strings)..

    Ok, after literally decades of trying to find ways to keep that "new strings" tone and not spend a small fortune on new strings every time they...
    Thread by: SamJ, Dec 21, 2021, 4 replies, in forum: Strings [BG]
  4. nozkcb
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    Short scale bass strings go dead crazy fast

    I've been playing bass for 40 years. I have been fortunate enough to have had about a hundred basses in my life, but until last year I never had a...
    Thread by: nozkcb, Jun 7, 2021, 39 replies, in forum: Strings [BG]
  5. Guzzi Toad
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    What to do with used strings.

    When you are fully and completely done with a set of strings, what do you do with them? If memory serves me correctly, I think at least one...
    Thread by: Guzzi Toad, Dec 15, 2020, 83 replies, in forum: Strings [BG]
  6. Reedt2000
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    Dead strings suck... unless you have em on a G&L?!?!

    Ok, back story: I hate dead strings, always have. I know some players love em, Jameson never changed his, and that's cool, just never been my...
    Thread by: Reedt2000, Nov 23, 2020, 21 replies, in forum: Basses [BG]
  7. Razvaann
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    Dead String Problem

    Hello. Recently I bought a second hand Squier Vintage Modified P Bass and I love it (previously I owned a MIM Jazz Bass, and I like the Squier...
    Thread by: Razvaann, Jan 21, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Strings [BG]
  8. mbell75
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    Done buying Fenders (Squier vs MIM vs MIA)

    I have returned 3 MIM Fender basses within the last month. A Players P, a Players J and a Deluxe PJ. All of them had issues with sharp or at the...
    Thread by: mbell75, May 3, 2019, 289 replies, in forum: Basses [BG]
  9. mbell75
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    Dead strings on new bass or how a P should sound? (audio clip)

    So I just picked up a 2016 Fender Deluxe PJ special edition from GC, the one with the Geddy Lee Jazz neck on the P body with the noiseless J...
    Thread by: mbell75, Apr 22, 2019, 53 replies, in forum: Basses [BG]
  10. HazyMan
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    My E strings always die quickly while my A, D, G strings are bright and fine

    I am having an issue with the E string specifically. Every time i get a brand new set of strings, the set usually sounds nice and fresh for a few...
    Thread by: HazyMan, Jul 27, 2018, 67 replies, in forum: Strings [BG]
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