gauge strings

Hi. I have a MTD Kingston Heir 4-string bass with 3-band active EQ and J + MM pickups. I've had it for a number of years, but sadly has been sitting in a case unplayed. So may very well have stock round wound strings on it, unsure. But wanting to get it setup and start playing it again. What I...

I'm googling, but all the info that I find say the string gauge is a choice and it's up to whatever the bass player wants. That's all well and good, but I am specifically searching for the string gauge that Fender ships from the factory. My caliper only has 2 digits of precision so I don't know...

Hello bass family! This is my first post on the forums, but I’ve been reading for a few years. I just purchased a Fodera Yin Yang Standard. The previous two owners used the same gauge strings that came with the bass (and the same gauge Victor Wooten uses) which are relatively thin. I’ve come...

Besides Elixirs and D'Addario EXL, who makes a decent coated string? Looking for a good-sounding string that can withstand not being played for several months and still retaining its life (not every bass I own gets played a lot, and it's a bit dusty here). Elixirs and D'Addario EXL sound just...

I am looking to turn an Ibanez 5 string Mikro Bass in to a tenor bass, going from A-F, and am looking for the proper string gauges and the best source for them. I would prefer to get short scale naturally, but cant seem to find them, and would also like to get flatwound, but can live with round...

Hello there, I want to buy new strings but I don't know which gauge should I use so here I am, I play a four string bass and tune it on C# (I'm used to play tapping, slap, double thumb, etc) at the moment I play with 0.45 but I was wondering if a lighter gauge (40-95) would be fine for my tune...

I have a 4 string bass and don’t have the money for a 5 string. I want to play songs that require B standerd tuning but still be able to tune to E standard. What gauge strings should I buy for this? Also I am aware that I won’t have g when tuning to B standard.

When i first got my SR500, it had Elixir strings on it. (Gauge: 45-65-85-105) The strings that i want to buy have a nearly identical gauge, except for the G strings. Would a 50 gauge G string fit on my bass' nut or would i have to make adjustments to the nut so that the 50 gauge can fit?