5 string bass strings

[clicker]

what do you guys or gals think is the very best string for country music, i play a 5 string fender bass and ive tried alot of strings, im looking for that low kind of dull thump sound if yall no what i mean, any ideas,thanks.

 

[subnautic]

Flatwound strings should be perfect for the thump you speak of. My favourite strings are the Labella Deep Talkin bass, because of the tension and they are low and thumpy but not dull.

 

[Klonk]

If your "Fender bass" is a P type bass, many here will advocate flatwounds, and with good empirical and historical evidence. If you want that dull, old school sound, flats are the way to go. They also work great on a Jazz type bass etc, but P bass is the "standard" combination. Use the search function on this forum to read more, search for "flatwound strings" or something.

My personal favorite flatwounds are Pyramid Gold for thumpy sound, Thomastik-Infeld strings for a slightly brighter, more funky sound (and they have lower tension). A lot of people like D'Addario Chromes, which I have also tried and liked, and Labella, which I think are slightly higher tension than some of the other brands.

 

[radiowavesurfer]

+1 on the Pyramid Golds. 5 string sets can be hard to find, but you can apparently get them by special order. Before I got around to that, I tried the B string off a set of Labella FL's, and I was happy enough that I stuck with it.