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8 string bass sets?

Discussion in 'Strings [BG]' started by RS, Dec 9, 2001.


  1. Dec 9, 2001 #1
    RS

    RS

    Aug 27, 2000
    Cleveland, OH
    Who makes 8 string bass sets? What brand comes stock on the Dean Rhapsody 8?

    Thanks
     
  5. Dec 9, 2001 #2
    rsautrey

    rsautrey Inactive

    Jul 27, 2000
    I know of two 8 string sets:
    D'Addario EXL 170-8 nickelplated steel roundwounds. These cost about $30 a set discounted.
    GHS Boomers 8LS-DYB nickelplated steel roundwounds. These cost about $26 a set discounted.
    The D'Addarios are a bit heavier gauge than the GHS set and both brands are for long scale basses.
    Most manufacturers sell single strings and you can assemble a "custom" set. This will probably cost more than the prepackaged sets I mentioned above. These sets are available at juststrings.com.
     
  9. Dec 9, 2001 #3
    Ari Schor

    Ari Schor

    Mar 3, 2000
    Montreal
    Rotosound makes them...
     
  13. Dec 9, 2001 #4
    KB

    KB

    Jan 13, 2000
    Chapel Hill, NC
    I'm not sure what came original on the Rhapsody 8. They have red silks. It might be the GHS strings. I am about to change the strings on my Rhapsody 8, but I got the D-addario set (definately not the same as the originals). I'll see how they change the sound when I put them on. I don't play my 8 string a lot so I haven't yet been inspired to put on the new strings. maybe sometime soon.

    -KB
     

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