Another Help me Identify Strings

[bassike]

Hello, I bought a used bass that came with some strings unknown to me, I couldn't find anything to help me identify, all the balls are golden, there is no silk, and the E string seems to be tapered at the nut side.

 

[Gorn]

Could be anything.

 

[michael_t]

Could be anything.

Agreed. They're pretty generic-looking with no real distinguishing features, such as silk color or ball end colors, etc. A tough one.

 

[bassike]

Could be anything.

yes, there is nothing at all to give me a clue, except the taper at the nut, that I've never seen, or i never payed attention to it.

 

[Gorn]

The E string taper is pretty common isn't it?

 

[michael_t]

yes, there is nothing at all to give me a clue, except the taper at the nut, that I've never seen, or i never payed attention to it.

The E string taper is pretty common isn't it?

One curious thing, though, is the winding length on the E is shorter than the rest the way the taper starts closer to the nut than A and D.

 

[bassike]

The E string taper is pretty common isn't it?

to be honest this is the fist time I pay attention to it, i normally look at the bridge side.

but thanks anyway, I knew it would be hard to find out what brand are this.

 

[bassike]

One curious thing, though, is the winding length on the E is shorter than the rest the way the taper starts closer to the nut than A and D.

you are right, and also i noticed it is tapered twice.

 

[michael_t]

Looking at the pic of the ball ends, can anyone tell whether they're hex core or round core?

 

[bassike]

i think they look Hex

 

[mmbongo]

GHS generally packages the E string with a shorter wind than the rest of the strings so they could be Bassics, as they have no silks.

 

[Jon Moody]

GHS generally packages the E string with a shorter wind than the rest of the strings so they could be Bassics, as they have no silks.

Not on Bassics though. I'm looking at the specs; if they were Bassics, the first cover of the A and D strings should be hitting just past the nut, like the second cover of the E string is.

 

[Gorn]

Ernie Ball skinkies?

 

[aaronious]

Where did you get it? If you got it at guitar center, they probably bought it in and restrung it with eb slinkies.

 

[ONYX]

Those look a lot like EB Slinkies.

 

[ubernator]

Where did you get it? If you got it at guitar center, they probably bought it in and restrung it with eb slinkies.

Guitar center restring a used bass? That would make too much sense. Not happening.

Could be slinkes, could be DR, could be SIT. Lots of strings are generic like that. Fender stock strings that come on the basses look like that too. (Which are not the same as the fender strings we can buy)

 

[Pier_]

Its strange, because Ernie and DR are long enough on the E to be strung through the body, so they are not Ernie or DR.

 

[aaronious]

Guitar center restring a used bass? That would make too much sense. Not happening.

Could be slinkes, could be DR, could be SIT. Lots of strings are generic like that. Fender stock strings that come on the basses look like that too. (Which are not the same as the fender strings we can buy)

Happens all the time. Cause I do it myself.

 

[inthebassclef]

More importantly congrats on the Lakland. That is the real score in this!!

 

[mmbongo]

I concur definitely not Slinkies, as they would all be the same winding length.