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Another string ID request

Discussion in 'Strings [DB]' started by unbrokenchain, Jun 15, 2020.

  1. Jun 15, 2020 #1
    unbrokenchain

    unbrokenchain Supporting Member

    Jun 8, 2011
    Black Mountain, NC
    Helping a friend get his bass back in playing shape, curious what these strings are?
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  2. Jun 15, 2020 #2
    Francois Blais

    Francois Blais

    Dec 11, 1999
    Québec, Canada
    Looks like Velvets on D&G, but don't know which ones.
     
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  3. Jun 15, 2020 #3
    unbrokenchain

    unbrokenchain Supporting Member

    Jun 8, 2011
    Black Mountain, NC
    Thanks Francois! Is it typical that the D is copper wound while the G is not? The owner is a fiddle player who happens to own a bass fwiw, he knows nothing of the origins of the strings.
     
  4. Jun 15, 2020 #4
    Sam Dingle

    Sam Dingle Supporting Member

    Aug 16, 2011
    Nashville TN
    velvet garbo cuz of the green wrap. i'd say no name EA. Maybe time to get a brand new set of strings.
     
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  5. Jun 15, 2020 #5
    unbrokenchain

    unbrokenchain Supporting Member

    Jun 8, 2011
    Black Mountain, NC
    Yeah, nice Kay needed a neck reset so I didn't even attempt to tune it up to pitch when I brought it to my house. I've got a small mess of extra strings that I'm happy to supply, definitely going to ditch the existing E and A once the bass is back together but I might just try the D and G out, they look interesting anyway. Again, he's not a dedicated bass player, just wants the instrument to be ready for a jam every now and then.
     
  6. Jun 15, 2020 #6
    Sam Dingle

    Sam Dingle Supporting Member

    Aug 16, 2011
    Nashville TN
    My only worry about the current D/G is that they have a history of breaking, and they went out of business this past year.
     
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