do your 28.6" scale basses' strings go dead faster?

[pcake]

the strings on my ibanez mikros go dead much faster than strings on my 30" and 34" scale basses. i didn't really think about it till i noticed the strings on my squier mini precision also go dead faster, and what they have in common with the mikros is a 28.6" scale.

anyone else experiencing this?

 

[HaphAsSard]

the strings on my ibanez mikros go dead much faster than strings on my 30" and 34" scale basses. i didn't really think about it till i noticed the strings on my squier mini precision also go dead faster, and what they have in common with the mikros is a 28.6" scale.

anyone else experiencing this?

They also both start with an "M"! What is the initial of your other basses' names?


Seriously: what strings do you use on each, and what on your regular shorties and longies? same make and model except for length?

 

[pcake]

They also both start with an "M"! What is the initial of your other basses' names?


Seriously: what strings do you use on each, and what on your regular shorties and longies? same make and model except for length?

Mikro... Mini P... by gosh, you're right!

most of my basses wear d'addario nickel super lights. they last for years on the 34" scale basses, well over a year to two years on the 30" scale basses, and six to eight months on the 28.6" scale basses, and that's been the case for years.

 

[Ricky Rioli]

Got to ask the dumb question: do you play them all equally?

 

[Pier_]

that's an easy one

the shorter the scale, the lesser the harmonics.

this translates in strings "going dead" faster because once they start losing the harmonic content in the brand new sound, the overall sound will be "darker".

a 34" (or more) bass will give you more harmonics, so the brightness of the strings seems to last longer.

 

[pcake]

that's an easy one

the shorter the scale, the lesser the harmonics.

this translates in strings "going dead" faster because once they start losing the harmonic content in the brand new sound, the overall sound will be "darker".

a 34" (or more) bass will give you more harmonics, so the brightness of the strings seems to last longer.

i actually don't like new string sound. to me, the first week or so of any strings is a period i can't wait to get through.

by dead, i mean there's no sustain where there was previously, and they respond more slowly when they're plucked, they've lost volume, and the sound is more of a full thud.