GHS strings on my L2500

[Eden66]

What kind of strings should I put on my tribute L2500 to get a nice tone,I know it's usually something personal but maybe there are some strings most of you would recommend?
I think about buying GHS ??????

thanks in advance

 

[Thunder Pulse]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=297363

 

[pbass2]

DR Nickel Lo-Riders!

 

[mainsail]

+1 on the DR Lo-Riders.
And even the Sunbeams.

Larry

DR Nickel Lo-Riders!

 

[Eden66]

Thanks a lot,and I guess they will fit perfectly on the L25k,strung threw the body,that's my major concern?

 

[Lesfunk]

Strings are such a personal thing. I personally hate Ernie Balls and GHS but love DRs.
Somebody else might feel completely opposite and we'd both be right.

 

[Eden66]

Lesfunk-

Yeah,I know,you're right,string choice is personal but it's just a matter of "will they fit on the bass" thing,you know ,threw the body for the lenght and I heard that some B string won't fit in the hole(to big).
I've used Dean Markley's Blue steel for years,do you know if they will fit?

 

[pbass2]

The DR Nickel Lo-Riders fit through the body perfectly. I use the 45-130 set.

 

[4Mal]

not inexpensive but Thomastic Infeld Super Alloys and MFD humbuckers are a wonderful combination. I get mine from Tom Appel at Invalid Link Removed TI SA's are a little less zingy and have more body, or maybe booty than most rounds. They settle in pretty quickly and last a long time. My fav round of all.

Another string that seems to like MFD's are the DR Black Beauties. I'm hot 'n cold with DR's though. I've had a few that were just plain dead out of the box. These days I pretty much stick with Thomastic.

 

[francisl2500]

The DR Nickel Lo-Riders fit through the body perfectly. I use the 45-130 set.

I use ernie-ball slinky regular 45-130 and they also fit thrue body.

and for shure the strings choice is personal and it's important to enjoy playing a kind or another and to listen and find the sound you want for kinda stuff you play
Francis

 

[Lesfunk]

Lesfunk-

Yeah,I know,you're right,string choice is personal but it's just a matter of "will they fit on the bass" thing,you know ,threw the body for the lenght and I heard that some B string won't fit in the hole(to big).
I've used Dean Markley's Blue steel for years,do you know if they will fit?

sorry for misunderstanding your post. I don't know. I don't play fives, nor string through the body. I guess I was tired

 

[CElton]

+1 on the DR Lo-Riders.
And even the Sunbeams.

Larry

So the Sunbeams will string thru the body on the 2500?

 

[mainsail]

Yes.
The difference is, the Lo-Riders have a hex core and are stiffer. According to DR, they are better for slapping. Whereas the sunbeams, have a round core and are more flexible. They are both nickel.

Larry

So the Sunbeams will string thru the body on the 2500?

 

[CElton]

Yes.
The difference is, the Lo-Riders have a hex core and are stiffer. According to DR, they are better for slapping. Whereas the sunbeams, have a round core and are more flexible. They are both nickel.

Larry

Thanks Larry...not much of a slapper myself.

 

[mainsail]

My slap technique, isn't!
As my visual acuity doesn't allow me to observe "proper technique" I exchanged a couple emails with Ed Freedland and asked him to give me a text discription of technique . He respondedd rather promptly (Still Out To Lunch.(
Much, much more practice.

So next string change, going back to the Sunbeams on my MIA L2500. There a bit more comfortable and I like to bend a little when possible.

Larry

Thanks Larry...not much of a slapper myself.

 

[jimmy rocket]

I just bought some GHS boomers for my L2500 and when I got them home I found out that the ball ends were too big to fit into the ferrules correctly. I love boomers and use them on my other bass, and I realize I could string through the bridge, but after reading a few "my bridge popped off due to string tension" threads on the G&L forum here I decided to go in a different direction.

DR lowriders

sweet sweet goodness

 

[CElton]

Been thinking about a set of Lowrider SS myself. Also considering the LaBella HRS...hmm.

 

[vroc38]

not inexpensive but Thomastic Infeld Super Alloys and MFD humbuckers are a wonderful combination. I get mine from Tom Appel at Invalid Link Removed TI SA's are a little less zingy and have more body, or maybe booty than most rounds. They settle in pretty quickly and last a long time. My fav round of all.

Another string that seems to like MFD's are the DR Black Beauties. I'm hot 'n cold with DR's though. I've had a few that were just plain dead out of the box. These days I pretty much stick with Thomastic.

Are the standard length TI Super Alloys long enough to string the L2500 through the bridge or do you go with super long?

 

[filter]

I have a Trib. L-2500. The problem I have is the string ends not fitting into the ferrules when stringing thru the body. Its a job to get them back out to put on new strings.
Why were the ferrules made so small? What kind of string ends will fit properly?

 

[filter]

Anyone else have this problem?