In my case I just remember since I use the same strings on all of them except the 8-string. (I wish DR made an 8-string set) Or you can just keep a small part of the box in your case or bag.
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How do you keep track of which string set is on which bass?
- Thread starter bullshark
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- Dec 18, 2000
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Yep, not only did I just finish sewing my initials in the waste band, but I put the day of the week that I wear them on the front.
Seriously people, I'm too poor for this to be an issue for me.
Erm.... what if you change strings?
Just keep a list? I have 5 basses and fortunately I can pretty much remember 'em all. Now, if I was to get several more, I mean when I get several more......
well, what i did with my ONE bass, yes thats right. I would forget what kinds of string i had on my bass because my older brother would buy them, then i would toss it without a second though.
I ended up writing a little note to myself on what kind of strings they are, and when i get more basses, which bass it is, then stuck it in my case.
If you have more than one guitar to each case, thats the point of writing down the guitar that is on it!!!! It has worked for me so far!
I ended up writing a little note to myself on what kind of strings they are, and when i get more basses, which bass it is, then stuck it in my case.
If you have more than one guitar to each case, thats the point of writing down the guitar that is on it!!!! It has worked for me so far!
Yes, Yes, Yes. I can remember by heart. { Yes im an anal Gear Head!} My Jazz basses always get stainless rounds.
P-Basses, one gets Nickel rounds, one Flats.
My actives get nickel rounds. It all comes down to personal preference. If you have that many basses however, write it in a log to keep track and don't change sets.
P-Basses, one gets Nickel rounds, one Flats.
My actives get nickel rounds. It all comes down to personal preference. If you have that many basses however, write it in a log to keep track and don't change sets.
Why not color code the ball ends of the strings with some of the GF's nail polish? Then you only have to remember which color means what... Pretty Pink for the Slinkys, Raging Red for the half-wounds, Black for the SS....You get my point.
I'm glad I use the same strings on all my basses, I don't really have this problem. I can tell how old the strings are by the oxidization on the brass ball ends lol.
I'm glad I use the same strings on all my basses, I don't really have this problem. I can tell how old the strings are by the oxidization on the brass ball ends lol.
Actually for me it's pretty easy. I use three different type strings. DR LowRiders, DR Black Beauties, and Dean Markley Alchemy's. When I need to know what's on one of them I just look at the color.
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Seriously, how difficult is it to just remember?
If not, just write it down on a piece of paper, then keep the paper in your gig bag.
I have seven basses. Some I haven't restrung literally in years (the Guild Pilot has the same strings I put on it when I bought it in 2001). Others have been test beds for different strings. My solution was to write down on the string pack the date and the bass. Then I had a whole pile of parts of string boxes in no particular order.
So, then I started with just a sheet of legal pad I kept next to the workbench. Each time I changed strings, I'd write down the date, the bass, what I'd taken off, what I'd put on, and my thoughts about the ones that came off. But I'm a geek and an accountant so that wasn't enough.
So, I made a spreadsheet. That way I could sort by date, or strings, or bass. It was pretty cool until I got to the point where I'd settled on a few sets for differnt basses. I quit keeping either the paper list or the spreadsheet up to date and now I'm not sure what's on the Lakland Deluxe 494. I have no idea what I took of the Classic 494 when I put the Elixers on her in November.
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I actualy go the high-tech route and have a spreadsheet that keeps track of each bass and what type of strings I have on, how long they've been on, and how long the batteries have been installed in each bass.
Yes, I'm nerdy anal.
Good idea.
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Yeah, me too!I just buy the same strings
I use the same make and model of strings on ALL of my basses . . .
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NICE!
I guess the more basses you have the easier it is to lose track. I have seven of 'em, and although I don't need Excel's help, I still have to stop and think a second of what's on what.
I have one fretted and one fretless. I buy elixirs for all my roundwound (5-string bass, electric guitar, and acoustic guitar) then tapes for the fretless and labella smoothwound for the classical
