I hate strings

[TrevorOfDoom]

i have Thomastick Superalloy's on my 3 basses. great strings.
but if Bass Emporium started selling the Sadowsky Blue Labels, i might be hard pressed to give those a go again.
hmmm...

 

[cassanova]

Three of my 4 basses are strung with Elixirs. The 4th is the Yamaha RBX 170 and that doesn't see any playing time but I have it strung up with my other go to brand which is D'Addario XL's or Slowounds. Not sure which is on it because I haven't changed them in forever.

 

[Jonny B]

All of my basses get Elixers these days.

 

[Munjibunga]

Strings. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

 

[JimmyM]

Strings. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

It's funny cause it's true!

Fortunately for me, though, it looks like I might have partially solved one problem, as these super soft D'addario Chromes and Half Rounds I'm trying out are deadening up and starting to sound thumpy, and they feel quite slinky under the tootsies. I definitely like the Chromes better than the Half Rounds (been 30 years since I used Half Rounds but they feel rougher than I remember), but I thought maybe the long scale Half Rounds wouldn't break as easily as flats might on my short scale Turser Beatle bass. So far so good. Much better than the Rotosound flats I had on there, but the rough feeling is a bit disconcerting. It's not as pleasant a rough feeling as rounds.

So I guess I'm making my peace with strings again, but it's an uneasy peace that can break out into war at any minute