Yaaaaah, Hear me now and believe me later, dont play girly man strings and go wacka wacka, you want real manly bass player strings like 45-105. They will pump (CLAP !)you up.
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LIGHT STRINGS
- Thread starter KEN ROBINSON
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Yaaaaah, Hear me now and believe me later, dont play girly man strings and go wacka wacka, you want real manly bass player strings like 45-105. They will pump (CLAP !)you up.
I practice a lot with no amp, and what drives me up the wall the most is buzzing strings. I've never used light strings because I always thought that they would buzz quicker than medium strings, and also thought that you could not get as low action as with medium. I tried TI's on my Coronado, and the low tension drove me nuts. I tried to like them because they have gotten many great reviews, but I ended up putting them in my parts drawer. I realize I should not have put them on my Coronado because it's short scale, so if I don't trade them I may try them on one of my long scales some day.
Anyway, are my assumptions wrong about light strings (BTW my touch is pretty aggressive)?
I also have 3 short scale basses. Do any of you that like lights have them on a SS?
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Anyway, are my assumptions wrong about light strings (BTW my touch is pretty aggressive)?
I also have 3 short scale basses. Do any of you that like lights have them on a SS?
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OP - before the threads spins far from YOUR issue, please tell us what issue you are having with current strings. Some thoughts I'll throw in.
Original strings on a Squire are probably going to be round-wounds of possibly cheap construction. So maybe the windings are chewing your fingers up badly and you are frustrated. You could try half-wounds until your calluses are better developed.
Thinner strings have a narrower point of fingertip contact so that may be just as uncomfortable to a beginner despite the lower tension.
Setup: unfortunately new basses of every price range often get into the consumer's hands very badly setup, particularly high nut slotting. Again, being a beginner you are probably playing a lot in first 1-7 frets, which is where the high nut slots create a problem as it takes more pressure to fret. Many shops/stores don't touch nut slots since if they blow it they would have to start with a fresh nut, unlike bridge and neck adjustments which are generally reversible and non-destructive. If you can easily slip 2 credit cards stacked between your first fret and string without touching the string most would consider the nut slots too high.
Don't give up, bass is the coolest instrument.
Original strings on a Squire are probably going to be round-wounds of possibly cheap construction. So maybe the windings are chewing your fingers up badly and you are frustrated. You could try half-wounds until your calluses are better developed.
Thinner strings have a narrower point of fingertip contact so that may be just as uncomfortable to a beginner despite the lower tension.
Setup: unfortunately new basses of every price range often get into the consumer's hands very badly setup, particularly high nut slotting. Again, being a beginner you are probably playing a lot in first 1-7 frets, which is where the high nut slots create a problem as it takes more pressure to fret. Many shops/stores don't touch nut slots since if they blow it they would have to start with a fresh nut, unlike bridge and neck adjustments which are generally reversible and non-destructive. If you can easily slip 2 credit cards stacked between your first fret and string without touching the string most would consider the nut slots too high.
Don't give up, bass is the coolest instrument.
[OT] Am I the only person that never would put strings that had been wound to playing tension on another bass? Especially if their length has been snipped to short-scale dimensions. I guess I am not a multiple windings around the post guy - 1.5+ turns is plenty.[/OT]Back to the thread....
edpal,
Because of the tail piece, a short scale Fender Coronado can use long scale strings, so the TI's are not cut, and will easily fit my long scale basses. Maybe medium scales would fit better, I don't know, I've never tried. Now, back too the thread...
Any light guage flatwound players want to chime in?
I love flats but want less tension without paying big $ for TIs
I love flats but want less tension without paying big $ for TIs
I just stepped up to a heavy string myself. Yup, 105s. Needed the extra tension cause my band tunes way down to Eb
