I've never had an E that rang with the same zing as the uppers, however I have had a couple bad E strings fairly recent. I don't want to mention the brand.
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My E string does not sound the same as my other strings
- Thread starter spectorj
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I live Daddario nyxl strjnvs...but...the E strings die too quickly compared to other brands. Im currently having this same issue with my p bass. Changed E to a new nyxl, swapped pickups, adjusted everything possible l, no significant change. Going to try a new brand of string. Fingers crossed
The only time I have experienced this was with a set of strings with a fairly thick B string. What i found was that the B string didn't flex very well at the bridge.
My fix, which worked quite well, was to flex the string back and forth by hand with the string completely out of the saddle to loosen it up right at the place where it sits on, and very importantly exits, the bridge saddle.
Of course, YMMV.
My fix, which worked quite well, was to flex the string back and forth by hand with the string completely out of the saddle to loosen it up right at the place where it sits on, and very importantly exits, the bridge saddle.
Of course, YMMV.
After installing new strings, I first stretch them thoroughly by hand until they stop stretching. Then I tune the bass and press each string firmly with my thumb, slightly to the left of the saddle and to the right of the nut. Then I re-tune the bass and repeat the string-pressing and tuning process until the tuning stops moving after pressing. All of this applies to a right-handed bass.
