Picking strings

[Schecter115]

Does anyone have advice on picking good strings that are goo with picking because i pick more than finger or slap.



thank you

 

[soulman969]

What type of bass and what kind of material do you play? Do you like a darker or brighter sound? Does the rough texture and finger noise of rounds bother you?

I've used both rounds and flats pick style and each has it's own advantages.

 

[SLaPiNFuNK]

You can pick any string it really depends on the overall sound you are looking for.

The only time "Picking" a string can be a problem is if they are coated strings... But that just means the coating may not last as long in the picking area depending on the brand.

 

[Schecter115]

i play a mixture of rock and metal like all time low and bullet for my valentine and OK this helps

 

[Jay2U]

It depends on how you play. I use flatwounds (d'Addario Chromes) for about everything. They feel better and increase the playability. I play heavy metal as well, both picked and fingered. In the end it's the pedal that fine-tunes the sound. Not to forget the gauge and material of the pick. This really affects the result.

 

[RBX4]

Ernie ball slinkys for me, especially the power slinkys 110-55, is excellent!

 

[darkstorm]

Any roundwound can sound great with a pick. I find it more depends on the pup voicing rather then the strings. Most basses sound great with picks when played well. GHS boomers would be excellent middle of road strings. Daddario if wanting smooth tone with crunch decreased. Ernie Ball to accent crunch a little, and rotosound swing 66 for that classic aggressive roundwound sound. DR neons for extra bass articulation and great aggresive sound overall. Dr sunbeams for little bit warmer version of that tone. Dr hibeams for very bright oriented tone while still retaining excellent lows. Dean Markley blue steel for overall excellent stainless sound, not as agressive as rotos. Little bit lighter tension then those and DR's

 

[soulman969]

Any roundwound can sound great with a pick. I find it more depends on the pup voicing rather then the strings. Most basses sound great with picks when played well. GHS boomers would be excellent middle of road strings. Daddario if wanting smooth tone with crunch decreased. Ernie Ball to accent crunch a little, and rotosound swing 66 for that classic aggressive roundwound sound. DR neons for extra bass articulation and great aggresive sound overall. Dr sunbeams for little bit warmer version of that tone. Dr hibeams for very bright oriented tone while still retaining excellent lows. Dean Markley blue steel for overall excellent stainless sound, not as agressive as rotos. Little bit lighter tension then those and DR's

+1 Good advice here Schecter 115 and some nice string choices to boot. Personally I would almost always opt for flats playing pick style or if you want a non coated in between string GHS Pressure Wounds would also be a consideration.

Over the years I've played many of the different strings darkstorm suggest here and any of them could be a good choice depending on what you want to sound like. Follow his guide on this and choose the one that best fits your preferences.

If you want even more info on these strings you might log onto bassstringsonline.com and review some of your choices. Contact Jason, he can be very helpful in helping you to to narrow the choices down. It's where I buy mine.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

When picking, I tend to take more of a guitar approach to string choice: lower tension, and less flexibility. I've heard that Rotosound have stiff strings, so I'd probably recommend a light gauge set from them.