Double Bass Poll: What strings should I put on my Dean Pace?

[Leftybassist4]

Hello everyone, I got a Dean Pace off of ebay for $300 and it is on its way to my house. I have never played in upright, so I am going into blind. I saw in the Dean Pace megathread that people where saying the stock strings are no good and that the Rotosound 88s, LaBella tapewounds, and D'addarios sound much better. So my poll question is which of the three of these would you recommend on the Pace? Or do you think there is a fourth option better than these three?

 

[Francois Blais]

Any flatwound of your choice will be a good start.
I'd go with tapewounds myself.
These strings are so inexpensive in comparison to URB strings that I'd buy a few sets and try them.

 

[DeanT]

Tapewounds are awesome on the Dean Pace. I've used them on mine (I've tried just about very brand out there). Whatever you do, you must use flatwound strings on the Pace. It just cries out for flats. And they make playing it so much easier.

 

[Leftybassist4]

DeanT, if I understand you correctly, you are saying tapewounds belong to the flatwounds family right? So, tapewounds are cool but any type of flatwounds would do? I was using the term "flatwound" in the poll as meaning steel/nickel/(non-nylon) strings and "tapewound" as meaning nylon flats. But, I guess you are right and I should have been specific in the poll question; tapewounds are technically flatwounds too.

 

[Leftybassist4]

Thank you pollsters! I bought some D'addario's off of Amazon for abojt 25 bucks, best deal around. They should be here tomorrow morning, i'll post my opinion of 'em then.

 

[Ray Monfore]

Any flatwound of your choice will be a good start.
I'd go with tapewounds myself.
These strings are so inexpensive in comparison to URB strings that I'd buy a few sets and try them.[/QUOTE

When I order tapewound strings, what size do I need for my Dean Pace stick bass? Thanks. Ray

 

[Jon Moody]

When I order tapewound strings, what size do I need for my Dean Pace stick bass? Thanks. Ray

The Pace is a 34" scale bass, correct? Any standard tapewound set with a winding length of 37"-38" should work just fine on it.

 

[Ray Monfore]

The Pace is a 34" scale bass, correct? Any standard tapewound set with a winding length of 37"-38" should work just fine on it.

Thanks for your reply Jon. That information sure was helpful. The DP was listed as a 35” scale. Ray