Same Strings on all 4 basses?

[magic8161]

I have 4 basses with the same strings. GHS Pressure Wounds. I have tried to like other strings and wanted to be a little diversified. but I just cant. Is it me being weird or does anyone else do this? And then I get to thinking if I use the same strings on all my basses why do i have 4 basses? This dam ADD.....lol

 

[michael_t]

I have 4 basses with the same strings. GHS Pressure Wounds. I have tried to like other strings and wanted to be a little diversified. but I just cant. Is it me being weird or does anyone else do this? And then I get to thinking if I use the same strings on all my basses why do i have 4 basses? This dam ADD.....lol

As of right now, my three basses are all wearing PWs. If I could only use one type of strings on all of my basses for the rest of my life, I'd be perfectly happy and content with the PWs.

Having said that, one of my basses will have something different next week just so I can keep myself occupied with my "string experiments".

 

[iiipopes]

Play what feels and sounds good to you. If that's a different set on each bass, great! If that's the same set on every bass, great!

 

[fretlessguy]

If that is what floats your boat I am all for it. I love my Pressure wounds. Most my basses wear them in fact. I do have a few that don't, such as my 54 P Bass reissue has a set of GHS Precision Flats. My P Bass fretless is wearing a set of Fender tapes, and my fretless 5 string Carvin is about to recieve a set of new SIT strings, although I haven't decided which set yet. Do what makes your basses really sound good.

 

[SteveC]

My fretted and fretless 5's have D'Addario nickel rounds 45-130.
My jazz has D'Addario nickel round 45-105.
My P bass has TI flats because... TI flats.

 

[michael_t]

And then I get to thinking if I use the same strings on all my basses why do i have 4 basses?

I have a Fender P (passive), a Fender J (passive) and an active 5-string Yamaha. They all sound different even with the same strings.

One of the qualities I appreciate about the PWs is they sound good and feel good (at least to me) regardless of which bass I put them on by bringing out the best in each bass.

And as a bonus, the black silk matches well with any color.

 

[And I]

My basses with rounds have DR sunbeams. my basses with flats have DR legends.

 

[AboutSweetSue]

I usually give the bass what it wants, but I almost always begin with La Bella DTFs. So, it’s a compromise between what I want and what compliments the bass. Whenever I throw rounds on, it’s always DR. But, no, I don’t think using the same strings across the board is weird whatsoever.

‘51=La Bella DTFs
Gibson SG=Pyramid/Fender Studio Bass Flats
Hofner Verythin=Pyramid
Jazz Bass=Fender Flats
Gretsch=LaBella DTFs

 

[Monkey]

Is it me being weird or does anyone else do this?

I used to have TI Jazz Flats on all three of my main basses (long, medium, and short-scale), so I don't think it is weird at all (although I'm a little weird...). I liked the consistency and have always loved the way my basses sound and feel with TIJFs.

In the past few months (corona boredom?), I have switched things up a bit. I put PWs on my 5-string long-scale fretless, D'Addario black tapes on my medium-scale fretless, and left the TIs on the short-scale fretless. I'm enjoying the variety. I'm particularly loving the tapes on the medium-scale. I thought I had given up string-rolling when I discovered TIs, but I guess I need to budget in some string money for the future.

 

[BrentSimons]

I have 4 basses with the same strings. GHS Pressure Wounds. I have tried to like other strings and wanted to be a little diversified. but I just cant. Is it me being weird or does anyone else do this? And then I get to thinking if I use the same strings on all my basses why do i have 4 basses? This dam ADD.....lol

I have DR Hi Beams on my Fender 62 AVRI Jazz, my Geddy Lee Jazz and my new Spector Euro. I have Rotosound Swing Bass 66's on my Ibanez fretless, Dunlop Super Bright Nickels on my G&L L2000 and Dunlop Super Bright Stainless Steels on my USA Peavey Cirrus 4.
When I got into this whole bass things are really just enjoyed Rotosounds. With the occasional Ernie Ball Slinky or GHS Boomer thrown in depending on which was cheaper.
Good luck in your tone quest!
Best wishes,
Brent

 

[micguy]

I have basses with different personalities, and use strings as a way to add a touch of further diversity. I just rewired a bass today ewhere (after the change) the neck pickup is the same pickup, same location as another bass - which normally would bug me (I try not to have duplication in the herd), and it did cause me to delay implementing that idea, but....turns out that the combo of a brighter fretboard material, bigger frets (more metal at the contact point), slightly differe pickup heights, and brighter strings in one of the basses made two bases with the same pickup configuration (and circuit) have..noticeably different personalities.

Short answer: Although I try to not have too many kinds of strings around, one kind for all my basses? Not gonna happen.

 

[FirewalZ]

Im this way with Sunbeams....they work well on my P's, J's or Stingray.

 

[Killing Floor]

Right now I have different strings on all my basses except to have LaBella flats and 2 have TI flats. There's NYXL, DR HiBeams, Roto 77 and some crappy bronze on an ABG (I promise next time I play it I'll change them to something I don't hate). A luthier stuck them on during a repair. Can't remember if the Ray has HiBeams or Dunlop Super Bright. Oh yeah, still have Chromes on a fretless. Ordered a new P from Guitar Rez, when it comes it will have whatever Fender is shipping with. Open to trying literally anything.
I like trying different strings.

 

[C Stone]

As a couple posts above mention,
I try to let the basses tell me what they want to wear. I don't find it strange that you use the same strings on different basses, they will have thier own sound anyway depending on hardware, wood type, pick/ups..ect.
That you know what you like feel/sound wise with string type/brand seems fine by me.
I like to have differrent strings on each bass, keeps it interesting for me...

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Nickel-wound on 'regular' frets
Stainless (or Cobalt) with Stainless frets

The only time I have the exact same set on more than one bass is to A/B compare them on equal ground.

 

[Claymore]

use strings as a way to add a touch of further diversity.

This is exactly my take. I have 2 basses with TI Flats (because I love them) but all of the others are strung differently. I lean heavily towards DR, though. Sunbeams, Pure Blues, Lo-Riders... yadda, yadda yadda. But Fodera Nickels, Labellas and Pressurewounds definitely get a nod and Fender flats work well on my Danelectro. Different tones means a variety of tools.

 

[fourstringdrums]

Both my basses, fretted and fretless, have flats. I really want a third to throw rounds on but I know eventually I'd hate it and throw flats on.

 

[Nephilymbass]

I have 4 basses with the same strings. GHS Pressure Wounds. I have tried to like other strings and wanted to be a little diversified. but I just cant. Is it me being weird or does anyone else do this? And then I get to thinking if I use the same strings on all my basses why do i have 4 basses? This dam ADD.....lol

At one point I had 5 basses and used the same DR hi beam set on all of them. Nothing wrong with that if that’s what you like. These days I have 3 basses and they all have different strings. Not really a possibility to use the same strings. The Dingwall requires special strings with a longer winding length so the string doesn’t taper down until after it passes the nut and one of my basses is a fender acoustic With Martin phosphor bronze. I know phosphor bronze don’t get much love here but I like them because they give that bass a more unique sound imo. More like an acoustic guitar but lower.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

I have 4 basses with the same strings. GHS Pressure Wounds. I have tried to like other strings and wanted to be a little diversified. but I just cant. Is it me being weird or does anyone else do this? And then I get to thinking if I use the same strings on all my basses why do i have 4 basses? This dam ADD.....lol

That's only because you haven't tried elixir nano nickels. .50 - .105

Only strings on my 4 basses

 

[BassNugget]

EB Super Slinky on both the 4 and 5.