"Sound of wood" strings

Try it again with SunBeams instead of HiBeams.

 

D'Addario nylon tapewound strings will give you a woody sound, but you may lose the cutting edge in the process IMO. Slightly dead GHS Boomers have been sounding a little woody on my P-bass lately too.

 

Those are in my three Warwicks, and I just love the tone. loss of cutting edge is not an issue to me

 

The strings that are on my Corvette Std right now, and have been for a couple of years, are the GHS Progressives. They've got a distinct bite to them without being too harsh, and really let the character of the bass come through.

It's got an active set of pickups and preamp from Seymour Duncan, and that's playing a large part as well, but it all works together very well.

 

Tapewounds, or GHS Precision Flats, or maybe LaBella, and put a block of foam under the strings at the bridge.

 

As a "Wick user, I can tell you this: I've tried the majority of strings on mine for the same tone you seek. What I came to, and have stuck with for years is this: LaBella Deep Talkin' ROUND Wounds. Nickels sound "rubbery" on the Warwicks and Traditional S/S can be clanky. These DTB Rounds are woody and bassy, but have just enough sweetness in the top. The new version or Hard Rockin' Steels (Now just called Stainless Steel Series) are also amazing strings, but may be too punchy and less "woody' on a W.Wick.

 

I've been using Sadowski nickels on my Warwick. I love them! Not too pricey either.

 

Sadowsky strings sound great. Did you try his S/S on the Warwick? They work great on the heavier Bubinga/Ovangkol/Wenge wood combos.

 

I haven't but I've thought of it. I guess I have to now! I got started on Sadowski strings mostly due to the price and tapered B string and fell in love.

 

SadowskY. With a Y!

Sorry, that just drives me nuts when people do that. As does 'Dunlap' strings, and 'Spertzel' tuners.

 

It's fine! My last name is Lytkowski. Force of habit