String advice for a beginner

Ernie Ball Group III Flats.

 

If you are a n00b, the best advice I can give you is to take any and all advice with a grain of salt.

Don't settle on a brand type or gauge of string until you've tried several.

Opinions are good to have IMO, come up with some.

 

+1 try them all, from flats to round wounds this way you'll know what you prefer............and how it sounds on your bass.........................

 

To consolidate, many of us have settled on one brand or type and are still trying out other versions, like me with DRs and now I have a couple of boxes of Blue Steels...

 

The problem with that is..you might as well be asking "what kind of pizza tastes best?" or "what kind of female should I date?"

What I like, what he likes, what that other guy likes, may not be what you like.

But if you want an answer, I'd say start with GHS Pressurewounds. They are a cross between rounds and flats. Not zingy like rounds, not dead like flats.

 

+1 to Pressurewounds. fairly cheap, decent sound and thump.

 

No he is just agreeing with the comment about GHS Pressurewounds.

 

There are many reputable companys and styles of strings for you to choose from...what i will tell you is to start with a med to light gauge as technique at this point will be more important...finger tips...not pads...hand arched...many great discussions on her about technique.

Good luck

 

You just made my day! That is signature-worthy, my friend.

Look- we all started at the same place. You're ahead of the curve- TalkBass didn't exist back when I started.

A lot of people I know began their string quest with GHS- back then it was Boomers. Today you have 1000 choices, and it can confuse the heck out of any of us.

You've told us your tone goals, style and genre of music. DO NOT spend $50+ on a set of strings. Try the Pressurewounds, they're like a gateway to other strings. Play the hell out of them until they're really dead. If you don't like the thump you get, try something less 'flat'. If they're too 'zingy', move to Precision Flats.

I wouldn't get too hung up on guages, either. That can be a matter of technique and preference as much as anything else (along with action, fret buzz) But there I go again, making it complicated...

You really can't lose...

 

Dang dude, we could hang out!!!

And here is the only place to buy bass strings:
www.bassstringsonline.com

 

While we're at it we should all direct you to our good friend at Welcome to Bass Strings Online - Your Custom Bass String Shop....

 

PLEASE! Stay away from Pyramid flats!! I need the price to drop as much as possible!!

 

Expensive as heck but I last a long time with that zingy brightness: Elixir Nanoweb. Best tone: DR High Beams