String help

[thebassbuilder]

I was looking through some stuff and found some old strings and looked them over and they were barely used. I needed to replace the strings on my stingray SUB and put these on and wow that bass came back to life!
These strings got me thinking.
1) what kind of strings are these? I wonder if these are not the strings that came on this bass but they do not feel like Ernie Balls

2) what companies make course strings? These have very rough winds and I love it, for this bass anyway. It brings out the zing big time and this got me thinking, the courser the wind the more zing and content.

let me know your thoughts.

 

[Killing Floor]

 

[thebassbuilder]

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[michael_t]

I don’t follow your post

Please post pics of the strings in question - one at the headstock and one at the bridge including ball ends. Thanks.

 

[Killing Floor]

I don’t follow your post

Take a picture of the strings so we can help. The ball ends and wraps are usually specific to brands.

 

[thebassbuilder]

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Maybe RotoSounds Swing Bass 66, or DRs. I know for a fact they are not GHS Bass Boomers or D’Addario strings.

 

[mmbongo]

I was looking through some stuff and found some old strings and looked them over and they were barely used. I needed to replace the strings on my stingray SUB and put these on and wow that bass came back to life!
These strings got me thinking.
1) what kind of strings are these? I wonder if these are not the strings that came on this bass but they do not feel like Ernie Balls

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You are probably right, as SBMM does not use Ernie Ball strings on these. They just use generic overseas made strings to keep the cost down.

 

[thebassbuilder]

You are probably right, as SBMM does not use Ernie Ball strings on these. They just use generic overseas made strings to keep the cost down.

Well I like these strings more than the EB’s. For stingray pickups I feel a really bright E and A string help balance the string tone and zing. I notice with most strings the D and G strings keep a nice sparkle and zing but the E and A go dead too quick and sound like you have flats on the low strings and rounds on the high. Thanks for the info.

 

[thebassbuilder]

Maybe RotoSounds Swing Bass 66, or DRs. I know for a fact they are not GHS Bass Boomers or D’Addario strings.

Do you recommend Roto or DR for what I’m looking for? It has been years since playing those brands but they used to be my favorites

 

[Killing Floor]

No silks, brass balls (tee hee) and just a little “rough” texture those look a lot like DR Hi Beams. That’s exactly what I play on my MM basses. Lots of punch. Bright but not brittle. And they last a while.
My guess.

Could be something generic. DR are easy to get. No silk wraps and uncolored ends really looks like a DR product.

 

[jmmyoh]

Look like rotosound to me.

 

[michael_t]

One particular thing about these strings in the OP's pics is the winding length of the E is shorter than the A based on where they taper at the tuner end. This rules out most major brands, including DR, Rotosound, Ernie Ball, D'Addario and GHS.

I'm inclined to go with @mmbongo's suggestion that they're generic factory strings (most likely made in China).

 

[Killing Floor]

Look like rotosound to me.

Rotosound have red silks.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Do you recommend Roto or DR for what I’m looking for? It has been years since playing those brands but they used to be my favorites

I use DR Lo-Riders as my go to strings. That said, I found the Roto Sound Swing Bass string right out of the box for about a half an hour of play are the best sounding strings on the planet. After I play them they get dead pretty quick. I can get up to 100 hours of play out of a set of DR Lo-Riders before I need swap them out. Your results may be different depending on how hard you pluck them. JMO.

 

[michael_t]

2) what companies make coarse strings? These have very rough winds and I love it...

Do you recommend Roto or DR for what I’m looking for? It has been years since playing those brands but they used to be my favorites

Between Roto and DR, Roto are more coarse in surface texture, while DRs in general are smoother in feel. Rotos are also known for their relatively stiff feel.

 

[Dave Leighton]

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Man, I'm tired enough where this made me laugh my a$$ off. Scared the dog...

 

[Yahboy]

OP bass string look pretty a like the stock string on both China Bacchus J and SUB Ray4/5 . Silver ball end.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...00029713332326!sea&curPageLogUid=Tir0az47ZueU

 

[thebassbuilder]

OP bass string look pretty a like the stock string on both China Bacchus J and SUB Ray4/5 . Silver ball end.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004582987478.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.33.7009TZ6QTZ6QZe&algo_pvid=1c4faef9-1f0b-460b-ae72-27d0b6ff2799&algo_exp_id=1c4faef9-1f0b-460b-ae72-27d0b6ff2799-16&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id":"12000029713332326"}&pdp_npi=2@dis!MYR!32.4!15.21!!!!!@21021a7216729897616763431d06c1!12000029713332326!sea&curPageLogUid=Tir0az47ZueU

I feel like these have to be the original strings as well, for how easy they went on this bass.

 

[Hawk256]

I use DR Lo-Riders as my go to strings. That said, I found the Roto Sound Swing Bass string right out of the box for about a half an hour of play are the best sounding strings on the planet. After I play them they get dead pretty quick. I can get up to 100 hours of play out of a set of DR Lo-Riders before I need swap them out. Your results may be different depending on how hard you pluck them. JMO.

I agree with the Rotosound statement. Always loved fresh Rotosound bass strings fresh out the box but dead in a week for me. I will have to try the DR Lo-riders. I have been using the DR Dragon Skin coated strings for the past few years. Not as bright as the Rotosounds but seem to last forever (at least with my current amount of playing). I still have some on basses from 2017.