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Strings like a detail
- Thread starter gigetto
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I don't know, but there is a pretty diverse bunch here. Some are really into the nuances of different brands and types of strings, and some aren't. I don't get the whole peddle board thing, some guys lose sleep over what order they should place 13 different distortion boxes. Different strokes.
It's a SET, not a pair. Unless you play a two string - I'm seeing that a lot lately. Bugs the heck out of me. Probably doesn't bother anyone else at all. Different strokes.
It's a SET, not a pair. Unless you play a two string - I'm seeing that a lot lately. Bugs the heck out of me. Probably doesn't bother anyone else at all. Different strokes.
I agree. I recall trying an Ibanez Portamento a few years back and being very impressed, not only with the bass itself but with the factory strings. Turns out they were D'Addario Chromes. So I tried a set on one of my basses and everything that had impressed me about the Portamento was there. Since then all three of my fretless basses use Chromes. But not a single review of the Portamento mentioned the strings beyond a passing remark.
There is also a common mistake we do. Me for first. I use the string and when change them it's used a lot and intonation, tone, sustain are lost for using. Than I change and a new bass appears but is normally. You can choose strings only if you try them as new and you can understand differences. When you change a string old with a new you can't and in my personal favourites I've long lasting strings that mantain a long period its new characteristic.
SteveCS -
Can you share what gauge of Chromes came stock on the Portamento basses?
I'd like to put a set on my fretless jazz bass, but would like to know what gauge came stock on the Portamento basses - I too loved the way they felt and played on that bass - tx
I don't know what the stock Portamento gauges were, but I went with the 45-100 'Regular Light Gauge' set (ECB81).
I think that it's probably because 1) very few companies bother to tell you what kind of strings they put on your new bass; and 2) most of us - especially around here - really don't much care, because they're going to be replaced with strings that we like - just as soon as we can get them off, anyway. Even though I bought most of my 23 basses used, I replaced the strings that were on them within 30 minutes of the bass's initial function check. With all but one of my new basses, it was probably even quicker, because the company that supplies most new bass's strings, polishes them with something that make my fingers really itchy. Besides, new basses almost always come with round wound strings - and I hate round wound strings. So, I'd say that; yes, for most of us here, factory strings on a new bass are just a detail...
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I'm with you on this.
One pair = Two. A 4-string bass needs two pairs of strings, a 5-string two and a half pairs, a 6-string three pairs, and so on...
Give the guy a break - it is obvious that English is not his first language.
I wasn't picking on the OP specifically; I've seen English-speaking people use the term "pair" to refer to a "set" of strings.
For the record, I learned English as a second language myself. I would never make fun of a person whose English is less than perfect. In fact, it's quite the contrary; I would always appreciate people correcting me whenever I use an incorrect word or phrase.
