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Strings that won't die so quickly

chargerbandit

chargerbandit

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Jan 1, 2014
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#1
So I recently purchased new strings for my Stingray, the tone on fresh strings on this bass is absolutely amazing to me... but sadly I sweat way too much in my hands and the strings get crap all over them very soon and kill the tone.

I have changed them about a month ago, it's a set of Rotosounds 66... before I had all sorts of strings like Fender, Ernie Ball and GHS but they all also died in about a month or two.

Is there any set of strings that would withstand my sweat or will I have to do something about the sweat?
 
#6
WillieB said:
interesting on the alloy 52 .... I too have noticed that my rotosounds 66 go dead quickly even without sweating all over them.
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Yeah, it's a nice material to use on strings; I think there are a couple of companies that use it, for those that like to stay loyal to "their brand."


WillieB said:
wait a tic .... you work for GHS ?
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That is correct, sir!
 
#7
Gravy4001 said:
Do you wipe your strings down thoroughly after every use? That will help keep them clean and last longer. Or try a set of D'Addario Chromes flatwounds, clean them after use and they'll last pretty much forever.
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Well I have this habit of just having my bass laying around so I play it for a few minutes, then put it down again, then maybe pick it back up... so sometimes I forget to wipe, sometimes I barely even bother. But just sligthly wiping them wouldn't help that much, I sweat so much that in a month I have my fretboard completely covered with the stuff.

I just pulled out my P bass that I have restrung like 14 days ago... the back of the neck is basically green by this point, and the strings are dead...I mean super dead. So far the GHS strings actually lasted the longest...at band practice and live it's not so obvious because I run my rig through a preamp/distortion pedal and the drive covers up the lack of balls in the sound. But as soon as I start recording things at home I get super annoyed by the lack of the sweetness the Stingray has.

EDIT: I even found a pic...this is how my other bass looks after a month long use...and I have thoroughly cleaned the fretboard and put lemon oil on it before restringing.

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#11
Thanks for your suggestions. Yeah, I also thought about this acidic sweat thing... because on my electric guitars I usually make my strings black in a day or two. Currently I am unemployed so I really can't afford the super expensive coated strings... theres two sets that I could afford... D'ADDARIO EXP170 and GHS Coated Boomers CB-ML3045. Which one of these would work best? I am also a very picky about the gauges... I prefer sort of heavy top and thin bottom...like 50-100... but it's almost impossible to get sets like that here... I could work with 45-100 if they will last longer though. Plus I forgot to mention that I play with a heavy 2mm pick and my band plays really fast stuff so I basically shred on the strings... I broke the A string a few months ago, it's crazy.
 
#15
I have the same problem with guitar strings. in exactly two hours the unwound strings become black. I've solved this problem buying the new Elixir Nanoweb, because with their new formula they have a better coating and anti rust on unwound strings.
since October 2013 I haven't change them :) they are still perfect sounding, and now they are on my three guitars.

I've tried them on the bass, but I could use them only with quiet (no hum) pickups like EMGs, because the coating doesn't "connect" you as ground, and the hum remains.
with the Stingray I guess there will be no problem.

they last really long, and there is the "stainless steel" set, wich is brighter sounding.

PS: my acid sweat is useless against Rotosound Swing66, because they are my longer lasting strings, up to 6 months bright and clancky!
 
#17
Pier_ said:
I have the same problem with guitar strings. in exactly two hours the unwound strings become black. I've solved this problem buying the new Elixir Nanoweb, because with their new formula they have a better coating and anti rust on unwound strings.
since October 2013 I haven't change them :) they are still perfect sounding, and now they are on my three guitars.

I've tried them on the bass, but I could use them only with quiet (no hum) pickups like EMGs, because the coating doesn't "connect" you as ground, and the hum remains.
with the Stingray I guess there will be no problem.

they last really long, and there is the "stainless steel" set, wich is brighter sounding.

PS: my acid sweat is useless against Rotosound Swing66, because they are my longer lasting strings, up to 6 months bright and clancky!
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I also had great experience with Elixir on el. guitar... but now I usually just buy some cheap strings because I keep tinkering my guitar and I usually ruin them anyways. I can't really order strings from other countries since postage would be more expensive than the strings themselves... well they aren't exactly cheap here either... about 42€ for bass Elixirs, thats like 60 dollars.
 

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