I love using Elixir nickel strings on almost all my bass guitars but sometimes the 045 G string drives me crazy because it is so much brighter and clanky than the other strings. This is especially true on my Stingray Special. I can turn the treble and mid all the way down and the G string still sounds much brighter than the other strings. It almost sounds like I haven’t changed the other strings in a year and the G string is brand new! Anybody here have that experience with Elixir or any other brand? Any suggestions as to how to resolve this problem?
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Taming 045 G String
- Thread starter Dvbssman
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Somewhere in the ancient history of this forum I have an entire thread on all the ways to tame a G string:
1) Use a different but related string that is known to be darker toned. For example, a GHS Pressurewound instead of a GHS Progressive (when GHS still made Progressive bass strings).
2) Increase the down angle over the bridge saddle of the G string to get more fundamental.
3) Keep the tone knob at 8 or 9, especially if the bass has the typical .047 tone cap.
4) Rotate the pickup so the E side is closer to the bridge than the G side - or purchase a bass with a "Reverse P" configuration.
Ah - found it:
Another Cure for G-String Twang | TalkBass.com
1) Use a different but related string that is known to be darker toned. For example, a GHS Pressurewound instead of a GHS Progressive (when GHS still made Progressive bass strings).
2) Increase the down angle over the bridge saddle of the G string to get more fundamental.
3) Keep the tone knob at 8 or 9, especially if the bass has the typical .047 tone cap.
4) Rotate the pickup so the E side is closer to the bridge than the G side - or purchase a bass with a "Reverse P" configuration.
Ah - found it:
Another Cure for G-String Twang | TalkBass.com
Awesome information. Thanks so much. I didn’t think about searching for “twang” but that is an excellent description of the sound.
