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what a difference strings can make

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gjohnson441496 said:
Are your sticky stainless strings Rotosounds?
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I don't think so. They have been in a while so I dont recall but I dont recall ever having rotosound packaging. They still sound good and fresh but have always been sticky. I was just slapping and popping and the stickiness is really noticeable with popping as opposed to regular plucking. More skin contact, more sticky. Are rotosound known to be sticky?
 
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i liked the pressurewounds a lot but they were a little stiff for me. still, i liked the feel and tone enough to play them till they very suddenly went dead.
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I had the exact same experience. I really was likening the feel and tone, after a couple of months they suddenly went dead and very dull sounding, like from 1 day to the next.
 
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I'm not a 'one size fits all' kinda guy. All basses have their own personality, even amongst similar makes/ models. Sometimes those differences are subtle, sometimes quite jarring. Now there are
go-to brands, for me; Rotosound and D'Addario. From there you start choosing styles and gages. And you can absolutely go through several variants before you find the perfect combo. You bass, hands and ears will tell you in no uncertain terms when it's right. And it really takes some time to learn. When you do, that's when you hang a set on for a coupla three years to acquire some needed funk. What works for me and my basses (4 with 4 different string types) is personal. It's just a guide for others.
 
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pcake said:
or to your acoustic guitar - some strings can really change your tone
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For decades I've put electric strings on my acoustic guitars. I love the way they play and give the guitar a more rock sound. The only problem is G is wound on acoustic sets, electric is bare. I just have to tune the G slightly flat.
Let my guitar slinger friend borrow one setup with electrics and now he's hooked too.
 
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BurnOut said:
For decades I've put electric strings on my acoustic guitars. I love the way they play and give the guitar a more rock sound. The only problem is G is wound on acoustic sets, electric is bare. I just have to tune the G slightly flat.
Let my guitar slinger friend borrow one setup with electrics and now he's hooked too.
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i used to put electric strings on my ovation years ago :)
 
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pcake said:
i used to put electric strings on my ovation years ago :)
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Ovation was what I let him borrow. I have several nice acoustics off with friends for long term borrows. I didn't play em much, now they are used and loved. One nice early Washburn is being used by a female friend who is starting to get noticed for her music lately. It's on the cover of her first album, she plays it on gigs. I like knowing I helped her out.
Oh and I put EB hybrid rounds on my Kip Winger Impact Basss, I don't like them on it. I haven't played it much because of that. Think I'm a Chromes kinda guy. Didn't start like that, it just sorta happened.
 
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mikeyjm2 said:
For sure to each their own on strings. My P is currently wearing DR Red Devils. I like those coated DR strings (especially the Black Beauties) and I know those aren't everyone's bag. I'm also big on GHS Pressurewounds. Truthfully haven't found too many strings I can really say I dislike.
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A buddy of mine had the Black Beauties on his 4 string. After playing his bass, I decided to try them on my 6. I love the way they feel and sound. Way better than the Carvin nickel and the Pro Steels I've tried before.
 
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pcake said:
have you ever put strings on a bass that made you not want to play it?
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I have a Squier CV 50s Precision. When I bought it I put Rotosounds on it (flats, I believe). Hated those strings BUT at the time I thought I had simply bought the wrong bass and did not consider the strings to be the issue. I'm talking about the year 2011. Gigged it a handful of times but mostly didn't touch it.

This year I decided to sell off some of my basses and this was one of the potential candidates. But since I like the design and colour (Lake Placid Blue) I figured I would get replacement strings, set 'er up a bit and see what gives. Guess what? I love this bass now!

Sure, the strings are still not to my liking (Dunlops) but I've been using this bass for both practice and rehearsal and whilst it is not as good as my MIA Fender Jazz, it's way better than I thought it was.
 
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I received a 5 string P recently that came strung with rounds, and I honestly hated playing it. Until yesterday, when the custom 5 string set of GHS Precisions came in. NOW I can say I like this bass! I knew the strings would take a while to come in, and I almost ordered a low B for the unopened set of TI flats I have to make it a 5 string set, but the Precisions work on my 4 string P, so I wanted to compare apples to apples, and I am glad I did. So I get what a difference they can make!
 

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