What kind of strings do you use?

[trseal]

Bass strings are never really affordable compared to guitar strings. What most players consider “good” strings or better than average are going to run $30-$60 USD.
If you get into the habit of wiping your strings off with a lint free cotton rag after playing you can prolong the life of the string quite a bit. Sweat from you hands is very corrosive.
Washing the food and gunk off your hands before playing helps too.

Just be glad you aren’t buying double bass strings, they can be easily over $100 a set.

Wiping my new strings with a Double Double is part of my break-in routine...

Tim

 

[Captain Chaos]

Ah ah .. you’re adding conditions on conditions ehm … no they are expensive as their flatwound counterparts but that’s it.

Then buy them although probably only the TI rounds have the flexibility you are aiming for, but it seems you already knew that and just wanted to complain about the high cost.
TI jazz flats are expensive bug they last a very long time.
I wonder whether the same can be said about their round counterparts.
Judging by what I read they should also last a long time.

First of all if you’re not going to be helpful don’t reply. Understood?

Preference for a price range is not complaining, it’s just a preference.

 

[mysteryclock]

D'Addario NYXLs at the moment, 45-100 set.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

First of all if you’re not going to be helpful don’t reply. Understood?

Preference for a price range is not complaining, it’s just a preference.

I do what I think I should do here, you’re not the site’s boss and, frankly speaking, I’m under the impression that you are just trolling around.
Good luck for your search anyway.

 

[Steve Fox]

Are there rounds that are as floppy as TI flats? I really like the tension of them but I have a different sound in my head.

I’ve had good luck with DR Sunbeams. Not quite as floppy as TI’s but they’re pretty close and very comfortable to play on. Hope this helps.

 

[sovereign_510]

i have ernie ball flats on my p bass, the cobalt ones, though ive been meaning to try the la bella deep talkin bass flats. i prefer flatwounds because of the feel moreso than the sound, though they do sound nice, a bit less bright than the stock strings did. i love the way it sounds with the tone rolled off all the way

 

[May Cassidy]

i have ernie ball flats on my p bass, the cobalt ones, though ive been meaning to try the la bella deep talkin bass flats. i prefer flatwounds because of the feel moreso than the sound, though they do sound nice, a bit less bright than the stock strings did. i love the way it sounds with the tone rolled off all the way

I highly recommend LaBellas! They've been my go-to for flatwounds (and now tapewounds) for years. Incredibly well-made and consistent.

 

[sovereign_510]

I highly recommend LaBellas! They've been my go-to for flatwounds (and now tapewounds) for years. Incredibly well-made and consistent.

i have a set of them in my case, i had added them to the cart on sweetwater while shopping for pedals ^^ i must have like 6 or 7 sets of guitar strings lying around, but only one spare set of bass strings

 

[AK Bass Guy]

I highly recommend LaBellas! They've been my go-to for flatwounds (and now tapewounds) for years. Incredibly well-made and consistent.

I tried a set of the “Deep Talkin’” on a short scale and while I liked the sound and feel the tension was quite stiff on them. Are all the deep talking’ strings high tension?

 

[May Cassidy]

I tried a set of the “Deep Talkin’” on a short scale and while I liked the sound and feel the tension was quite stiff on them. Are all the deep talking’ strings high tension?

Standard gauge tend to be somewhat high tension, but they do make low tension flats. I haven't tried the low tension set, but the .43 gauge set have worked well for me on a few basses and are lower tension than the standard .45 set.

 

[sovereign_510]

I highly recommend LaBellas! They've been my go-to for flatwounds (and now tapewounds) for years. Incredibly well-made and consistent.

i just put la bellas on my p bass and i love them!! they really, really nail that thumpy sound that i had in my head ^^

 

[Thir13teen]

Anyone running this set on their 4 string? I put them on my Modulus VJ & have it tuned to C# and love them;

 

[seafoamgreenjb]

I used Fender 9050's on my fretted J and Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky's on my fretless. Now I switched them and don't know what to think. Now I gotta deal with all fret noise and have some trouble with deciding how much of it is OK to me.

 

[michael_t]

DR Nickel Lo-Riders 45-65-85-105, tuned to DGCF (SR650E)
Ken Smith Compressors 40-58-80-102 (American Special Jazz)
SIT Fusion Wound Stainless Steel 40-60-80-100-120 (BB435)
DR DDT 45-65-85-105, tuned to DGCF (Sandblasted Jazz)
GHS Pressurewound 40-54-76-96 (Am Std Precision)
SIT Power Wound Nickels 40-60-80-100-125ec (TRBX505)
Fender 9050L Flatwound 45-60-80-100 (Highway One Jazz)

Time for an overhaul...

GHS Brite Flats L3075 (45-56-77-98) (SR650E)
Ken Smith Compressors 40-58-80-102 (American Special Jazz)
Ken Smith Compressors 40-58-80-102 + GHS Progressive 130B (BB435)
GHS Pressurewound M7200 (44-62-84-106), tuned to DGCF (Sandblasted Jazz)
Ernie Ball Group IV Stainless Steel Flats (40-60-70-95) (Am Std Precision)
Ken Smith Compressors 40-58-80-102 + SIT Power Wound Nickel 125B (exposed core) (TRBX505)
Fender Flats 9050L (45-60-80-100) (Highway One Jazz)

 

[Neon Blues]

I recently moved to Bass Boomers after grabbing a Stu Hamm Sig. Really impressed.

 

[JKovax]

Back in the 1980s I put a set of D'Addario stainless steel half-rounds on my Rickenbacker. Shortly after, the band I was in broke up violently (guitarist and drummer pounding on each other), and I was so demoralized by the band drama issues that I gave up playing for over 30 years. A bit over a year ago, I pulled the Rickenbacker out of the attic, and it was still in almost perfect tune. Sadly, I don't think I can buy another set of those. Happily, with the way these are still looking and sounding like new, I might not need to.

 

[trseal]

Back in the 1980s I put a set of D'Addario stainless steel half-rounds on my Rickenbacker. Shortly after, the band I was in broke up violently (guitarist and drummer pounding on each other), and I was so demoralized by the band drama issues that I gave up playing for over 30 years. A bit over a year ago, I pulled the Rickenbacker out of the attic, and it was still in almost perfect tune. Sadly, I don't think I can buy another set of those. Happily, with the way these are still looking and sounding like new, I might not need to.

Heck! They are just coming into their own..! I'd play them.

Tim

 

[LKTraz]

Back in the 1980s I put a set of D'Addario stainless steel half-rounds on my Rickenbacker. Shortly after, the band I was in broke up violently (guitarist and drummer pounding on each other), and I was so demoralized by the band drama issues that I gave up playing for over 30 years. A bit over a year ago, I pulled the Rickenbacker out of the attic, and it was still in almost perfect tune. Sadly, I don't think I can buy another set of those. Happily, with the way these are still looking and sounding like new, I might not need to.

You aren't totally out of luck.

Sweetwater has them! ENR71 = Regular/Light 40 - 100 and ENR72 = Medium gauges 50 - 105. Musician's Friend and Amazon have them too and Sweetwater also has them in 5'er sets ENR71-5.

The ENR71 sets are on sale right now for $25.

You may want to grab up a set (or 2) so that you've got them handy.

 

[michael_t]

You aren't totally out of luck.

Sweetwater has them! ENR71 = Regular/Light 40 - 100 and ENR72 = Medium gauges 50 - 105. Musician's Friend and Amazon have them too and Sweetwater also has them in 5'er sets ENR71-5.

The ENR71 sets are on sale right now for $25.

You may want to grab up a set (or 2) so that you've got them handy.

I think @JKovax is talking about the D'Addario stainless steel half-rounds from the 80's, not the current pure nickel ones.

 

[LKTraz]

These are stainless steel.