What strings do you use on your precision bass?

[eaglemachine]

I use DR Sunbeams

 

[hopwheels]

SS DR Lowriders 45-105 on the PJ and Med. Gauge Chromes on the P.

 

[Scott Lynch]

Ti Jazz Flats.

 

[azfatboy]

Only have one actual "p bass". I just installed DR Black Beauties which I am liking so far.

 

[Mastermold]

D'Addario Chromes on two, TI flats on one, La Bella 760FL flats on one, and Fender 9050 flats on one.

 

[AshInAmsterdam]

I use D(silent apostrophe)Addario Chrome 50-105s.

I toy with the idea of replacing my beloved 50-105 D'Addario XLs, but then I play a song where I like to slide up an octave and back down in one beat, and change my mind.

 

[pbass2]

After years of experimentation I'm settled on Labella Deep Talkin' for flats, and DR Nickel LoRiders for rounds (though I do still think Rotos are the classic roundwound sound on a P for rock).

 

[howlin]

LaBella Low Tension Flats the lighest gauge they offer.

 

[monkeyfinger]

LaBella Low Tension Flats the lighest gauge they offer.

I've wanted to try a set of those since they came out. How do they compare with trad LaBellas?

 

[howlin]

I've used pretty much every brand of flats - including the FL-760's(?) and found them to have w-a-a-y too much tension other than the 3 sets of TI's that I went thru due to intonation issues - and these are far and away my favorite so far. Better price (in the States) than TI's too. If tension wasn't a big concern I'd still be using GHS Pressurewounds. The best all round string IMHO.

 

[The_Phoenician]

Rotosound Swing Bass- they just growl the right way for me.

 

[desert_rain]

Steve harris P has rotosound signature flat 50-110, my main. PJ has earni ball 45-100 round.

 

[mattj1stc]

La Bella Jamersons are my favorites
Roto Steve Harris are also good
GHS Precision Flats have also worked for me

 

[chilliwilli]

I have Rotosound jazz bass 77s 105-45 on mine.

Came with the bass when I bought it used. Sound great, the tension doesn't bother me. I'm tempted to try something else at times, but I'll probably wait until I break a string or can't intonate them properly anymore. Even then I might just grab them again in the heavy guage...

 

[Tom Howland]

For P-Bass.

1- TI-JF 344 flats.
2-Ken Smith Compressors.

 

[crucislancer]

I bought a 63 AVRI in December and have only replaced the strings with Fender medium gauge roundwound. I don't usually use this string at all but I like how they sound and play on this bass. What do you guys use on your Precision?

For my Precisions I use D’Addario XL165 (45-105), which are similar to the Fender 7250M that ship on most Fender basses. Both are nickel plated steel and both are the same gauge. The Fender strings aren’t bad, I’ve used them quite a few times but the D’Addario strings are a couple bucks cheaper.

 

[chilliwilli]

I've wanted to try a set of those since they came out. How do they compare with trad LaBellas?

I heard they changed the A string to .75 somewhere but haven't seen it offered online anywhere

 

[Rocker47]

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[sikamikanico]

oh yes...watch Invalid Link Removed if you haven't already (I kind of see the point about The Beach Boys though...so maybe I'll re-do it and sub some other band with a similar number of hits, any suggestions)

Tough... Madonna or Mariah Carey, heh. Maybe Elton John and Elvis too? Dunno about Elton, though I'd think Elvis was upright or P-bass with flats, so... Maybe the Eagles or Led Zeppelin? I know they sold a lot of albums, not sure if they were hit makers...

But it's not a fair comparison. P with flats was the standard for studio bassists like Carol Kaye or Jamerson. So it seems unfair to compare them to bands that were their own studio musicians (sort of).

 

[Nickweissmusic]

I'm really liking Ernie Ball cobalt flats on my passive P/J jaguar. I used them on this video, it's recorded at conversational volume on a zoom camera so you hear all the clacks from the neck itself, but the the actual tone in a live mix or direct recording is not harsh at all, just nice and blunt.