What's Your Guage ?

[Qlanq]

This got me thinking. In my 20's I settled on 0.30-0.90, changed to 0.35-0.95 in my 30's. Now I'm in early 50's and have loved 0.40-0.100 for the last 4 years. D'aDarrio Xl 190's. Those early years I wouldn't think of anything but Roto swings. Now I've found the perfect strings for me.

 

[s0c9]

Just put on a 5-string set of DR Sunbeams 0.45 - 0.125
So far, I like 'em.

 

[robd]

45-125

 

[String Theory]

45 60 80 105 145 or 41 57 76 102 142 depending on the brand.

 

[wolfkeller]

50,70,85,105 for Eb. 50,70,90,110 for D 106, 130, 160,200 for drop K

 

[michael_t]

I generally like to keep the G string between 40 and 45, and the E between 100 and 105, depending on brand/type.

For example:

D'A Chromes Flats, 40-60-80-100
D'A XL Nickel Rounds, 45-60-80-107
DR Sunbeams, 45-65-85-105
DR Fatbeams, 45-65-85-105
DR Nickel Lo-Riders, 40-60-80-100
Fender 9050 Flats, 45-60-80-100
La Bella DTF, 43-60-82-104

 

[stigbeve]

30-45-65-85-105-125 Marcus Miller Fat Beams. Now I guess they're just Fat Beams

 

[Big Hoss]

I haven't tried too many gauges, 40-100s, G string just felt wrong. 45-105 is fine, but I am staying with the OE string gauges of 45-100. I just liked how my Ibanez felt set up from the factory and I wanted to stay with what I knew worked well..

 

[Gorn]

Right now I'm loving GHS pressurewounds in 40-54-76-96.

 

[Nuage420]

Just put a set of 120-50 on my schecter studio. I had ernie ball power slinky on my ibanez and I liked them too. They were 110-45 I think.

 

[Cosmiceddie]

I use D'Addario Nickel Round Wound 050-070-090-105 for C#F#C#F# tuning.

 

[shrimpflea]

I've been using La Bella flats for about 5 years now...43-104 (760FL) for about 2 years. Before that I was using the 49-109 (760FM).

Flatwound String Reviews

 

[Dan Bass]

List the gauge strings you like !!
If you play 5 or 6 string include the B.

5-string 45-65-85-105-130 .....

 

[quickfix]

I'm using D'addario Chromes, 50-105. Tried Labella deep talkin' flats, 45-105 for a while. Didn't work out.

I may go down to 45-100 Chromes at some point as I get older and and weaker. Time will tell.

Just changed back to the previously installed La Bella flatwound 45-105 (760fs). Seems ok for now.

 

[GODSBASSMAN]

Somewhere between 25 and 125 depending on the bass.

 

[Rich McCoy]

Multiple.
My Fender fretless P gets 55-105 Fender flats.
My fretted Fender Jazz with the maple neck gets D'Addario 45-100 rounds.
My SBV-500 gets the light set (45-95) of GHS Precision Flats. These are the most expensive string out of them all.

 

[SamJ]

eventhough my EBMM's came with 100's... I've since switched all my basses to 105-45's.. the happy middle gauge.

 

[friendlybass]

40-90's are my favorite rounds. Nice and bendable but not unusable in drop D

 

[Michael4bass]

I like the GHS Super Steels ML5000 set, G=.044; D=.063; A=.080; E=.102. They're about the same gauges as the original Rotosounds from the '60s and 70's.

Bassically, Michael

 

[crucislancer]

.045-.105 Rotosound RS66s on one Jazz bass, .045-.100 Optima flats on the other Jazz bass.