Bass FAQ's

Rosco the Bosco · 21st July 2004, 01:11 AM

Bass questions.....

Fox · 21st July 2004, 09:19 PM

Is it possible to buy brass coloured bass strings? Thanks.

njw · 25th July 2004, 12:55 PM

try and get a copy of Bass Guitar Magazine (this month), theres a several page article on bass strings. Never heard of brass coloured strings though, im afraid.

e.r.n.i.e · 25th July 2004, 05:14 PM

What's the best way to stop my strings getting all manky ?

Rebelius · 25th July 2004, 05:20 PM

wash your hands before you play and give it a wipe when you're finished?

e.r.n.i.e · 25th July 2004, 05:22 PM

oh...

Rosco the Bosco · 25th July 2004, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e.r.n.i.e

What's the best way to stop my strings getting all manky ?

Take them off and boil them in a pot of water.
You will get away with this with bass strings, but not guitar.
You can usually only do it once tho, or they will get fucked too quickly

Rebelius · 26th July 2004, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosco the Bosco

Take them off and boil them in a pot of water.
You will get away with this with bass strings, but not guitar.
You can usually only do it once tho, or they will get fucked too quickly

That doesn't stop them from getting mucky, it just cleans them a bit when they're already rank.

Surely washing your hands and wiping the dead skin off is a good idea?

Misanthropy · 26th July 2004, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clogs

Never heard of brass coloured strings though, im afraid.

for an acoustic bass?

paul engage · 30th July 2004, 11:38 AM

an indespensible forum:

talkbass

Fox · 30th July 2004, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misanthropy

for an acoustic bass?

Erm no, for an electric one. Mine is blue you see (Brass and blue go together nicely) and I've seen brass bass strings on electric basses before... so that's why I was curious.

Lazzaro · 30th July 2004, 11:07 PM

ewwww, brass, bad, it'd just be the same as gold hardware which in my opinion looks shit.

black hardware, silver strings, can't go wrong

Fox · 31st July 2004, 08:55 PM

Blue and silver go fine as well I suppose. I just want to find a guage which makes more of a 'twang' sound than a 'bong' sound.

alien_syndm · 2nd August 2004, 10:53 PM

You could try using flatwound strings instead of roundwound if you want a "different" tone.

Kevbo77 · 8th August 2004, 03:07 AM

I find that flat wounds give you a more "plunky" tone. If you want something with a bit more "twang" try a brighter string. Maybe stainless steels (Dean Markley Blue Steels). Those are really bright stings and punchy. They also last a bit longer. My favorite for a nice glassy top end would be a set of Ernieball Hybrid Slinky's. Nice snap and not too harsh. They do however die pretty quick. I don't bother with the boiling but the handwashing and wipe down helps. Once strings are dead they're dead. Chuck'm

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Lazzaro Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 6,056	ewwww, brass, bad, it'd just be the same as gold hardware which in my opinion looks shit. black hardware, silver strings, can't go wrong

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Fox Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Monifieth Posts: 528	Blue and silver go fine as well I suppose. I just want to find a guage which makes more of a 'twang' sound than a 'bong' sound.

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alien_syndm Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: dundee Posts: 1,435	You could try using flatwound strings instead of roundwound if you want a "different" tone.

8th August 2004, 03:07 AM	#15 (permalink)
Kevbo77 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada Posts: 5	I find that flat wounds give you a more "plunky" tone. If you want something with a bit more "twang" try a brighter string. Maybe stainless steels (Dean Markley Blue Steels). Those are really bright stings and punchy. They also last a bit longer. My favorite for a nice glassy top end would be a set of Ernieball Hybrid Slinky's. Nice snap and not too harsh. They do however die pretty quick. I don't bother with the boiling but the handwashing and wipe down helps. Once strings are dead they're dead. Chuck'm