Are there any other bass players who never change their bass strings?
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scylla019
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oh okay. heres something cool.
http://www.tunemybass.com/strings/bass_string_cleaning_tube.html
tried it before with some of my dead bass strings. they came back really bright.
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http://www.tunemybass.com/strings/bass_string_cleaning_tube.html
tried it before with some of my dead bass strings. they came back really bright.
CONGRATS !!!1!! U HAVE REVIVED THE FORUM !!!
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PatheinRaindropMoe
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the strings on my bass, its been around at least 7 years since it was last changed...
still surviving, in fact, out lasting some of the pots on the instrument itself.
still surviving, in fact, out lasting some of the pots on the instrument itself.
Morlock
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me too, I hate the sound of fresh ones, so I try to wear them down as soon as possible before they really become usable hehe, usually takes me 1 week to do.
rusty strings busts my fingers, thats why I had to replace them...
@scylla019, hey man this is a great link! I might do it some day. I still have a bunch of old rusted strings at home hehehe.
rusty strings busts my fingers, thats why I had to replace them...
@scylla019, hey man this is a great link! I might do it some day. I still have a bunch of old rusted strings at home hehehe.
spartacusx
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I'm guilty of this! Been using the same strings since day one (the day i got my bass), and the strings already withstand thru a lot of gigs with me, been thru 3 genres with me, flew once with me.
i never bought a spare set of strings before coz they are a bit ex. maybe i should, just in case. . .
any good and reliable strings to recommend? preferably roundwounds cos I've been using roundwounds since day one, never touched a flatwound one b4.
i never bought a spare set of strings before coz they are a bit ex. maybe i should, just in case. . .
any good and reliable strings to recommend? preferably roundwounds cos I've been using roundwounds since day one, never touched a flatwound one b4.
shinobi
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same pack wth. but depends lah. you know that strings become dead when they are dirty. as much as strings wear out the frets, the frets also wear out the strings. this will affect tone.
a dead tone is not necessarily bad. its just dead. so if you were playing reggae it could work. if you were playing funk it would not.
but trebles are important to me so i change. looking for the justin chancellor/juan alderete kind of tone. something like that.
a dead tone is not necessarily bad. its just dead. so if you were playing reggae it could work. if you were playing funk it would not.
but trebles are important to me so i change. looking for the justin chancellor/juan alderete kind of tone. something like that.
tkt_hansen
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a zillion hits.....
Well maybe not but James Jamerson (P-bass user) and Joe Osborne (J-bass user) shared an impressive string of monster hits among them, always cut through the mix in spite of using flatwounds and only changed strings if they broke (and we are talking decades). I don't think acoustic bass players change their strings too often either.
Roundwounds are a different story. Mine rust when trapping sweat and the gooye stuff from your fingers. Just before they die completely I extend their life by boiling them in water with a bit of dishwater added. It works brilliantly, almost back to new, you can do it more than once.
Well maybe not but James Jamerson (P-bass user) and Joe Osborne (J-bass user) shared an impressive string of monster hits among them, always cut through the mix in spite of using flatwounds and only changed strings if they broke (and we are talking decades). I don't think acoustic bass players change their strings too often either.
Roundwounds are a different story. Mine rust when trapping sweat and the gooye stuff from your fingers. Just before they die completely I extend their life by boiling them in water with a bit of dishwater added. It works brilliantly, almost back to new, you can do it more than once.
Joerox
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@tkt_hansen yeah, we doublers are SUPPOSED to change strings once every year at most.
Then again, one pack of strings will set us back by a S$100 or more.
@Shinobi I think we have to agree to disagree. I tend to play in pop, jazz and chamber / choral settings. I favour a rounder sound with lesser highs as I find they get in the way of the vocals and piano a bit too much for my liking.
Besides, the whole idea for me on my electric p bass is to cop an upright sound in places that are too small to fit in a double bass, or when I just want the sustain that electric instruments have over acoustic ones.
My go to tones on bass guitar are Lee Alexandar and Bosco Mann.
That being said, I'll probably check back with you on what strings to put on a nice active bass if I actually get a funk gig. =D
@dudelove JJ rocks, in fact he is SO good that I don't dare say I'm trying to cop his tone. Apparently he came from a doubler background.
Then again, one pack of strings will set us back by a S$100 or more.
@Shinobi I think we have to agree to disagree. I tend to play in pop, jazz and chamber / choral settings. I favour a rounder sound with lesser highs as I find they get in the way of the vocals and piano a bit too much for my liking.
Besides, the whole idea for me on my electric p bass is to cop an upright sound in places that are too small to fit in a double bass, or when I just want the sustain that electric instruments have over acoustic ones.
My go to tones on bass guitar are Lee Alexandar and Bosco Mann.
That being said, I'll probably check back with you on what strings to put on a nice active bass if I actually get a funk gig. =D
@dudelove JJ rocks, in fact he is SO good that I don't dare say I'm trying to cop his tone. Apparently he came from a doubler background.
shinobi
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we don't even have to disagree; i was emphasizing how mellow and bright tones have their strengths. if you used fresh strings with alot of high end it would sound awful in a genre such as reggae. probably other genres too, maybe like rnb, electronica, triphop (this is where i start to pull out examples from my ass)
my bass has a rather bright tone and i use steel rounds to make it sing. i could never make it sound something like a warwick no matter what mods i make. my dream to to have a bass made of much denser wood, possibly hollowbody, fretless and strung with flats. that will give me something completely different. but then i also dream of owning a rickenbacker which is completely maple. i have many unrealistic and conflicting dreams :mrgreen:
my bass has a rather bright tone and i use steel rounds to make it sing. i could never make it sound something like a warwick no matter what mods i make. my dream to to have a bass made of much denser wood, possibly hollowbody, fretless and strung with flats. that will give me something completely different. but then i also dream of owning a rickenbacker which is completely maple. i have many unrealistic and conflicting dreams :mrgreen:
rottenramone
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funk sounds excellent on dead strings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPRHX9OZ3_w
Morlock
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Not sure if he playing with dead strings cos most of roccos notes are muted or ghost notes making them sound percussive. if you hear him hit the high strings hard enough you know that is not dead strings.
check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6x--c9SZak&NR=1
check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6x--c9SZak&NR=1
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scylla019
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oh but francis rocco prestia does a lot of muting 16th notse so its impossible to tell that those are dead...
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