Bass strings to recommend

[heymrbassman]

Hi guys,

Care to share what kind of 4-string bass strings you use? Been using Elixirs but there are burning a large hole in my pocket!

 

[reyrey]

rotosound or ernieball,actually you can try all brand and see which one you like,its all bout preference 8)

 

[jbarks]

DRs.. either Hi-Beams or Lo-Riders, depending on my mood.

 

[ahkiatt]

Dean Markley's for me.

 

[heymrbassman]

ok anyone which you think is value for money?

 

[reyrey]

typical singaporean :lol: dude,you should change instrument to guitar,guitar string is cheaper,its like 7-10$,bass string will cost you like 24-60$,seriously,imho there's no value for money string

 

[jbarks]

actually.. i don't know if sweelee still sells them, but they used to have a twin-pack of d'addario XLs for $40. effectively $20/set, and they sounded pretty good from a price/performance perspective.

 

[tim_1002]

i use thomastik or DR. If it's for a gig that i want to get really punchy tone then i use ghs flea boomers but those die on me after about 3-4 hours.

 

[heymrbassman]

typical singaporean Laughing dude,you should change instrument to guitar,guitar string is cheaper,its like 7-10$,bass string will cost you like 24-60$,seriously,imho there's no value for money string

this is a Singaporean forum rite?

 

[reyrey]

no,this is a music forum :twisted: ...i assume your 'value for money' is cheap but good,well,the cheap but good to me is rotosound,24$ per packet,cheers my friend 8) [/list]

 

[iverson763]

+1 to rotos. best value for money

daddario prisms are my top choice tho, but you can only get wat's left of it in sweelee, in .45s

 

[audie]

DR Hi-Beams fer me!!

 

[heymrbassman]

thanks friends, think will try the Rotos and the DRs.

 

[jarvislky]

i've tried rotosound's nickel strings... it sounded too twangy.
rotosounds stainless steel was a bit better.

how a using flat wound.... cost a bomb.... but it has a nice fel to it when u play.

 

[reyrey]

twangy as in? to me rotosound nickel is abit mellow,i prefer ernie ball super slinky,brighter sound,i wonder if DR is brighter than ernie ball super slinky

 

[jarvislky]

twangy as in sounded too bright. i would actually prefer a more mellow sound,

anyway what gauges you guys use?

 

[reyrey]

serious? but for slapping i found rotosound kinda mellow,i prefer ernie ball for some reason,im using 130-105-85-65-45 sadowsky bright nickel,surprisingly they make a good string as well

 

[jeremyrozario]

i use warwick stainless steels, really cheeep, <$20 at sweelee, bought it a year ago, but found it a month ago....now after abt 4 weeks of slap popping, theyre almost dead....

 

[jarvislky]

wow looks like ernie ball has good reviews from users... gotta try it

 

[prophecy6972]

For me think I'll stick to DR. Currently have the long necks for 35" scale. Tapered strings, sounds great. Very good for slap tone.