strings???

QWETTY · Post by **QWETTY** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:41 pm

hey i was just wondering what kind of strings all the guitar/bass pplayers here use. I play bass and ive been trying out different strings. Today i just got some Slinkys... i think they are the "Power slinky bass" kind.

anywho what does everyone use?

Plan9FromAuburn · Post by **Plan9FromAuburn** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:27 am

i have'nt played in a while, but i was always partial to the ghs bass boomers. i had a 25 year old bass with bad pick ups, and the boomers always seemed to make it sound better.

FATA1337 · Post by **FATA1337** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:43 am

D'addarios are the best. . . . oh yeah. Cept for me, they break kinda easily.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:11 am

If you want the best, you have to spend a little more. I play DR high beams on my 5-string. B# will order them for you, so you don't even have to visit the great Satan (GC) to buy them.

QWETTY · Post by **QWETTY** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:29 am

o i dont care to much about the price... bass strings dont need replaced as often as guitar strings so there usually worth paying more.

ya the slinkys sound much more "twangy" than my old ones (iforget their names ahh)... i kinda wanted a deeper richer sound

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:46 am

I made the switch from Ernie Ball's to DR Nickels about seven months ago and I haven't looked back. I broke one string because I put them on wrong (you don't need to stretch them!) and have not had any problems since. They last for years too!

Haggard · Post by **Haggard** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:21 pm

DR hands down.

Burcee · Post by **Burcee** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:34 pm

Just switched from Dean Markleys to GHS Boomers. I don't think that there is a lot of difference between them though.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:07 pm

If you want a deeper tone, don't get the DR high beams, go with the DR Lo-Riders instead. Same quality, different tone.

Shrugie · Post by **Shrugie** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:59 pm

bassjones wrote:If you want a deeper tone, don't get the DR high beams, go with the DR Lo-Riders instead. Same quality, different tone.

I like to get the high beams and play around on them for a few hours so they aren't quite as bright.

QWETTY · Post by **QWETTY** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:40 pm

ok... ill get the Drs next time.. lo-rider style.

thanks

AcousticPimp · Post by **AcousticPimp** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:42 am

Slinky .11's on my electrics
Hard Tension Pro Arte on my classical
Martin Marquis .13's on my steel string acoustics
Not sure about the 12 string, just got it couple weeks ago

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:46 am

Shrugie wrote: I like to get the high beams and play around on them for a few hours so they aren't quite as bright.

hehehehhe

sounds like your talking about bewbies.

BassPM · Post by **BassPM** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:39 pm

Man I bought some Thomastik Infields as my last pair on my four string. They are really great strings. I'm a huge fan of DR's as well (Marcus Miller Fat Beams) but these are easier on your fingers for long gigs. They feel really smooth(D'Addario's) but get that brightness associated with stainless steel(DR's) and they're easier on your frets. Try em out some time and then you decide.

FATA1337 · Post by **FATA1337** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:58 pm

Burcee wrote:Just switched from Dean Markleys to GHS Boomers. I don't think that there is a lot of difference between them though.

Yeah, like i think that GHS have like a different sound from almost anything. They're really tinny sounding.