Flatwound bass guitar strings
Q: For christmas, my dad got me my Rogue Violin Bass. I went to my local guitarcenter and bought some Rotosound RS77S Flatwound Bass Strings. I tried to put these strings on my bass and they were too small! I then realized that my bass is a 31" scale
A: This bass requires the Hofner Beatle Bass sets which are a unique scale length. These sets are manufactured by LaBella and can be purchased at JustStrings.com:
http://www.juststrings.com/labellaelectr icbassguitarhofner.html
Or maybe I should ask if any of them are decent at all. The LaBellas I currently use make some REALLY funny overtones.
Nickel flatwound roundcore Jazz Series bass strings from Thomastik-Infeld boast extended durability and high output fundamentals with smooth, warm, balanced tone.
When I finally decided to change the strings, I did some research and I found that this DAddario 2-Pack Bass Strings is the best seller on the Guitar Center and Musicians Friend website and it had pretty good reviews so I tried it. I have been... Product Description DAddario XL Nickel Electric Bass strings are world-renowned as "The Players Choice" amongst bass players of all genres and styles. ยท I have a Fender bass and the strings that came with it always had my fingers wounded after everytime I practice and play at church. Special Features: DAddario roundwound EXL160TP Twin-Pack Bass Guitar Strings have a nickel-plated steel wrap and produce bright, accurate sound without premature fret wear.
Try angling your forearm at more a parallel angle to the neck that you might be used to. Remember also to point the thumb towards the headstock. Now I moved my thumb towards the headstock and suddenly my wrist is straight O. o I still find it hard to play stuff like octaves on the lower frets without wrist bending, though.
I have seen the black ones but forget which company they were from and was told that they make red ones too.
What is the better choice? I want clear highs and solid sounding lows without all of the string noise, fret noise and finger pain. I'm a heavy handed player that also likes to pop and pluck. Is there a flat wound that gives me the best of both worlds?
NC: On the second song, "No One Is": Is that stand-up bass you're playing on that one? JB: No, it's actually just a Mustang bass with flat-wound strings. I'm trying to remember. I use that bass actually on quite a bit of the record, which was another
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Acoustic guitar, an historical look at the composition, construction, and evolution of one of the world's most beloved instruments Although the result resembles a flatwound string, half-rounds have more of the clarity and bass response of a standard round-wound set of strings. ... |
