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Been playing bass for about 4 years now and used most string makes. ie rotosound, ernie ball, elites, fender, stagg etc

Out of all the makes iv tryed i really cant find much difference between them, iv i had to pick one make i guess it would be ernie ball.

i do however prefer nickel strings to stainless,

Anyway what do you use do you have a prefered make

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I currently have a set of these on [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ERNIE-BALL-SLINKY-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-STRINGS-POWER-55-110-ROUNDWOUND-/170721224700?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item27bfc727fc#ht_500wt_717"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ERNIE-BALL-SLINKY-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-STRINGS-POWER-55-110-ROUNDWOUND-/170721224700?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item27bfc727fc#ht_500wt_717[/url] .. we play in a drop D# tuning and found thinner strings to be too jangly .. had to re-set up my bass, but I've still got a pretty low action without any buzzing even when digging in.

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I've tried a lot of strings over the years (Fender,Ernie Ball,Rotosound,Elixir,D'addario,DR,Hartke,GHS and others I can't think of
right now),but I'm now using Elites Stadium Series on all my main basses . I really like the feel and sound of them,and I find that
they last well too.
I prefer stainless steel strings to nickel and I really don't like coated strings.

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After years of using rotos, then Elites, then D'Addarios I am now working my way through the DR range! I am pretty impressed. They are not cheap, but they just seem to have more tone than the other strings I've used. Nice feel too

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I prefer a light guage string - normally 40-90 but 35s if I can get them...not sure if this makes any difference to longevity..I've used everything - DR LLRs, Rotosounds, Trace Elliotts (surprisingly good for the price) and Alice strings (hex-core wound, made in China, come in different colours - also surprisingly good). Like Lozz I'm also not a lover of new strings - too tinny until they bed in - normally a couple of weeks for me. I haven't used EB since the 80s after buying a set which I thought were really poor after getting rave reviews about them..

Not convinced that paying extra gets you more for your money..

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[quote name='paulypbass' timestamp='1330389721' post='1556833']
just put some fender nickels on today. sounding nice to be fair. was going to buy some ernie balls again but there like £24 in the music shop i go to. should of got them off ebay,
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I bought a set of those a few months ago and put them on a Corvette, sound really good.

I've stuck with D'Addarrio XL's over the last 3 years though. They're not expensive and sound good.

Several people have told me that D'Addario make Fender strings anyway.

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Tried lots and lots of strings over the years. Some I actively don't like (Rotosound Stainless, Warwick Reds), some I don't mind (EB Slinkys, Fender Nickels), and some I really like - DR Sunbeams when I'm flush, D'Addarios when I'm not. Oh, and Hartke cheapos on my Fortress, they just seem to suit it.

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