Moving set of strings from one bass,&put on another

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Has anyone done it? Can it be done?

[redstriper]

Done it lots of times, why should it be a problem?

[Angel]

[sub]I'm a cheapskate, I do it all the time.[/sub]

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1353500648' post='1875203']
Done it lots of times, why should it be a problem?
[/quote]
I used to play only headless, so that wasn't an issue. I was worried about the way the string wraps around the machine head .
Cheers

[dave_bass5]

I also do it quite a lot. I have a set of TI flats and Chromes that i put on every now and then when i get a Flat's urge. Saves me a fortune.

[redstriper]

You should try some other makes Dave - TIs and Chromes are too floppy.

[dave_bass5]

Actually its the feel I go for rather than the tone, that's why i keep taking them off. I really dont get flats although i enjoy playing them if that makes sense.

Edited November 21, 2012 by dave_bass5

[redstriper]

The feel and tone of different makes of flats is remarkable and I would be disappointed if I only tried TIs and Chromes.
I have some rounds that I try occasionally, but I still don't 'get' them

Some strings sound poor on some basses and perfect on others - it's very nice when you find the right match.

Edited November 21, 2012 by redstriper

[iiipopes]

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1353516300' post='1875519']
Actually its the feel I go for rather than the tone, that's why i keep taking them off. I really dont get flats although i enjoy playing them if that makes sense.
[/quote]
Try the Fender 9050CL 45-60-80-105 flats set. Feel and tone. They converted me from rounds.

Edited November 23, 2012 by iiipopes

[dave_bass5]

Thanks for the suggestion but nothing will drag me away from my DR Black beauties.

[chris_b]

Curious!

I only ever put new strings on a bass.

[chaypup]

[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1353633160' post='1876911']
Try the Fender 9050CL 45-60-80-105 flats set. Feel and tone. They converted me from rounds.
[/quote]

+1!

I try others occasionally and at the moment have some Rotosound flats on one of my basses but nothing beats the Fender flats for me - perfect tension and feel.

[Paul S]

I tried moving DR Black Beauties, mentioned a few posts above, from one bass to another but they looked really odd with the fret/pick wear marks showing.

[dave_bass5]

Yeah, there is that. I play with a pick most of the time so its inevitable. I dont worry about it but the new ones do look much nicer at the moment.

[mcnach]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1353500255' post='1875194']
Has anyone done it? Can it be done?
[/quote]

many many times. NO problem

[chrismuzz]

I tried swapping strings from a through body bass to a through bridge bass... Massive kink about 1 inch from the saddles

[Doddy]

The only time I've done that is when I bought a Bass that had Flatwounds fitted. They came straight off
and went on to one of my Precisions.They are still on there 6 or 7 years later.

[kerley]

Have done it loads of times. The only problematic part is getting the curly end of the string straight to get back through the bridge hole and sometimes after changing a number of times end of the string will have enough of it and snap.
If you have a bridge where the strings drop in rather than go through a hole then it can be done endlessly.

[JTUK]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1353503520' post='1875265']
I used to play only headless, so that wasn't an issue. I was worried about the way the string wraps around the machine head .
Cheers
[/quote]

You should always be concerned about how a string winds... and if you are careful, you should be able to swap out quite a few times.
If you clean up strings you'll probably have come across this issue...
and have had a few strings give way on you thru fatigue.

I normally find strings are past their useful life after 4-5 cleans and rewinds...
Fatigue and gunk gets deep into them and the thicker strings can't/don't clean up to be useable..so I bin them

[Lozz196]

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1353500648' post='1875203']
Done it lots of times, why should it be a problem?
[/quote]

Yep, although it`s always from one Precision to another, so no probs re them fitting.

[ead]

[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1353633160' post='1876911']
Try the Fender 9050CL 45-60-80-105 flats set. Feel and tone. They converted me from rounds.
[/quote]

+1

I didn't need converting to flats, but these are great strings (imho)

[WarrenD]

Hello Ray,

I have done this a few times and it can affect the wrapping at machine head part if the distance from peg to nut is different. Tone isn't affected but you're likely to notice a kink from the previous bending point, either around the peg or in between the nut and the peg.

The main 'problem' for me has been, as a Swing Bass '66 user, it disturbs the silk winding, rendering it a bit unsightly as the string is fed through another bridge. This is only an aesthetic issue, and a minor one.

Cheers.

[PlungerModerno]

[quote name='WarrenD' timestamp='1355314126' post='1896725']
Hello Ray,

I have done this a few times and it can affect the wrapping at machine head part if the distance from peg to nut is different. Tone isn't affected but you're likely to notice a kink from the previous bending point, either around the peg or in between the nut and the peg.

The main 'problem' for me has been, as a Swing Bass '66 user, it disturbs the silk winding, rendering it a bit unsightly as the string is fed through another bridge. This is only an aesthetic issue, and a minor one.

Cheers.
[/quote]

+1 on it ruining roto silks.

I managed two switches with a set of 66's nickels (45 - 105). On the third swap the D string IIRC snapped at the tuning peg. Daignosis: Two basses with different diameter tuning pegs . . . all that winding and unwinding through the bridges results in metal fatigue. I'm impressed they stood up to that and a few months playing. They is some well made strings!

The silk on the chromes seems to be a little hardier than the roto silks - but I haven't given them enough abuse to really compare.