Lightweight Strings

[Thunderbird]

Hi all,

I have just purchased a nice Yammy bass for Mrs Thunderbird (thanks Andy) and I am thinking the strings on it will be to "heavy" for her so what is the very lightest bass strings you can get for sensible money say £20 ish but the cheaper the better lol. I myself use light super slinkys and like them but is there any other brands worth checking out?

Thanks in advance

[JTUK]

I would think that 30-90 would be easy to source across a few brands...but it is ages since I went looking.
I think Elites were the brand but that would have been late 80's for me.

The thing with light strings ...IMO..is that they must relate to a light touch from both the fretting and plucking hand
otherwise you'll just overpower them...

[BADGAD]

Rotosound funkmasters at 30-50-70-90 can be picked for around £16. Very light and start with lots of zing, but lose it quite quickly and need to be replaced quite soon. I have been through a lot of these.

[charic]

I personally wouldn't recommend going to lightest, maybe a middle ground? Like 100's?

[Thunderbird]

Thanks guys I might try her on slinkys like mine and go from there but the Funkmasters sound good I will check them out Ok after a bit of internet searching I have changed my mind again lol I think I may try some Warwick red label strings in a medium gauge as Charic suggested as they seem to have good reviews and are not a bad price (£13) or I may try some medium gauge rotosounds but I think its gonna be a toss up between those two for now

Edited July 5, 2013 by Thunderbird

[ZenBasses]

Have always used and loved elites.

Bright
Punchy
Consistent quality
Good value

And British

45-105 medium gauge is what I use lighter gauges are available

Edited July 8, 2013 by ZenBasses

[bassmachine2112]

Legacy-£8 a throw 40-100 and other guages.
Sound fine ,last fine.
There was a post a while ago and someone had found rotosound QC sticker things inside the packet.
Any decent make will be fine at the right price.
Got a soft spot for elites though,the stainless ones

[ZenBasses]

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Got a soft spot for elites though,the stainless ones
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So do I... As if the above post didn't confirm that

[ead]

I have recently put a set of D'Addario EXL220BTs on a bass (40/55/70/95) to try out some lighter nickel roundwound strings. They cost £16 and in my view are a good compromise between the lower tension and general playablility. I like them.

[Qlank]

I use Picato 735LML Nickel rounds. Cheap, last for ages and really kind to the fingers. And they're made in the UK. Bandshop have them at a good price.
And they sound great as well.

Edited August 11, 2013 by Qlank