Dazed Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 What strings have you all tried and liked? I have a run of the mill fretted 4 string, it had old rounds on it, and then bronze EB acoustics but they're all too noisy and scratchy sounding. I'm thinking of using some tapewounds because they must be quieter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Tapewounds is good. I have used TI flats too. My Takamine B10 is wearing La Bella 760FS flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Fender acoustics strings are cheap and work well Edit : phosphor bronze not steel Edited July 2, 2015 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Nylon coated strings are the way forward for me, not tried them with a fretted acoustic but with a fretless they are lovely. Defretting my cheap acoustic and putting black nylon strings on completely transformed the bass from borderline usable to an absolute pleasure to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 On mine I've stuck with the bronze, as I reckon that in the absence of any real bottom end the brightness helps it to be heard. I tried an old set of tapewounds I had lying around, and they were mellow but seemed very quiet compared with the bronze. They'd be nice plugged in though. I wonder if coated bronze wounds like the Elixir acoustic set might cut down on the raspy, scratchy quality a little? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Well the ole tapewounds are on and they are an improvement in feel and terms of noise. Obvious loss of acoustic volume but that isn't a problem. Still im not sure it's the sound I'm after. Or could be the bad technique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 .. or could be just give them a little while. Both black nylons and flats tend to settle in and sound better (IMO) after a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I've got D'Addario Chromes on mine & more than happy with those. Tried DR flatwounds a on a previous bass & they were good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1435847535' post='2812998'] .. or could be just give them a little while. Both black nylons and flats tend to settle in and sound better (IMO) after a few weeks. [/quote] They're about 6 years old and have been on my Wal all their life. Still ill wait and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 [quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1435860267' post='2813179'] They're about 6 years old and have been on my Wal all their life. Still ill wait and see [/quote] Ha ha, well, you never know, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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