Duff new strings theory

[LITTLEWING]

I keep seeing posts about people having one string dead in a new packet and wondered, I've personally (maybe just lucky) never had a duff string in my life. But then, I always tune to pitch, do the pull up/stretch, retune and then push each string down hard immediately after the saddle to put effectively a tight bend on the string which gives it life and dynamics which just does not happen if you simply leave it laying on the saddle and tune up. 

If you want to hear for yourself, go grab your bass now and do the press thing. I guarantee the whole set will sound amazing again and actually ring like they were made to. Might want to check the action after as they've gone down a smidge.

[Lozz196]

I`ve recently started doing the push the string down hard after the saddle thing after reading about it on here - playing for 37 years and only found out about it this year - and it does make the staying in tune and general liveliness of the strings seem better.