Dankology Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I picked up a Squier VI secondhand on a whim this weekend and am already in love with it. Not really sure how to string it though - the low E is a bit too floppy for my tastes so I assume that it is probably the .084 that they come shipped with. I'm keen to keep it strung with rounds as my other bases are all flats and I'd like to have a bit of variety but I'd like to do it without breaking the bank - especially as this may well only be used for a couple of songs per set. In terms of budget options: The Ernie Ball Slinkies seem to have a meatier bottom E but seem a bit light on the treble strings (https://www.gak.co.uk/en/ernie-ball-6-string-bass-vi-slinky-guitar-strings/85534) - but are these even the right length??? The D'addarios look better for the top E but has the dreaded .084 on the low E (https://www.amazon.co.uk/DAddario-EXL156-Fender-Electric-Strings/dp/B00E9SXJNY). La Bellas look perfect but are about double the price of the two above options (https://www.thomann.de/gb/la_bella_767_6s_bass_vi.htm) Then I started looking at the "build a custom set" option on La Bella's website (which may well work out to be the best option) but was a little uncertain of what to choose: I definitely want something heavier down the bottom end but I'm not really sure how low to go or what to go for for the other strings - please could I have some ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Have Newtone make you the exact set you want 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dankology Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 Amazing, thank you. The preconfigured set they have on their website looks like a good place to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Dankology said: Amazing, thank you. The preconfigured set they have on their website looks like a good place to start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 LaBella also do flats for bass VI, which are even more money but sound pretty amazing if you like that sort of thing (I do!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Meant to post the link with that: http://www.labella.com/products/767-6f-bass-vi-stainless-flats-26-95/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevG Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 The Ernies are too short, made for the Ibanez VI. Newtone every time for me. Can’t recommend them and their service highly enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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