Strings for unplugged projection.....?

[kristo]

Hello all. I was wondering what peoples opinions were on strings that have the most presence and volume unplugged. I mainly practice on my Epiphone Century bass unplugged (with a pick) and whilst the TI Jazz Flats currently on it sound great, I got to thinking if there was a particular material or brand that would be louder/brighter/fuller etc. I know phospher or roundwounds would probably be louder but I'd prefer to stick with flats, tapes or halfwounds. Any advice would be appreciated, cheers. 

[hooky_lowdown]

EB Colbalt's.

[kristo]

3 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

EB Colbalt's.

Thanks, I’ll give them a look. 

[Stub Mandrel]

10 hours ago, kristo said:

Epiphone Century bass

I wish I hadn't googled that.

[kristo]

I found some Labella 760G Gold tapewounds in my music drawer so have tried those. Louder than the TI flats unplugged, and sound pretty good. 

I should add the Epiphone uses medium scale strings so that limits choice a bit. 

[pete.young]

You could try some Status half rounds. I have a set on my Duesenberg, which is a 30" scale bass that takes medium strings because of the tailpiece adding to the speaking length. I really like them, but I'm not using them acoustically.

Really, if you want to be audible , you need a double bass, or something with a huge body. The only acoustic bass guitar Ive tried which was louder than polite conversation was a Breedlove, and I could barely reach my arm round it to get to the top string.

[kristo]

Just had a look at the Status strings; 45-105 look good and very nicely priced. I’ll give them a try, thanks.

The Epiphone with a high bridge and plectrum is surprisingly loud. It’s perfect for our acoustic practices with vocals, guitar, fiddle and snare. 

[Stub Mandrel]

29 minutes ago, pete.young said:

You could try some Status half rounds.

Should I fit these with the round or flat side to the frets?

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