kristo Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 EB Colbalt's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 3 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: EB Colbalt's. Thanks, I’ll give them a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 10 hours ago, kristo said: Epiphone Century bass I wish I hadn't googled that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 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? 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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