Strings?

[Randy_Marsh]

My preference are the Elites Lights, but my question is does anyone have coloured strings on their bass?

Any advantages other than they look cool? whats the life on them like?

Also what are the best strings in your opinion??

[josh3184]

I've got some red drs on one of my basses at the moment because it came iwth them and they sound pretty good to me. no idea what the life is on them, and the coating is starting to flake off a tiny bit when I use a pick too tho,,, Look nice!

[mrcrow]

i used the old elites way back...the flats were phenomenal

now i try to buy TI rounds or flats

a med price alternative are EB slinky's

i always use nickel

[Randy_Marsh]

i dont know really, i love stainless steel especially the lighter strings, you get such a funky twang!

[Delberthot]

I used to use coloured stings cos they looked cool and for no other reason.

I had black DRs on my Thunderbird, red ones on my Geddy and 6 different colours on my Yamaha TRB6.

My overall impression of them is that they are nothing more than cool looking.



They are very draggy when playing with them and slow you down totally. Rough as hell and last no longer than other strings

[WalMan]

You can find some general info in the [url="http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/info:buying:strings"]Basschat Wiki[/url].

For me its Elixirs. Good sound from the off and last for ages with the sound remaining consistent throughout. You do end up with a bit of coating dandruff on the bass if you use a pick.

Not tried any of the coloured strings having found and loved the Elixirs a few years back, and having been disappointed on the odd occasion I tried something else since

[Lfalex v1.1]

Elixirs are expensive, but last well. They [i]can[/i] sound a bit plasticky on basses with wooden necks and phenolic fretboards. They don't seem to do this on graphite-necked basses with phenolic 'boards, though. They sound great on my Warwick Infinity (Zebrano/Ovangkol/Wenge), and were good on my Ibanez SRX700.

Otherwise, I'm fond of DR FatBeams. I've yet to try Hi-beams, SunBeams (well liked around here).
Nickel-wise, I've had good experiences with Warwick Yellow Labels and Fender 7150s.

For reasonable value, I always used to use Elites. They're fine.
Rotosounds die too quickly for me, and Ernie balls seem to feel really coarse, then die too quickly!

[WalMan]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='405051' date='Feb 10 2009, 09:07 AM']Elixirs are expensive, but last well. They [i]can[/i] sound a bit plasticky on basses with wooden necks and phenolic fretboards. They don't seem to do this on graphite-necked basses with phenolic 'boards, though. They sound great on my Warwick Infinity (Zebrano/Ovangkol/Wenge), and were good on my Ibanez SRX700.[/quote]

They have got a lot cheaper than they were a few years back, for example [url="http://www.guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog/Elixir_Bass_Guitar_Strings.html"]HERE[/url], and with the extended life worth it IMO.

Sound great on my Wal & G&L.