STRINGS AGAIN

[tarcher]

Right ,having joined this forum a couple of weeks ago I've happily been reading and learning quite a lot .
I've bought a lovely American Sunburst Jazz off another member here that I'm smugly chuffed with.
Now to business.
I'm a novice player (been taking lessons for a year now) and I'd like to know the difference between the different type of strings there are and the difference in sound that could be expected.
I've got a lovely old BaldwinBurns semi acoustic with a shortish scale length that Ive been using for the past year and the strings on that are very smooth to the touch/feel compared to the much coarser feel of the strings on the jazz bass.
Over to you now guys and gals .
Thanks

[OldGit]

Off to the Basschat Wiki with you!
[url="http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/info:buying:strings"]http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/info:buying:strings[/url]

[Rayman]

You've got flatwounds on your shortscale bass, and roundwounds on your jazz.

Strings are [i]very[/i] much a matter of trial and error, and personal taste.

For the jazz, if it was me, I'd be using Ernie Ball Super Slinkys (the pink packet), and for the shortscale bass, if you like flats (smooth strings) then Thomastik Infield flats are superb.

Rounds are punchier, with more attack, and flats are warmer and more mellow sounding, generally.

Edited February 9, 2009 by Rayman

[tarcher]

Very helpful!
Thanks very much.

[mrcrow]

[quote name='Rayman' post='404671' date='Feb 9 2009, 07:24 PM']You've got flatwounds on your shortscale bass, and roundwounds on your jazz.

Strings are [i]very[/i] much a matter of trial and error, and personal taste.

For the jazz, if it was me, I'd be using Ernie Ball Super Slinkys (the pink packet), and for the shortscale bass, if you like flats (smooth strings) then Thomastik Infield flats are superb.

Rounds are punchier, with more attack, and flats are warmer and more mellow sounding, generally.[/quote]

well said

i bet a lot of chaps on here could say having tried a number of string marques and types there are some they wouldnt use again
eventually i think you get an affinity with a string maker and model and tend to feel secure and happy with that
for me its TI

[WalMan]

Beat you to it on the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40759"]other strings thread yesterday[/url] OG

[OldGit]

[quote name='WalMan' post='405576' date='Feb 10 2009, 06:05 PM']Beat you to it on the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40759"]other strings thread yesterday[/url] OG [/quote]

Ha ha Ok .. I didn't spot that one.
yup Elixirs for me too