Urgent string query

[cheddatom]

I'm on tour in Europe and our bassist has broken a string. He has no idea what strings he has. Can someone tell me what strings a 2017 American Pro Fender P is shipped with? If we can get the right gauge it should save us a full setup

[leschirons]

12 minutes ago, cheddatom said:

I'm on tour in Europe and our bassist has broken a string. He has no idea what strings he has. Can someone tell me what strings a 2017 American Pro Fender P is shipped with? If we can get the right gauge it should save us a full setup

Fender 7250m 45-105 so I imagine the middle two are 65 and 85

Edited October 13, 2022 by leschirons

[Lozz196]

Yup, those be the ones

[cheddatom]

Thanks very much!

[Beedster]

You’re on tour with a bassist who doesn’t carry a spare set of strings 🤔

[leschirons]

9 hours ago, Beedster said:

You’re on tour with a bassist who doesn’t carry a spare set of strings 🤔

Kids eh? 😂

[Tim2291]

9 hours ago, Beedster said:

You’re on tour with a bassist who doesn’t carry a spare set of strings 🤔

And on tour with a bassist who doesn't know what strings he has on the bass...

[Beedster]

1 minute ago, leschirons said:

Kids eh? 😂

 

I take a spare bass to the Dog & Duck just in case, I'd need my own truck for a European tour  

 

[cheddatom]

I've been giving him plenty of abuse about it. He reckons he's never broken a string before but that's no excuse is it? Anyway, we're on the way to a shop in hamburg now

[PaulThePlug]

...anyone know the German for Stings?..

[Grimalkin]

Do what McCartney used to do back in the days, snip one out of the club piano.

[Beedster]

6 minutes ago, cheddatom said:

I've been giving him plenty of abuse about it. He reckons he's never broken a string before but that's no excuse is it? Anyway, we're on the way to a shop in hamburg now

 

Give him some abuse from us also mate, he's the sort of guy who gives bass players a bad name, no spare strings is up there with guitarists forgetting a cable, drummer forgetting sticks and singer forgetting songs 

[Grimalkin]

It's not the wurst that could happen.

[Beedster]

Hope he hasn't got a Hannover as well as a missing string?

[Grimalkin]

"Failing to plan is planning to fail."

 

Indeed. You don't have to look too far to see that in action right now.

[Grimalkin]

He could have played the gig with three strings, but then you should expect a few sauerkrauts.

 

 

[mr4stringz]

Suggest also seeing if the shop has one of those McCartney ‘Bassman’ stickers. If so, stick it on his bass and add a question mark at the end. 😬😬😬

Edited October 14, 2022 by mr4stringz

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Does he know what the metal line things are on the long piece of wood sticking out from the bit with the knobs on? 😂

[PaulThePlug]

Don't Fret... It's only a string...

[Grimalkin]

"Which string are you needing?"

 

"It's the second thinnest one."

 

 

[Rich]

1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said:

...anyone know the German for Stings?..

How to ask for bass strings in German:

 

"I. VONT. SOME. SCHTRINGS. FOR. ZE. BASS."

 

[Lozz196]

And if necessary point at the person in the shop, people who don’t speak English always understand much better when you do that…….

[Tim2291]

24 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

And if necessary point at the person in the shop, people who don’t speak English always understand much better when you do that…….

If they don't understand the first time, point more aggressively and shout louder and slower.

Edited October 14, 2022 by Tim2291

[cheddatom]

He's got some. Now he's staring at the pack looking a bit confused and complaining that they sound too bright 🤣

[BigRedX]

Has he never changed his bass strings before?

Edited October 14, 2022 by BigRedX