How old are your oldest strung bass strings

[gjones]

I usually get about 4 years out of a set of rounds. I actually like the sound of dead strings but after 4 years I get a bit paranoid about one breaking.

[Count Bassy]

At one point I could have said 40 years (Selmer Flats), but one broke, so I changed the lot.

[meterman]

I've got a set of La Bella flats that I've had on a 25" scale Precision copy for about 12 years. I'm unlikely to change them ever as I had to cut them down to fit them on in the first place. They do feel and sound great though.

[OliverBlackman]

8 hours ago, tauzero said:

all my Sei 5s have had new strings this year.

[Stub Mandrel]

6 years to 6 weeks, depending on which bass and how often it's gigged.

[Dan Dare]

I had a set of 5 year old Chromes on my main gigging bass until recently. Tonally, they were still fine, but the intonation had started to become a bit vague, so I changed them. Am playing the zing off them. It's mostly gone after a month.