6 string restringing

[cris the man]

MAN! its the worst job ever
i broke a string while restringing , and theese strings cost me £70 altogether , i got myself 2 packs of elites - 6 string sets from 130 - 30 and 2 4 string sets , heavy gauge 110 to 55

what are the best strings?
the best ones for slap bass
the best for a huge sound
the best overall

[Dread Bass]

I really like d'addario strings. stringing my six sucks. have you got a string winder might help a bit.

[Waldo]

I used to think that re-stringing a bass was hard work - Until I got a guitar with a floyd rose!

Which string did you break?

[Dread Bass]

sorry its the nickel round wound ones i use. soft top regular bottom i find them find for slap and everything

[Dread Bass]

i hate floyd roses they are total a**holes

[Dood]

[quote name='cris the man' post='92990' date='Nov 22 2007, 08:50 PM']MAN! its the worst job ever
i broke a string while restringing , and theese strings cost me £70 altogether , i got myself 2 packs of elites - 6 string sets from 130 - 30 and 2 4 string sets , heavy gauge 110 to 55

what are the best strings?
the best ones for slap bass
the best for a huge sound
the best overall[/quote]

SEVENTY QUID!!!!!! Blimey mate!!!!!! thats insane.. get yourself shopping at somewhere like StringBusters.co.uk!!!

what are the best strings? - Thats opinion based! I change my strings regularly so dont expect them to last long. (I like the piano tone you see) So whereas I don't care if they go dull after a weeks worth of gigs, others may prefer strings that last forever, to suit there pocket.
the best ones for slap bass - I always liked D'addario Pro Steels, but I have to recommend NewTone strings, hand made in the UK VERY NICE!
the best for a huge sound - Well, again that can depend on your gear as well. I have heard good things about GHS strings, but have never tried them myself.
the best overall - value for money? For me, I have been using Elites and used to use Rotosound. Seem to be a good balance between cost and tone.. again, if you change strings regularly.

I hope this helps, although may not match your own situation.

[cheddatom]

Does anyone know where I can get 6 string sets where the low B is around 140, and the E 110-120? They all seem to be lighter, but these two strings are a bit "flappy" 'cos i'm down-tuning.

[tauzero]

[url="http://saitenkatalog.de/shop1"]Saitenkatalog in Germany?[/url]

They do individual strings as well as sets - looking at the 6-string sets, the second one down is D'Addario EXL165s which have the bottom two as 105 and 135.

[cheddatom]

[quote name='tauzero' post='93226' date='Nov 23 2007, 10:49 AM'][url="http://saitenkatalog.de/shop1"]Saitenkatalog in Germany?[/url]

They do individual strings as well as sets - looking at the 6-string sets, the second one down is D'Addario EXL165s which have the bottom two as 105 and 135.[/quote]
Ta for the link! I wanted something a bit heavier than that, but on the same site:

Galli SG6n SATURN Nickel round wound 6-string M
.035 .050 .070 .085 .110 .145 - set / E-Bass

This is what I need! Damn expensive though :-/

[King of Loss]

DR

[Dood]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='93180' date='Nov 23 2007, 09:11 AM']Does anyone know where I can get 6 string sets where the low B is around 140, and the E 110-120? They all seem to be lighter, but these two strings are a bit "flappy" 'cos i'm down-tuning.[/quote]


www.status-graphite.com you can order custom sets of individual strings to the gauges you require. You can also ask companies like stringbusters and strings-direct to do the same for you. The status strings are really nice though. Check out the Bass Centre too, I'm sure they can help.

[cheddatom]

The status ones look like they only go to 140, where as the "galli saturn" or whatever go to 145. I'm going to see if I can find these anywhere with a bulk discount, although I should probably just try one set first.

[tauzero]

Have a look at [url="http://www.daddario.com/Resources/JDCDAD/images/tension_chart.pdf"]D'Addario's string tension chart[/url] and see if it gives you an idea as to what you'll need. If strings were solid, then a 140 tuned to E an octave down would be almost exactly the same tension as a 100 tuned to normal bottom E. If you can get a single 140, it would be worth trying that rather than getting a complete set.

[cheddatom]

Thanks for that! It looks very useful. Now I can make a more informed decision.

[Dood]

Ah good point D'addario Pro Steels do a 145, I used them on my 7 string.

[OutToPlayJazz]

RotoSound Swingbass for me Just ordered two sets for my TRB-6.

Edited November 23, 2007 by OutToPlayJazz

[ARGH]

Elites...on 4 and 5s

Now Conklin Snakeskins....Might change to Power SITS,in the future..for the 9.

[cris the man]

[quote name='Waldo' post='92994' date='Nov 22 2007, 08:58 PM']I used to think that re-stringing a bass was hard work - Until I got a guitar with a floyd rose!

Which string did you break?[/quote]

G - 65w