Bass Strings Drop C

[jauernis]

Noobie to replacing bass strings but wow I had no idea they cost that much. What are you guys using? What is good but still moderately priced and where are you buying? I'm thinking of going bass strings .045 .065 .085 and .115 for Drop C on a Peavey Foundation S scale length 34"

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

on my fretless 5-string I had grabbed a 6-string set of DR Lo-Riders (Stainless)...gauges were, if I remember right, .130-.105-.085-.065-.045-.030. I use the .130 on my 34" Ibanez GSR bass, tuned down to B. The rest are on my fretless tuned to E standard with a high C. The .130 holds up pretty well in B, and it should be even better in C. The set was $35, I think. Bass strings are quite expensive, compared to guitar strings (usually $25-$40/set for bass while most guitar sets are like $7-$10)

 

[egan.]

d'addario prosteels. Relatively inexpensive and they sound great. You can buy a 5 string set (45-130) for under $25 and throw away the G string. Their nickels are quite good too and you can pick up a fiver set of those for under $20.

 

[2000ContourSVT]

My bass player had some Ernie Ball strings on his bass, I'm not sure of what they were but they weren't too expensive I don't think, and were quite good IMO.

 

[Metaltastic]

d'addario prosteels. Relatively inexpensive and they sound great. You can buy a 5 string set (45-130) for under $25 and throw away the G string. Their nickels are quite good too and you can pick up a fiver set of those for under $20.

So for metal you would recommend prosteels over nickel-wound steel, Egan? Cuz I know for guitar I would definitely never use pure steel strings, though I guess with bass it benefits from the increased attack

 

[ConspiracyBass]

Steel strings are a godsend for metal bass players. Sure they're a little rough on your fingers at first, but the benefits are worth it. More clarity in the high end and the lows and mids just seem tighter. Plus they last a bit longer.

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

STEEL STRINGS Definitely.

 

[scorpio01169]

as a bass player i prefer nickle wound, but then I go for the early cannibal corpse, testament, anthrax, sound.