Strings strings strings
k... I've got a set of Rotosound Roto Bass 45-105 strings on my bass at the moment. I don't think my bass likes them, they bend the neck a little more than my previous strings did and they're much harder to play on (unless I'm in DGCF tuning). Thing is

From the WTF files....
There's not enough alcohol or waxing in the world to get me into one of these things... C String:

Loose or tight strings?
Hey everybody! Just got my first bass 3-4 days ago and I'm having a hard time finding a good sound; I get alot of disturbance etc. So I was wondering: should the strings be loose or tight? My tuner says either way so, I don't feel I can trust it,

rejuvinate old strings
im new here so i apolagize if this has already bean discussed. ive heard you can boil old strings in order to get a little more life out of them, just wondering if theres any truth to doing this and if so do you add anything to the water or just straight

Gretsch Electromatic strings guitare
HELLO Have you impressions, on ropes gretsch elctromatic 11/49, I am amazed that, nobody speaks about these ropes? elvis

Cleaning strings with denatured alcohol
Has anyone tried it? I heard it works better than boiling them because it doesn't rust them since there's no water in the solution. The guy who told me said to let them sit in the alcohol for 12-24 hours and then just wipe them off. They should be good as

Metallic sound with new strings?
I replaced my stock strings with some ernie ball strings. There is a very metallic sound that I'm hearing t that I don't really like. Does this go away?

Recommend Me Some Strings!
Once I finally get a Kahler installed on my Spector (finally got it back, but the guy didn't some template or something to route it and flat out refused to route such a nice bass by hand, going to take it to another guy tomorrow), I want to experiment wit

Strings for trems?
What are the best strings for trem use. I know lighter strings=greater range, but what else? Stainless or nickel? Model? manufacturer?

How to fix rattling strings....
i was wondering if anyone knows how to stop the rattle of my strings with my ibanez gsr200 4 string bass... i just got this bass and when i play it the strings rattle really bad and it is aggravating and i dont know how to make it go away i know the neck

DR Strings Introduces Neon Series Guitar and Bass Strings
DR Strings Introduces Neon Series Guitar and Bass Strings DR Strings has announced Neon, the first ever 'day glow' color coated guitar and bass strings that are UV and Black Light active. DR Neon are super bright color coated strings that will

No Strings Attached
No Strings Attached Movie Blurb by Shale January 21, 2011 Adam (Ashton Kutcher) and Emma (Natalie Portman) have been casual friends since adolescence but run into each other again and exchange numbers. He is working on a TV series like Glee or

SIT strings
They really are great tremolo strings! I put a set I had on my Charvel for a little bit onto my Jackson and it made a world of difference with the Kahler 2410. Rotosounds (I tried 66s and 77s) would bind in the nut and the tuning stability was poor. The

High Action vs Low action- Light Gauge Vs Heavy Gauge
On most of my basses I have the action set to as low as possible for fast, effortless playing but... On my EB-0 the neck on them is set flat, no angle & the bridge does not go low enough for really low action. The other thing is since it is

Bass Strings
I read another post about strings, but honestly it was aliitle over my head. So my questions are really this: How important are strings? i mean to they wear out, or do you not change them till they break? also, how drastically do they change your sound?