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My current bass is a 4003 that's only about a year old. so i'm glad to hear about the durability. it's just weird that i always break that one. it's obviously gotta be me. but i like the way i play and i have a lot of fun playing the way i play, so i guess i should just shut up and deal with it.

I've broken the d string on probably close to 10 different basses throughout my life

I always bring a backup bass(needless to say)
I've been playing for 13 years and have been breaking the D string since day one, so I'm thinkin it's me. duh. i don't always play hard. just when the song is rockin and needs it.
I think a swift slap in the head with your bass stock might get the ...

so would i be correct now in assuming that the lower the tension, the less likely they will break. or does that not matter.

I'm gonna have to check where they break. i honestly never paid attention to that. I can tell you that i've broken the D string first 99% of the time on pretty much every bass i've ever played with basically every brand and gauge they make.
over the years, my playing style has become most similar ...

thanks for the feedback. the labella jamerson set is a higher gauge set than the pyramids i was using. my worry was whether or not the difference would be damaging. i'm pretty brutal on strings. if i could only manage to not break the D string, i'd be ok. but that one goes a flyin in a couple months ...

I've been trying out different flatwounds on my ric. i broke the d string on my pyramids pretty quickly 40-105 gauge.
i just ordered the la bella "jamerson" set 52-110 gauge. should i be worried about bowing the neck at all or should i just throw them on

thanks for the link joey. i guess i've been stringing basses wrong for the last 12 years. maybe if i read that page 20 more times, it'll start making sense.

hey, i'm left handed in a right handed world. cut me a break man. http://archives.rickresource.com/clipart/happy.gif
funny thing is, i don't even know what you mean by strung up wrong. the right strings are in the right slots and it's always in tune. maybe i'm an idiot savant, or maybe just a ...

wow. thanks a lot. that was mega fast.
man do i feel stupid

i'm sorry that i'm completely and utterly computer illiterate. but if anyone cares to see my turquoise beauty, my band's web site is finally up with pics. it's at tightpantssyndrome.com sorry i don't know how to post a link or anything or put the pic on here for that matter, but it's the best i can ...

yeah, mine break before they get bad enough to go to the kitchen

i prefer a nice heavy bowl of flatwound pasta myself.so hearty

well i just made the switch to flatwounds yesterday. im trying the roto 45-65-85-105 mainly because i didn't want to delve into pyramids just yet. and upon the first notes i played, i absolutely love them. i was thinking the whole time,"yeah, that's what i've been wanting my bass to sound like for ...

thanks alberto. ill look forward to the post.
now to fix the very bizarre buzzing sound coming out of my 4-12"bassman cabinet