Strings for a 5 banger

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:34 pm

What kind of strings are you guys using with your 5 stringer??? Any good recommendations??? Jeff Rath, opinions?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:34 pm

get yourself some big old fat slick dead sounding flat wound strings ... naaa just kidding ... and I know some of you guys like your flats ...

I prefer Copley 125-45 nickel wounds ... DR's are better and D'Addario is very good ...

The deal with 5 string basses is you need to get strings where the low B is responsive ...

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:49 pm

Where do you buy Copley strings, Jeff??? I have a custom 5 stringer coming...not a Rick however, and I don't want a floppy B string for this and nickel rounds will be easy on the frets.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:47 pm

try this ...

http://www.simbaproducts.com/list-Strings.html

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:16 pm

Copley aren't the best strings ... but they are good and I get a price break because I buy in bulk ... I have 10 basses to keep strung up ... D'Addario strings are better quality and so are DR's ...

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:13 pm

I've been using D'Addario nickle wound XL strings for many years and have always been satisfied with their performance. The .130 B string is not floppy.

trick_knee · Post by **trick_knee** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:08 pm

Here's what NOT to buy...Musician Friend $9.00 strings. I tried them just out of curiousity and I might as well use rope, they've "died" after about three weeks. I usually use DR's or Rotos, but find that the rotos sometimes have a really loose B string.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:35 pm

I like the D'Addarios rounds as well, nice bright sound and they last a long time. Jeff Rath recently hooked me up with a set of Rotos for the 5 string and I like them a lot as well. I tried them once before on another bass and it sounded HORRIBLE. I now believe that was the bass, not the strings!

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:56 pm

I like taper wound "B" strings for my Warwick because of the tight space on the tailpiece. Carvin makes a nice set.

Here's the link, just scroll down:

http://www.carvin.com/products/group.php?CID=ACC

petew4001 · Post by **petew4001** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:24 am

Don't laugh....I've tried the Hartke .125 that comes 3 sets to a pack for about $24.00. I must say they hold up very well and sound great. I play out at least twice a week, and probably average about 8-10 gigs per set. They are a tad wider than the RIC strigs, but they seem to work just fine.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:34 am

I got a bunch of Hartke strings ... the EADG strings were wonderful ... the B in every set was half dead ...