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Comment by eK on September 30, 2013 at 3:45am

@jimmie bark

re: Acoustic vs. Electric bass strings

I all depends on what you like.

The acoustic strings are usuall phosphor/bronze and AFAIK all roundwounds.

There are many more choices available with electric bass strings. Electric strings come in flat, tape, ground (or semi-round), and round windings and are usually made out of steel or nickel metal (and their alloys) plus (more recently) chrome. There's also nylon tape wound over metal electric strings - plus the so-called 'coated' and 'plated' varieties. Each string type has it's own sound and feel.

My personal preference for a go-to electric bass string is: a nickel or nickle-coated roundwound in a medium (.45-.105) guage. I've found strings by DR, D'Addario, and SIT are all good. I like a smooth and rich bass sound, so  I'll usually use DR Sunbeams or SIT Rock Brights Nickel on most electric basses. I also use D'Addario EXP Reds (copper coated) on certain instruments when I want a real buttery sound.

For flatwounds, I currently prefer either the ridiculously expensive Tomastik-Infeld Jazz Bass Flats or the much more reasonably priced D'Addario Chromes. Both are good - and the Chromes are a little more versatile IMHO.

As far as nylon-tape wound strings go, I have yet to hear (or play) a set I think are worth spending money on. They just sound dead and unmelodious to my ears. YMMV.

Hope some of this is useful to you. Just take it with a grain of salt because my tastes may not run the same as yours.

Luck!

Comment by jamie bark on September 29, 2013 at 2:34am

I hadn't even given any thought to Acoustic vs. Electric bass strings in my bass builds. I guess I have been using electric with both piezo disc pups and rod bridge pups. Any thoughts?

Comment by Yellowbelly Flatt on June 12, 2013 at 8:46am

Yes, I built an upright bass from scrap wood and a cigar box.

Comment by Jim burt on June 11, 2013 at 9:59pm

Have any one build a upright bass guitar out of scrap material?

Comment by Ted Crocker on April 9, 2013 at 8:41am

Devil's Tongue Bass

 

 

 

First version before changes once I heard it

 

Comment by Scott aka Farmer Ted on March 10, 2013 at 9:09am

strings are Fender Nylon Tape Wound (steel inside and wrapped and rubbed tape outside)...comfortable, great for fretless bass, and can be used with magnetic pickups and/or piezos

Comment by Yellowbelly Flatt on March 10, 2013 at 8:08am

What an excellent looking bass, Farmer Ted.

Comment by Arnold Kelly on March 10, 2013 at 7:57am

Awesome!  I didn't catch it, but are the strings steel or nylon?

Comment by Scott aka Farmer Ted on March 10, 2013 at 5:23am

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/video-33

Comment by Chuck Cobillas on March 2, 2013 at 1:49pm

Nice job, looks great!

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