Members Snorkels Posted November 12, 2011 Members Share Posted November 12, 2011 I recently bought an epiphone EA260 that badly needs new strings. Its 30.5" scale. Do i need to get shorter strings for it? any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted November 12, 2011 Members Share Posted November 12, 2011 DR or Tomastik Infeld strings would be great, and yeah, you should buy strings for short scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted November 12, 2011 Members Share Posted November 12, 2011 If you're mostly a guitarist and the bass is grabbed once in a while for a recording or an occational jam get a set of these http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotosound-RS77S-Short-Scale-Flatwound-Bass-Strings-/400247979608?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item5d30a37e58. They'll last you forever and sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted November 12, 2011 Members Share Posted November 12, 2011 with all due respect, Rotosounds are my favorite sounding bass strings ever, but they do NOT last forever. in fact, i kill a set of them in 5-10 hours of playing. they become dull sounding VERY fast. if you like that fresh string sound, i wouldn't go for them, unless you can afford to replace them with regularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted November 12, 2011 Members Share Posted November 12, 2011 with all due respect, Rotosounds are my favorite sounding bass strings ever, but they do NOT last forever. in fact, i kill a set of them in 5-10 hours of playing. they become dull sounding VERY fast. if you like that fresh string sound, i wouldn't go for them, unless you can afford to replace them with regularity. The monel flats last me practically forever. I had a gig somewhat recently that went on for a couple years and that's all I used on one of my basses and used it on a daily basis. They come out of the box fairly bright, maybe too bright for a flatwound? Then they darken up in a few days but still are a little brighter than most flats I've used. Not quite as bright as a round but last way longer. String of choice for me for the closet bass. But I also wipe down the bass after every use and if I'm using them with any regularity I drop them into one of these once a month or so and they come out like new. bass_string_cleaner If you're used to a bright round wound they might not be for you? Or you might have a highly corrosive sweat were you need to take care of your strings a little better? Not joking, I hear a lot of guys have this issue. But I've never experienced dead strings in 5-10 hours of playing like you're saying, not from a set of monels like these anyway. ymmv Edit: Let me add that that string cleaner goes a long way with chrome/monel flats. I can clean up a standard round wound set maybe two or three times before they are completely dead, those monel flats just go on and on till one of them breaks and then I just replace the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted November 12, 2011 Members Share Posted November 12, 2011 oh, if it's flats you mean, then they're great and they do last forever, i'm sorry. but that's the thing with flats, they're not supposed to sound bright ever. they do last forever, usually.and i do use sting cleaning fluid, the Dunlop one, its great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted November 12, 2011 Members Share Posted November 12, 2011 I wondered if we were on the same page. I do like the regular round wounds they make, I get a little more life out of them with that string cleaner. You're probably right on the rounds they don't last me as long as some other brands but the tone is incredibly rewarding especially on a P-Bass or Ric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snorkels Posted November 14, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 14, 2011 Great, thanks for the advice lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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