Members zachoff Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 I know it's been asked before, but not for a while and we have a lot of new faces, so I'll pose the question again... So? I leave mine on as long as I can, but if one string breaks I replace them all. I'm not a fan of super bright tone & my bass already contributes to that by being both semi-hollow and having a metal top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 I replace mine every 1-2 months or so. It depends on how much I'm playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ARES Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 like once a year. new strings = teh suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gruven Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Depends on how much I'm playing. Back in the "day" when I played five and six nights, I replaced them weekly. Still had to wipe 'em down all the time to make 'em last that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbass_groovin Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 roundswounds: every 3-4 monthsflatwounds: never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SA Rios Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 I use Roto's too. Every 3 to 4 sounds about right. I hate the sound of new strings and I hate dead strings. There is a period of time from about 2 weeks in to about 3 or 4 months where they are perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 maybe once a year....and that's a big maybe. The last time I changed my strings was about 7 or 8 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 its about 2 months..depending...what i find is that the strings are a bit too bright...then they break in...then get more mellow then just when they seem to be at their best...about 2-3 gigs later they die.. i am now onto steels instead of nickel and i will be glad if they last longer.. the longest ones were the elixir..about double the time... but i do get sting GAS so that is a contributing factor.. i have some sets lying around not yet finished which i took off to GAS a new set and now scoobie doo mentioned the sadowsky sets over dere man... i might GAS some more:wave: doo what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Ric: MonthlyJazz: yearlyFretless: never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 For live shows, I like 'em bright-n-fresh, so when I was gigging regularly, I'd replace them twice a month & wipe 'em down constantly. For recording, I prefer them well broken in. Electric bass tone sits in the mix much better that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 You're supposed to replace them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbass_groovin Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Whenever I freakin feel like it! Gosh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Last time was early August, time before that about May. Its due for strings but I don't have any. Could be a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Practicing and gigging locally...depends how much I'm playing. I try to boil them to make them last. On tour...in the summer as often as before every show. Sometimes I can get 2 shows out of them. In the winter, depends on how much I sweat, but usually a week of shows or so. We likes them bright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeffery.addison Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Right now I am playing about once a week, so about every three months...I use six basses and I try to get equal use out of all of them...no sense in letting them sit and collect dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Every 6 months or so, same time I change my batteries. I don't understand how some of these "pro" players I read about never change their strings. Do they just look at them and tell them how cute they look or actually play ?? I break strings not all that often, but I've yet to have a bass where I could keep a set on there for 5, 10 years like some people do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted October 20, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Originally posted by RockStarBassist I break strings not all that often, but I've yet to have a bass where I could keep a set on there for 5, 10 years like some people do. Oh jeez... 5 or 10 years I end up changing mine ever couple years on average. After that they just get rusty from sweaty fingers or one of them breaks somewhere along the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adrenochrome Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Flats - never. And they don't need breaking in.Why pay for roundwounds that sound like hyperactive springs when they're new, then collect crud and sound {censored} after a few months? Doesn't make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gruven Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Originally posted by RockStarBassist Every 6 months or so, same time I change my batteries.I break strings not all that often, but I've yet to have a bass where I could keep a set on there for 5, 10 years like some people do. I've never broken a string in my 24 years as a bassist. How do you guys do it?! I find it amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted October 20, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Originally posted by Gruven I've never broken a string in my 24 years as a bassist. How do you guys do it?! I find it amazing. Hard plunking, picking, or popping near the bridge. I've never broken an E or A string though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beam Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Every few months or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rusty the Scoob Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Originally posted by zachoff Hard plunking, picking, or popping near the bridge. I've never broken an E or A string though. I have. Right now I gig once a week on average, change strings about every 3-6 months. I prefer the sound of new strings but the Sadowsky strings never become unuseable... they hold their tuning and project a fairly clear pitch well beyond the point where I'd call them dead and they wear evenly so no string goes deader than the others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Originally posted by zachoff Hard plunking, picking, or popping near the bridge. I've never broken an E or A string though. Yeah I've only done it to the D and G strings while doing slap/pop stuff. I tend to play REALLY hard whenever I'm not loud enough (back when I wasn't loud enough!), like, multiple bleeding fingers from a 3-hour gig, so I get kind of abusive at times but in a good and not wannabe-emo-goth-rock crap way. I still actually play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC Bass Posted October 20, 2005 Members Share Posted October 20, 2005 Usually when one breaks or when my ebony fretboard is looking dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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