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Ashoke kumar Das
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West Bengal, India
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Posted 27 Sep 2016 3:21 am |
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What is the electric Bass guitar string guage? which brand is popular?
Thanks. Ashoke. |
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2016 5:13 am
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Ashoke, here are pictures of my favorite bass guitar strings. I play 5 string, so just ignore the 5th string gauge if you're a 4 string guy
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Walter Killam
From:
Nebraska, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2016 11:51 am Thomastik
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I'm a big fan of Thomastik Power Bass Medium Light strings. They're expensive, but they stay fresh much longer than anything else I've used which makes up for the expense.
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Ashoke kumar Das
From:
West Bengal, India
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Posted 28 Sep 2016 2:32 am Bass guitar string
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| Thanks for the information. I want to know usually what is the scale lenth is made for bass guitar is good sound. Ashoke. |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 28 Sep 2016 4:26 am
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From Wikipedia:
"On a modern bass guitar, 30" (76 cm) or less is considered short scale, standard (also called long) scale is 34" (86 cm) for a 4-string and 35" (89 cm) for a B-E-A-D-G 5-string, and extra-long scale basses of 36" (91 cm) also exist."
I like RotoSound strings. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 28 Sep 2016 6:29 am
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Ashoke,
You'll get many more answers from qualified bass players on the TalkBass forum.
https://www.talkbass.com
Good luck!
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Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2016 5:08 pm
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Not sure I'm qualified but I really like D'Addario Super Light Nickle Extra Long on my Peavey American Cirrus 5 string 35" scale. First string is a .045. I would think I should like flat wounds but they just go "thud" for me. "Thud" is a technical term. 
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Atlanta, GA |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 29 Sep 2016 4:47 pm
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From a former good bass player (me), one thing to watch with flatwounds, as the age, the windings my "cup". If you slide up or down, all the sudden you have cut fingers.
Man, I miss playing bass...
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