....I feel like there were tone changes beyond just the strings. We only saw the same bass two of three demos. My point is: it (imho) would have been more helpful had we gotten to see the exact same bass playing the exact same songs/riffs (preferably each a different style) with the same tone settings...the only variable being the strings. That being said, both players were incredibly talented. Great vid
Same goes for the playing style. He played closer to the fretboard with the tapewounds, which makes it sound even more like an upright. Really accentuated what the tapes could do for someone who likes the upright sound, but it's not tonally consistent with the playing on the rounds or flats. Still, fantastic playing all around.
I wish you guys had done a true ABC comparison. 3 different strings and 3 completely different playing styles on each string. Totally fine to highlight what they are best for, but to not give an actual tonal comparision played the same is a bummer. I believe you missed what people curious about various strings wanted to see.
That guy is huge..makes those basses look like a P junior. Seriously this guy would make a potato sound good. Amazing playing. Does anybody know his name?
I like using the D'Addario Chrome flats, as I almost get the best of both worlds because they're bright for flats. Being a higher tension flat, they allow me to run a flatter neck and lower string action and suit my light touch.
It's because he is strumming over the fretboard, thus hitting the frets. That's what makes that 'weird' sound. If you listen, you can actually hear, that it's a tone being played, not a "pop".
The oddest part of that atonal popping is that he doesn't hear it, and try to eliminate it. That's because he's just playing, and not focused on listening to what he's doing, doesn't really care. One of the pitfalls of over-confidence. He'd prolly do the same with a band - just play and not listen - knowing he's got it covered.
I love the tape-wound strings; they take me back to my school days when I played the upright in jaz class. The flat-wounds that came on my Jazz bass were so deep, everybody kept turning the Treble up, and it was awful!
I was just going to ask people's opinion on this. The narrator says that tapewounds give that upright bass sound, but he also says that people prefer flats for fretless basses. Wouldn't tapewounds on a fretless sound as close to an upright as one can get?
I strongly disagree with the idea that tapes are best on a fretless! For me, a fretless bass is all about that growl, and for that you need round or semi-round wound strings! Now, they'll tear up your neck with extended playing, but that is THE sound for me on a fretless. I also recommend having your fretless neck treated with a thin ethyl cyanoacrylate (superglue) to give the neck a long lasting finish, and I personally love the feel. I got all this from Jaco's Bass of Doom, and it's worked great for me too. (Jaco used marine epoxy on his neck, but I prefer thin superglue for neck hardening). Tape wounds (on a hollow body) is the sound of Little Green Bag and other early 70s bass leads, especially in the Motown sound realm. Easy on the fingers, but kind of an awful tone except as an "special effect", IMO. And yes, closest to an upright sound, but flats can come close too. You can't go wrong with a nice clean or fresh set of semi-rounds on nearly any bass. I used RotoSound Swing (full) rounds my whole career, because I love a more richer, growlly tone. And they can be rough on your fingers with intense playing, but I always felt the tone was worth the relative pain (and need to play extra clean, or just enjoy the raunch!). More modern semi-rounds are the best of flats and rounds in one, IMO. The worst strings IMO, are any strings that are old and dirty and dead! Some like that old dull mud sound, but it was never my cup-o-tea. I say, If you don't know much about strings then just play what feels best, until your tone becomes more important than your comfort. :)
Listen to the Let it Be album and the rooftop gig. That's Paul McCartney using nylon tapewounds on his hofner, and they rock on Get Back, One After 909, I've Got a Feeling, Dig a Pony, Don't Let Me Down.
I love ghs brite flats on my godin acoustibass.. That's a bass that's specifically designed to emulate upright bass sounds, and brite-flats (roundwound strings which have been ground flat) offer exceptional midrange punch to allow it to be heard clearly. I find that flats and particularly tapes, though fun to play, can seriously muffle a fretless on stage, particularly one with a piezo transducer..
What if you have a 24 fret it's long I don't want to get to short of a string. Would these work on a 24 fret Toby? I've seen long scale but they don't list the length of the reg Manf Med LT sets thanks.
@@joebartlett3255 Hotter or noiseless for the neck jazz bass pickup will help to get that growl. Addwise, i believe that a good amount of the tone are in the fingers. I think like this: basses that have pickups and woods of the body/neck/fingerboard that provides a dark and vintage tone (for example the pre-cbs precision, rickenbacker, hofner 500/1), sounds awesome with Flatwounds and Tapewounds, because you are emphasizing and privileging the tone characteristcs of your instrument, and is the same thing for the opposite. If the bass have pickups and woods that provides a bright and growly tone, (for example the 70s jazz bass, MM Stingray, active basses with soapbar pickups) it will sounds great with nickel or stainless steel Roundwound strings. That is my take, dude!
@@leonardoperes6830 I agree. Played a MIM jazz for the 1st 20 yrs. Put Noiseless PU’s & an American maple neck on it. Then picked up an American jazz with roasted maple neck & added Fralin double stacked humbuckers 5% overwound. Both bass’s sound good, but they just don’t sound right in the mix with my band. If I play thru a Sansamp, it gets close. My reissue 51 & American P have hot custom shop 60’s PU’s and just get the job done thru an Ampeg. I think a lot of it is how I pluck strings. More of a geezer butler finger style. The P’s just serve me better for my rig & style.
Great players, but maybe too great. Why can't guys play straight up lines that highlight the tone and attack of the notes produced by the different strings instead of wanking away furiously trying to impress all of RUclips with their "chops"?
yes. it was hard to compare the different strings when the player was playing different style songs with each string type. Just play the same lick... and them you can have that furious freestyle wank, slap and tug at the end.
that wasn't a bass string shootout. that was an ad for ghs strings. No way can i play as great as those guys but La Bella strings are by far the best strings I have used. I use either the flat wound or the black tape wound. both are great.
I should probably add that if it's the stock Nash pick-up, it's Jason's Lollar's overwound Split coil pickup. Just thought I would through that out there since there aren't a ton of demos of this pickup on youtube. Great playing.
This guy is one of the Best ! He would make any Bass sound great ! If anybody played these same Basses , you would sound different than him ! SteveBaggett
No matter what I've always gone back to flatwounds. Always. I have limited finger mobility in my fretting hand and flats let me slide and bend, and if I "do" hit a "wrong" note I can do a little weird slide and make it sound like I meant to do it. Also, you are using D'Addario Chromes, which sound better and better as they age. I'd like to see you do the same video after having all the same strings on the same bass for, say, 6 months. I love tapes but my big problem I've had with them is that - for me - I've had a couple bad experiences with the tape actually unraveling off of the string, so I've kind of retired myself from using them. The only drawback, to me, of using flats, is that if you're a fingerstyle player you will initially get a "clank" type of sound as the strings hit the frets, but that kind of dies down after a while, and - actually - in a live mix - that helps you to poke through. Another thing that so many bass players try to do is to compete with the high end of the guitars, keys, cymbals, vocals, etc. No. No. No. You are a BASS player. You're there to give VOICE to the bass drum and to lock with the drummer. You are a rhythm section. You want to be fat and relentless....not someone who sounds like a guitar player turned bass player. Hey, at least none of your examples were done using a pick. (Pies are about to be thrown in my direction.) I'll make a deal with any players out there who hate flats. For every set of unopened flats you have that you don't want, I'll send you THREE sets of unopened rounds. Seriously. I like to shape may sound using my amp and I like the mids that flats give me. Especially the low mids. I can dial out the mud and dial in a great mid tone that cuts, and even sound great running through a gain or distortion pedal. So my deal is on the table. Takers?
If you ask me.. the best bass strings on the market at any price are D'Addario NYXL'S I tried my 1st set yesterday and I'm shocked how good they are. I used to only use ernie ball super slinky pink pack (light gauge .45-105) .. The d'addario nyxl's I got are light gauge but only .45-100... man do they sound and play great right out of the box though. best strings ive ever used. I've tried to date... dean markely..DR..rotosound.fodera.elixir.ghs.and some botique sets too... IMO the NYXL's blow them out of the water. at the end of the day though.. its all about what u like.
Hey! I just put some D'Addario NYXLs (.045, 065, 080, .100, .130) on my five-string Precision. They sound fantastic. However, I was wondering, do they seem like they have a slightly higher tension than regular D'Addarios? I was actually switching them out with heavier gauge Elixirs (.050, .070, .085, .105, .130) and I was expecting to have to adjust the neck tension, but the lighter gauge NYXLs seemed to keep the neck about the same as the heavier Elixirs, plus the playability didn't seem that much easier like i'd normally notice when going down a guage. It could just be my imagination or my bass or whatever, I was just wondering if you also noticed any difference in tension with the NYXLs. The NYXLs seem tougher too, as if they could take more of a beating...true?
***** I cant answer any of that brother. I have only been using a set a couple months now.. I know from couple months they hold up and still sound good and I play atleast 2 hours a day.
Ah okay. Well, I'm glad to hear that you're still happy with them after several months. Hopefully I'll feel the same way after using them longer. Cheers!
Regular D'Addarios 45-100 on my Warmoth and the luthier who redid my 57 put Med GHS Boomers on it. They aren't bad, I just haven't changed them in the 3 years since it's been done. It's a case queen. It will get half rounds.
You failed to include several string types in the comparison. Since the vast majority of bassists use rounds you should also have included the different kinds of rounds. Nickel versus nickel plated steel versus stainless. Hex core versus round core. And finally, exposed core. Additionally, the wonderfully talented musicians could have played the same parts each time and on the same bass rather than attempting to adjust the style to suit each string. They could also have played simpler parts to more closely reflect what a typical bassist would sound like. When the bassist is a virtuoso it makes it harder for the viewer to imagine what the strings would sound like in THEIR hands, not to mention being an effective distraction from the intended purpose of the video, which is to compare the sound of the string types. Doing the comparison was a great idea but you only did half the job.
Which strings would you recommend for a fretless, Flat wounds or Tape wounds? I've been using D'addario rounds for a long time and now I'm searching for that "muah" sound. Thanks a lot for your advise!
anointed01 I don't play fretless and only use roundwounds but think about this: roundwounds wear on your frets, imagine what they would do to the wood, especially when it's in direct contact, like in a fretless. You're probably better off with flats.
Dylan Hynds You're probably never going to find strings that can go from E standard to C standard on a 4 string. Either you'd have far too much tension at E or far too little at C. If you had a 5 string with relatively light gauge strings it's doable as you can likely tune it up to C standard
tapewound strings are so finger friendly it's not even funny. I'm a thumpy bass player I don't slap, and I don't really go on the higher registers. I will only play tapewound strings
Good playing, but not a good string review. This review does not provide me with the sound or knowledge that I need to make an informed decision about which string set to purchase.
Dubby EDM no you do not, tapewound strings have a steel or nickel core that's often roundwound, but sometimes flatwound. tapewound strings are essentially normal strings with a nylon coating.
Finally a kick ass bass player for sound demos
I missed the review, was to busy enjoying the performance. Must watch this again.
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@@cristianarielrubilar1248 you okay there?
The players are incredible
....I feel like there were tone changes beyond just the strings. We only saw the same bass two of three demos.
My point is: it (imho) would have been more helpful had we gotten to see the exact same bass playing the exact same songs/riffs (preferably each a different style) with the same tone settings...the only variable being the strings.
That being said, both players were incredibly talented. Great vid
I had the same thought. If you're going to do a true comparison, you need to keep all the other variables consistent.
Same goes for the playing style. He played closer to the fretboard with the tapewounds, which makes it sound even more like an upright. Really accentuated what the tapes could do for someone who likes the upright sound, but it's not tonally consistent with the playing on the rounds or flats. Still, fantastic playing all around.
Not a good video by any stretch. Just an advertisement.
drummer's chain is amazing. and the playing is out of this world. Could listen to an album like this.
I can't tell the difference in the strings because I just keep getting lost watching these guys. Next time use a crappy bass player like me.
😂
Have you tried listening through better speakers?
one of my favorite bass videos on the internet
Flatwounds on a p-bass must be the bassiest sound you can get.
DA Bass!
Muppio Steve Harris taught us that flatwounds and a P-bass is all you need to be metal.
Wat about tapewounds
Vincent master bassist Yessir he did! Steve "Bomber" Harris forever!
@@ihH6053 the best in absolute if you like a warm and mellow sound
I wish you guys had done a true ABC comparison. 3 different strings and 3 completely different playing styles on each string. Totally fine to highlight what they are best for, but to not give an actual tonal comparision played the same is a bummer. I believe you missed what people curious about various strings wanted to see.
Flats on a P bass has to be my favourite tone on any bass.
That guy is huge..makes those basses look like a P junior. Seriously this guy would make a potato sound good. Amazing playing. Does anybody know his name?
Flatwounds on a Rickenbacker is a true Rock N Roll Sound
I like using the D'Addario Chrome flats, as I almost get the best of both worlds because they're bright for flats. Being a higher tension flat, they allow me to run a flatter neck and lower string action and suit my light touch.
Great informative video. The only thing I miss is all sets played with pick as well.
I like the light reflection of the flatwounds
1:11 I always come back to this video just to listen to this
Flats and Tapes for P basses, Rounds on anything else
Thanks for the demo. It would have definitely been helpful if you would have played the same licks with the different strings, however.
Flatwounds on P-bass, roundwounds on jazz bass!
I was not expecting that from a string comparison video, amazing playing!
I like Dunlop nickel roundwounds and ss flatwounds 40-100 and 40-120. They are the best.
I dig the TAPE WOUND the most! Nice playing gents.
whats the weird pop on the tapewounds every time he takes his finger off the fret?
Aidan Horne - I was wondering the same thing. I like the tone, minus that weird popping. Is that normal?
It's because he is strumming over the fretboard, thus hitting the frets. That's what makes that 'weird' sound. If you listen, you can actually hear, that it's a tone being played, not a "pop".
Aidan Horne bad hand placement
sounded like he was bending them out of tune too. idunno
The oddest part of that atonal popping is that he doesn't hear it, and try to eliminate it. That's because he's just playing, and not focused on listening to what he's doing, doesn't really care. One of the pitfalls of over-confidence. He'd prolly do the same with a band - just play and not listen - knowing he's got it covered.
Came for the topic stayed for the playing
I love the tape-wound strings; they take me back to my school days when I played the upright in jaz class. The flat-wounds that came on my Jazz bass were so deep, everybody kept turning the Treble up, and it was awful!
Tapewounds are better for fretless.
I was just going to ask people's opinion on this. The narrator says that tapewounds give that upright bass sound, but he also says that people prefer flats for fretless basses. Wouldn't tapewounds on a fretless sound as close to an upright as one can get?
I strongly disagree with the idea that tapes are best on a fretless! For me, a fretless bass is all about that growl, and for that you need round or semi-round wound strings! Now, they'll tear up your neck with extended playing, but that is THE sound for me on a fretless. I also recommend having your fretless neck treated with a thin ethyl cyanoacrylate (superglue) to give the neck a long lasting finish, and I personally love the feel. I got all this from Jaco's Bass of Doom, and it's worked great for me too. (Jaco used marine epoxy on his neck, but I prefer thin superglue for neck hardening).
Tape wounds (on a hollow body) is the sound of Little Green Bag and other early 70s bass leads, especially in the Motown sound realm. Easy on the fingers, but kind of an awful tone except as an "special effect", IMO. And yes, closest to an upright sound, but flats can come close too.
You can't go wrong with a nice clean or fresh set of semi-rounds on nearly any bass. I used RotoSound Swing (full) rounds my whole career, because I love a more richer, growlly tone. And they can be rough on your fingers with intense playing, but I always felt the tone was worth the relative pain (and need to play extra clean, or just enjoy the raunch!). More modern semi-rounds are the best of flats and rounds in one, IMO.
The worst strings IMO, are any strings that are old and dirty and dead! Some like that old dull mud sound, but it was never my cup-o-tea. I say, If you don't know much about strings then just play what feels best, until your tone becomes more important than your comfort. :)
Listen to the Let it Be album and the rooftop gig. That's Paul McCartney using nylon tapewounds on his hofner, and they rock on Get Back, One After 909, I've Got a Feeling, Dig a Pony, Don't Let Me Down.
I love ghs brite flats on my godin acoustibass.. That's a bass that's specifically designed to emulate upright bass sounds, and brite-flats (roundwound strings which have been ground flat) offer exceptional midrange punch to allow it to be heard clearly. I find that flats and particularly tapes, though fun to play, can seriously muffle a fretless on stage, particularly one with a piezo transducer..
Fender P-Bass & Rick bass : Flatwound strings; Fender Jazz Bass & Mustang Bass : Pure Nickel strings; Gibson & Hofner Bass : Nylon Tapewound strings
I absolutely love this channel
perfect. great playing and string closeups
these dudes are serious. don't they play with marquis hill?
+keith ruddell they do play with Marquis Hill, amongst others. Thanks for watching!
What if you have a 24 fret it's long I don't want to get to short of a string. Would these work on a 24 fret Toby? I've seen long scale but they don't list the length of the reg Manf Med LT sets thanks.
This was a great video. I would have liked to have heard the different strings on the same guitar.
god damn these guys are amazing
gotta love me some flatwounds. Some fantastic playing right there
Roundwounds with maple fingerboard on a jazz bass and flatwounds with rosewood fingerboard on a precision bass = PERFECTION
But I’ve really grown to love SS rounds on a maple P. It’s super growly.
@@joebartlett3255 It's a good combo too, but i can get this growly sound by using only the neck pickup of the jazz bass with the Roundwound strings!
@@leonardoperes6830I have 2 jazz’s, and neither one come close to the growl on my P’s. And soloing the neck pickup doesn’t do it.
@@joebartlett3255 Hotter or noiseless for the neck jazz bass pickup will help to get that growl. Addwise, i believe that a good amount of the tone are in the fingers.
I think like this: basses that have pickups and woods of the body/neck/fingerboard that provides a dark and vintage tone (for example the pre-cbs precision, rickenbacker, hofner 500/1), sounds awesome with Flatwounds and Tapewounds, because you are emphasizing and privileging the tone characteristcs of your instrument, and is the same thing for the opposite. If the bass have pickups and woods that provides a bright and growly tone, (for example the 70s jazz bass, MM Stingray, active basses with soapbar pickups) it will sounds great with nickel or stainless steel Roundwound strings. That is my take, dude!
@@leonardoperes6830 I agree. Played a MIM jazz for the 1st 20 yrs. Put Noiseless PU’s & an American maple neck on it. Then picked up an American jazz with roasted maple neck & added Fralin double stacked humbuckers 5% overwound. Both bass’s sound good, but they just don’t sound right in the mix with my band. If I play thru a Sansamp, it gets close. My reissue 51 & American P have hot custom shop 60’s PU’s and just get the job done thru an Ampeg. I think a lot of it is how I pluck strings. More of a geezer butler finger style. The P’s just serve me better for my rig & style.
The bass player makes a full scale length precision bass look like a travel size guitar.
3:47 amazing playing, but be right back, I gotta chase a dude wearing flares!
Ahhhhhhh killin' it. Awesome musicians! Nuff said.
One might argue differences in sound. But nylon wrapped are hands down the most pleasant, easy on the fingers, to play.
Great players, but maybe too great. Why can't guys play straight up lines that highlight the tone and attack of the notes produced by the different strings instead of wanking away furiously trying to impress all of RUclips with their "chops"?
yes. it was hard to compare the different strings when the player was playing different style songs with each string type. Just play the same lick... and them you can have that furious freestyle wank, slap and tug at the end.
@Peter Fountotos Just shut up..
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eh, I still think the tonal difference between the string sets is fairly easy to hear.
that wasn't a bass string shootout. that was an ad for ghs strings. No way can i play as great as those guys but La Bella strings are by far the best strings I have used. I use either the flat wound or the black tape wound. both are great.
I'm still depressed that GHS discontinued their tapewounds :'(
Are the strings in the intro the flats, because THAT is the sound I want out of my Fender P! What pickups are you using? Great playing. Cheers!
+jmattbassplaya90 Yes those are flatwounds. The pickups are Lollar splitcoils.
I should probably add that if it's the stock Nash pick-up, it's Jason's Lollar's overwound Split coil pickup. Just thought I would through that out there since there aren't a ton of demos of this pickup on youtube. Great playing.
Glad that I'm one of many couldn't focus on the difference of strings, two musicians' performance was too good.
This guy is one of the Best ! He would make any Bass sound great ! If anybody played these same Basses , you would sound different than him ! SteveBaggett
Brilliant demo.
No matter what I've always gone back to flatwounds. Always. I have limited finger mobility in my fretting hand and flats let me slide and bend, and if I "do" hit a "wrong" note I can do a little weird slide and make it sound like I meant to do it. Also, you are using D'Addario Chromes, which sound better and better as they age. I'd like to see you do the same video after having all the same strings on the same bass for, say, 6 months. I love tapes but my big problem I've had with them is that - for me - I've had a couple bad experiences with the tape actually unraveling off of the string, so I've kind of retired myself from using them. The only drawback, to me, of using flats, is that if you're a fingerstyle player you will initially get a "clank" type of sound as the strings hit the frets, but that kind of dies down after a while, and - actually - in a live mix - that helps you to poke through. Another thing that so many bass players try to do is to compete with the high end of the guitars, keys, cymbals, vocals, etc. No. No. No. You are a BASS player. You're there to give VOICE to the bass drum and to lock with the drummer. You are a rhythm section. You want to be fat and relentless....not someone who sounds like a guitar player turned bass player. Hey, at least none of your examples were done using a pick. (Pies are about to be thrown in my direction.) I'll make a deal with any players out there who hate flats. For every set of unopened flats you have that you don't want, I'll send you THREE sets of unopened rounds. Seriously. I like to shape may sound using my amp and I like the mids that flats give me. Especially the low mids. I can dial out the mud and dial in a great mid tone that cuts, and even sound great running through a gain or distortion pedal. So my deal is on the table. Takers?
EXCELLENT PRODUCTION - THANK YOU!!
No half-rounds?
TZerot0 was thinking the same thing but they essentially sound like semi worn in rounds but feel like flats
wow i love that tape wound nasal tone, but would you still recommend that for 5 string bass?
I have a mustang am I right that flatwounds would be best for this bass loved the demo
At the opening was it flat Wound? Can we slap on flats?
Did you change the tone setting on the bass for the flatwounds?
The players. Omfg. Well done.
need to throw some pressure wound in there. Some very awesome strings imo.
4:20
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Nice
haha funny weed number so funny haha lolololololol
I have a PJ bass. Squier Jaguar. I’m looking into getting new strings and I’m having some trouble on which ones to get. Round or flat.
the strings in your intro are flat wounds too?
very cool grooves and playing !
I wonder if Tapewounds have an over stretching problem.
serious funk in this vid!
Is that the same room Anderton's uses?
Finally someone who knows how to record bass.
Which ones give the best sustain? I've read conflicting reports.
is he playing through the b-15? osunds incredible
giggs102 Yep a 60's B-15
If you ask me.. the best bass strings on the market at any price are D'Addario NYXL'S I tried my 1st set yesterday and I'm shocked how good they are. I used to only use ernie ball super slinky pink pack (light gauge .45-105) .. The d'addario nyxl's I got are light gauge but only .45-100... man do they sound and play great right out of the box though.
best strings ive ever used. I've tried to date... dean markely..DR..rotosound.fodera.elixir.ghs.and some botique sets too... IMO the NYXL's blow them out of the water.
at the end of the day though.. its all about what u like.
Hey! I just put some D'Addario NYXLs (.045, 065, 080, .100, .130) on my five-string Precision. They sound fantastic. However, I was wondering, do they seem like they have a slightly higher tension than regular D'Addarios? I was actually switching them out with heavier gauge Elixirs (.050, .070, .085, .105, .130) and I was expecting to have to adjust the neck tension, but the lighter gauge NYXLs seemed to keep the neck about the same as the heavier Elixirs, plus the playability didn't seem that much easier like i'd normally notice when going down a guage. It could just be my imagination or my bass or whatever, I was just wondering if you also noticed any difference in tension with the NYXLs. The NYXLs seem tougher too, as if they could take more of a beating...true?
***** I cant answer any of that brother. I have only been using a set a couple months now.. I know from couple months they hold up and still sound good and I play atleast 2 hours a day.
Ah okay. Well, I'm glad to hear that you're still happy with them after several months. Hopefully I'll feel the same way after using them longer. Cheers!
Regular D'Addarios 45-100 on my Warmoth and the luthier who redid my 57 put Med GHS Boomers on it. They aren't bad, I just haven't changed them in the 3 years since it's been done. It's a case queen. It will get half rounds.
What about Half Rounds and different Gauges? I wish you would've gone through all of them.
Great musicians!!
What's the last song with the Flatwounds? Thanks in advance
You failed to include several string types in the comparison.
Since the vast majority of bassists use rounds you should also have included the different kinds of rounds.
Nickel versus nickel plated steel versus stainless.
Hex core versus round core.
And finally, exposed core.
Additionally, the wonderfully talented musicians could have played the same parts each time and on the same bass rather than attempting to adjust the style to suit each string.
They could also have played simpler parts to more closely reflect what a typical bassist would sound like.
When the bassist is a virtuoso it makes it harder for the viewer to imagine what the strings would sound like in THEIR hands, not to mention being an effective distraction from the intended purpose of the video, which is to compare the sound of the string types.
Doing the comparison was a great idea but you only did half the job.
What Is the name o the first song when he test the flat strings (flatwound)
What drum kit is this? it sounds great!
looks like a DW Frequent Flyer
What gauge strings would you recommend for a short scale bass? Thanks.
Who is that bass player??? Very good. I wanna see more.
Which strings would you recommend for a fretless, Flat wounds or Tape wounds? I've been using D'addario rounds for a long time and now I'm searching for that "muah" sound. Thanks a lot for your advise!
anointed01 I don't play fretless and only use roundwounds but think about this: roundwounds wear on your frets, imagine what they would do to the wood, especially when it's in direct contact, like in a fretless. You're probably better off with flats.
Roundwound for me forever. Great playing in this video especially the end
Give the semi-rounds a try, if you haven't! I love rounds too, but those semis are pretty cool! :)
If I ever become famous as a bass player, I'd like to see this video under my influences list on wikipedia.
GHS Boomers - Round Wound (45-105)
Will the tension of these strings work for tunings ranging from E-Standard to C-Standard?
Dylan Hynds You're probably never going to find strings that can go from E standard to C standard on a 4 string. Either you'd have far too much tension at E or far too little at C. If you had a 5 string with relatively light gauge strings it's doable as you can likely tune it up to C standard
tapewound strings are so finger friendly it's not even funny. I'm a thumpy bass player I don't slap, and I don't really go on the higher registers. I will only play tapewound strings
Masters. These two are absolute masters.
Squiershire Yeah they kinda make you want to go home with an instrument and lock the doors for a few weeks, right? :)
At least a few weeks! They've got such control over their instruments! It's like second nature.
Uh these guys are killing it...seriously killer
which types of string is best for extreme metal or punk rock music?
roundwounds, they give you that metal tone you're looking for
wish they showcased the difference in picking noise
How about groundwounds?
What about half wounds?
What are their names? Epic, just epic.
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Good playing, but not a good string review. This review does not provide me with the sound or knowledge that I need to make an informed decision about which string set to purchase.
For tapewound strings, do I need a piezo pickup? (Piezoelectric)
Dubby EDM no you do not, tapewound strings have a steel or nickel core that's often roundwound, but sometimes flatwound. tapewound strings are essentially normal strings with a nylon coating.
I sticke with flat and tape wounds
Jesus Christ he can PLAY!!!! 🔥
Tight!
LOVE THE SONIC BLUE NASH P BASS
what's the bassist's name?
what about nickel wound ?
What do you guys recommend for some raggea music anyone?
Flats. Roll back the tone. Cut back the treble.
Thanx 🤩
3:16 someone dint string that bass properly
Nice!
Loved it😎🎸🇺🇸🤘🏼⚡️⚡️💥
Steve harris rocks the flats
To do a proper comparison you really need to use the same instrument, as impractical as that is.