I can really only tell a difference when going between extra and power slinky. Lighter gauge is more airy and clear, heavier is a little more wooly. It's very subtle though and absolutely no one other than an experienced bass player could ever tell the difference. String gauge to me is more about feel and tuning, pick the gauge that gives you the tension you feel comfortable with in the tuning you use.
Interesting comparison. The thinner gauge sound clearer but less warmer, maybe, than the thicker one. I will go for the medium/standard set of 45-105 to my playing. Thank you for this great comparison.
yea regular slinky works most of the time with most basses. The differences are only obvious on the player's hand. May also sound different on the short scale
True. It makes me cringe when I hear that players (many) only change their strings 1-2x a year. Drive me crazy. Should be changing strings every month at least, and always before every show and every studio session. Too much money? GET A JOB 😂
I absolutly love that "bounce" of 95's set. They sound really cool at slap and high strings intro, pretty well at fingerstyle and a little bit thin at drop-D and hammer-pull E-string. Personally, I use nickel 100's, playing mostly in EADG tuning.
It's cool that I wanted to see this comparison and it only came out a few days ago. I have a shorter scale bass but I typically play thinner strings on regular guitar for the 'feel'. All of these sound good, I think in general, thinner strings loose some of their beefier sound, but I kind of think EQ can fix most of what is lost. I like the definition of the note on thinner strings and also they're easier to play for the most part. I think the Super Slinky sounds very good.
Awesome test! Thanks. I would really like to hear what the low E and A sound like up high past the 12th fret. That sound usually gets quite a bit worse as the string gauge goes up. If you could work that into one of these tests I'd appreciate it.
@aaronhanes642 when i switched to Hypers, I was using a set of GHS Boomers that were the same gauge as Hybrids, and I only needed to raise the saddles a little bit. No neck adjustment needed.
It just sounds like the thicker the gauge, the darker the strings sound - really noticing it with the hybrid set and thicker. I'm guessing the higher tension is limiting the amount of vibration so the fundamental is more apparent and the harmonic overtones are reduced. Just a guess, though.
Thinner strings sound more articulate. The note transients are also more pronounced. They seem to lack a bit of low end though. To me articulation is everythying so I go with 40-95s (but Elixirs).
It's too bad EB doesn't make a 45-110 set. I play a lot of drop D and use the whole neck. 110 gives the tight punch needed at the bottom. 45 is great for hammer-ons, bends & chords. The 55 g-string that comes with the 110 set is just too heavy for my needs.
Yeah,…seems that i best stick with my choice of…105 ~45 EB Slinky set!!..although I NOW have an interest in the EB Slimky 105~50 gauge as well!! 😅Great that this was done!! b(‘_
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I can really only tell a difference when going between extra and power slinky. Lighter gauge is more airy and clear, heavier is a little more wooly. It's very subtle though and absolutely no one other than an experienced bass player could ever tell the difference. String gauge to me is more about feel and tuning, pick the gauge that gives you the tension you feel comfortable with in the tuning you use.
Interesting comparison. The thinner gauge sound clearer but less warmer, maybe, than the thicker one.
I will go for the medium/standard set of 45-105 to my playing.
Thank you for this great comparison.
A very useful comparison. People agonise about string gauges, but the standard gauges are obviously well chosen.
yea regular slinky works most of the time with most basses. The differences are only obvious on the player's hand. May also sound different on the short scale
The best strings set is a fresh one.
True. It makes me cringe when I hear that players (many) only change their strings 1-2x a year. Drive me crazy. Should be changing strings every month at least, and always before every show and every studio session. Too much money? GET A JOB 😂
Great comparison! Can hear the output and low end slowly increasing then ya hear a giant leap with the power slinkies.
Love this...and Interesting...to me...the lighter strings sound more grindy to me...as the gauge went up...went darker..almost subdude...
I use 110 gauge strings and this video was awesome, thank you for making it.
I absolutly love that "bounce" of 95's set. They sound really cool at slap and high strings intro, pretty well at fingerstyle and a little bit thin at drop-D and hammer-pull E-string. Personally, I use nickel 100's, playing mostly in EADG tuning.
It's cool that I wanted to see this comparison and it only came out a few days ago. I have a shorter scale bass but I typically play thinner strings on regular guitar for the 'feel'. All of these sound good, I think in general, thinner strings loose some of their beefier sound, but I kind of think EQ can fix most of what is lost. I like the definition of the note on thinner strings and also they're easier to play for the most part. I think the Super Slinky sounds very good.
Extra slinky sound so clear 👍🏻
Great comparison. I wish EB themselves do this kind of stuffs.
Awesome demo and comparison 😎🤘🏻🎸 my personal favorites strings are the super slinky and the power slinky strings.
Awesome test! Thanks. I would really like to hear what the low E and A sound like up high past the 12th fret. That sound usually gets quite a bit worse as the string gauge goes up. If you could work that into one of these tests I'd appreciate it.
I was all about the Hybrids for a long time, but I've been using Hypers for about two years now and I friggin love em!
Did you need a setup going from the hybrids to hypers?
@aaronhanes642 when i switched to Hypers, I was using a set of GHS Boomers that were the same gauge as Hybrids, and I only needed to raise the saddles a little bit. No neck adjustment needed.
40-100 sound the best, but I use 45-105 because I don't have to chase them around the fretboard on a gig.
Thank you ❤
2835 is what I am using for years on all my Stingrays, classic tone, easy playing...
Thank you so much for this!
It just sounds like the thicker the gauge, the darker the strings sound - really noticing it with the hybrid set and thicker. I'm guessing the higher tension is limiting the amount of vibration so the fundamental is more apparent and the harmonic overtones are reduced. Just a guess, though.
Just came across your channel. Great work! Any way possible of same test using a P-bass ??😊
Thinner strings sound more articulate. The note transients are also more pronounced. They seem to lack a bit of low end though. To me articulation is everythying so I go with 40-95s (but Elixirs).
It's too bad EB doesn't make a 45-110 set. I play a lot of drop D and use the whole neck. 110 gives the tight punch needed at the bottom. 45 is great for hammer-ons, bends & chords. The 55 g-string that comes with the 110 set is just too heavy for my needs.
Yeah,…seems that i best stick with my choice of…105
~45 EB Slinky set!!..although I NOW have an interest in the EB Slimky 105~50 gauge as well!! 😅Great that this was done!! b(‘_
I don‘t know but the lighter the gauge the more punch you get. Counterintuitive
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my ear 45-100
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