7ingle on Nostr: There’s a lot that goes into it actually but for me, it really depends on 3 things ...

There’s a lot that goes into it actually but for me, it really depends on 3 things when it comes to string changes and the frequency I change strings. One is obviously money, the other 2 are the tone you’re after, and 3 the bass you’re playing them on. I have a 5 string fender jazz bass with thomastik-infeld nickel flatwound strings $125 a set. They have been on that bass forever and will never be changed, when it comes to flatwound bass strings, the older they get, the better they sound. All my other basses get new Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel roundwound strings before performing or recording. The roundwound strings collect dirt from your fingers, go dull, sound dull not smooth like flatwounds, so the necessity to change them constantly is a rather expensive ordeal. But freshly installed roundwound strings for my ears, are very special, right out of the packaging they offer amazing harmonics and tones, it’s all such good stuff, now I want to go play….