Let’s keep this simple, shall we? What is the type of string you are playing either on most of your (electric!) basses or on your main bass (and thus, most likely, constitutes your preferred type of string)?
Let us not worry about core types, tensions, brands and other minutiae here - please select from the list of main types below:
Preferred string type
Stainless steel roundwounds
Nickel roundwounds
Coated roundwounds
Half-rounds
Tapewounds
Flatwounds
Other
Not sure/haven’t made up my mind yet
0voters
Your participation might help settle some ongoing arguments and/or confirm or reject persistent myths
Hold on. Hold on. What you currently have on your bass and what you want to have on your bass are different. Stop the count!
I put I wasn’t sure, because I’m not sure. But my current bass came with roundwounds and I haven’t changed them. Actually, I just realized I’ve had the same set of roundwounds on my bass for a year and a half and it could have been in the shop before that for who knows how long… oops…
I think we should reject any votes for roundwounds and stop the count because there is obviously some sort of fault with the counting mechanism. I mean, flatwounds won by a landslide. It was a really great turnout for flatwounds, really great. Roundwounds are stealing the vote.
Had to look up what the GHS Bass Boomers were (nickel rounds). I do mean to try the EB Cobalts, I guess those would just go in the coated category…
Won’t do flats again, well half rounds really, unless I have 2 (or more basses). I gotta have that round sound.
This thread wasn’t really meant for discussing actual or perceived pros and cons of the various strings here (plenty of other threads for that)… just a plain show of hands
at the replies!
