Acoustic Bass Strings

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 1:53 am

not upright/double bass, but acoustic bass. i have elixers on my ibanez AEB10 acoustic/electric bass... they came with it.. but they sound really rattly and clanky. its a low end bass, but hey i gotta have somethin to play round the fire/at the beach. daddys junky music has their AEB10's equipped with d'addarios, and they sound/feel a lot smoother. any other suggestions?

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 10:27 am

try the earthwood or something i forget what theyre called, by d'addario or something

Parker · Unread post by **Parker** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 12:27 pm

what kind of acoustic bass do you have? i am in love with them, but it is hard to find a quality and affordable one.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 12:57 pm

Parker wrote:what kind of acoustic bass do you have? i am in love with them, but it is hard to find a quality and affordable one.

GSRLessard14 wrote: i have elixers on my ibanez AEB10 acoustic/electric bass...

anyone see that skit from Chappelle's show lately with wyclef jean and the bassist doing an acoustic "if i was president" thing? that acoustic bass looks sweet.. i can't tell what company it is though..

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 4:13 pm

Parker wrote:what kind of acoustic bass do you have? i am in love with them, but it is hard to find a quality and affordable one.

i'd stay away personally. they all sound like ass and are only good for sitting around a campfire and just screwing around with. the lowest string on an acoustic guitar is an E for the simple reason that that is the lowest the note can go and still resonate loud enough to compete with the rest of the strings. when you get into accoustic bass...your just killing volume.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 12:04 am

i like tictacs wrote:
Parker wrote:what kind of acoustic bass do you have? i am in love with them, but it is hard to find a quality and affordable one.

i'd stay away personally. they all sound like ass and are only good for sitting around a campfire and just screwing around with. the lowest string on an acoustic guitar is an E for the simple reason that that is the lowest the note can go and still resonate loud enough to compete with the rest of the strings. when you get into accoustic bass...your just killing volume.

yyyyyyyyyep.

Parker · Unread post by **Parker** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:08 am

thanx for the advice. the allure to them is the sound when playing with my buddies on acoustic guitar. but everytime i have played one, the volume is ass and almost every note does not sound clear or deep. for the price I would like to know if it is worth it or not. i still think acoustic bass has it's pros and cons.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:05 pm

the volume is ass on all of them

Macht · Unread post by **Macht** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:51 pm

i like tictacs wrote:the volume is ass on all of them

you could always just put a pickup in them

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:53 pm

then why not just play electric

Macht · Unread post by **Macht** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:18 pm

huge difference in sound

glydebass · Unread post by **glydebass** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:49 pm

i would not go for d'addarios just cause i have strung my acoustic with them twice and they have a tendancy to die really fast if played with any regularity. Dean Markley makes nice ones and so does DR. And another thing is that the volume can be comprimised. I play unplugged with guitarists all the time and ive found its all in the attack. If you increase your attack you will sound considerably louder.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 8:49 pm

Macht wrote:huge difference in sound

if you like less sustain and no low end, yeehaw!

Macht · Unread post by **Macht** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:43 pm

i like tictacs wrote:
Macht wrote:huge difference in sound
if you like less sustain and no low end, yeehaw!

duh

MahlerGrooves · Unread post by **MahlerGrooves** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:40 pm

if you want the REAL accoustic bass experience, go upright!

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