ive tried alot of different strings over the years, and like TI jazz flats, alembic strings, and Ken Smith strings...Smith strings have a great feel to them, but they dont last very long, but they are worth checking out.

am not a fan of round wounds as i slide a lot on the strings. i love the feel of TI flats, nothing beats them on that. the sound is very good.
i like the d'darrio chromes as they have more punch than the TI's especially on the g string. They are not as smooth as the TI's and its a tradeoff i can almost live with. Chromes have a much higher tension than the TI. And they are about half the price. i just restrung and reset wolf last night with chromes again after 3 months on the TI's.

I love the TI's, but just installed a set on my Hofner and the neck seems to like more tension than that.  I guess I'll try the chromes, since you like them.  Of course, it seems nearly everything is half the price of the TI's..  
 
John

somebody know what Clarkee use on his tenor bass, and what gauge ? Certainly Rotosound as said on his gear page, but what model of rotosound and what gauge ?

I have been using Curt Mangan strings for several years and I love them. They are relatively easy to get a spnsorship deal with which can save you a lot of money. They have strings available in nickel, stainless steel, phosphor bronze and also have flatwounds. They retail for around $30 to $40 per set but if you get a sponsorship deal with them you will pay around $10 to $15 per set and shipping is included if you spend a certain amount.
 
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but he doesnt make flatwound 5s

Bass strings sound dull?
 
If you submerge-them-into-boiling-water for about 20 minutes, and dry them with a dry cloth; when you put them on, they will sound like new again.
 
Old school.

Hi Pierre, I read somewhere that rotosound do Stanleys strings as a custom job just for him and not available to anyone else.
 
Hope that helps

Thank's Jazzyvee, I would like to appreciate my Pyramid strings !!

Hi, I had a set of Roto RS665LD on my Elan - great sound but I've marked the frets, so I've gone back to the nickel Alembic strings.  Almost as good, but I don't know who could refret the Elan in New Zealand, so best to stay with the nickels, I think.
 
Anyone else like to comment?
 
Grant

i really wished alembic came out with there own versions of flatwound strings...elliptical flatwounds.... what do you think? best of both worlds...

Boiling strings is a short term solution. You can get the brightness back, but intonation will be questionable and the tone tends to lose focus.

I haven't heard anybody mention strings for slap and pop. Correct me if I'm wrong. But I'm wondering for those of you who play that style do you recomend thinner strings? Like 105's through 30's?
 
Thanks, Paul

Paul.
The only time I've bought strings for slapping, I used DR's Marcus Miller fat beams; 45-130 on a 5 string. As expected, they gave a really nice full-fat slap sound. I rarely use slap nowadays but I find the Alembic strings are as good as anything else I've tried so I'll be keeping them on my MK.
 
Graeme

Paul, Mark King uses 30-90, if that helps. Les Claypool uses (or used, not sure whether he still does) 2 x 40s and 2 x 60s. That's just Les all over!