thanks rick
the 5th string was a bonus  
i was leaning twds a 4
 
but this dropped in my lap
btw- what strings do you use?

I have Thomastiks on it now, and I like them pretty well.  When I bought it, the store had put D'Addario bass guitar strings on it, which was bizarre.
 
I haven't experimented a lot with upright strings - I started using Thomastiks 30 years ago on my Roth upright, liked them, and have stuck with them.  I am sure there are lots out there that I would like as well or better but I'm a creature of habit.
 
Rick B.

i use them on my electrics
never a problem
flatwounds?- if so what #
will save me time-lol

I like D'Addarios, too, for electric basses.  The ones they had on the NS were roundwounds, and the feel was pretty strange.
 
I've lost the package for the Thomastiks and can't remember the number.  Is that proof that I'm nearly fifty, or what?

mine seem to be flats
the ti's throw me as the box says pizz- or dominant..,etc
i have to get to somemore sites for more info
mine sound fine right now- buit i always like to throw a new set on when i get a new instr,

if anyones interested there is one of these on ebay for 1500 fully equipped as of wed