I somehow managed to miss this video - the string change I’ve been waiting for! Great to see there is an option that works, and from the comments it looks like Daddario as well. Informative video as ever, thank you!
Again another brilliant video, hugely informative & yes choice of strings, brand, material, type & guage is such a wormhole of preference, quality & affordability ! Even known a few "snobs" !
I put Daddario flat wound ecb81s Chromes on all of my basses. They fit the 23 inch scale and the tension is unbelievable! I have a Fender mpb-33 mini bass and I have a Tiny Boy J bass and a flight jazz bass. The strings brought all of them to life! Believe it or not but I truly believe the strings I am using are the best possible string to use. Also you won’t have to worry about the string unwinding as the string fits with still leaving a bit a silk wrapping left for stability! Trust me! Also on the E string you need to wind it down the entire post so the string break angle is correct 👍🏻 and I’m sure you may know that you can not use strings with a nylon core.
Thanks for the info Chris, we really must have an online chat about basses very soon! Since I tried (and failed) with the Ernie Ball Slinky Flatwounds I’ve stayed away from the regular strings. Maybe I will try the D’addarios on your recommendation. Yes, I knew about the nylon core and I’m a bit gutted about the messy E string withers but it’s still working perfectly well. Thanks as always for the great advice, I’ll try and plan a “bass strings” live soon if you fancy coming on screen for a chat - it’s all very simple. 👍
@@UkuleleWales i was asking Chris. The ones he's talking about. D'addario ecb81s flatwound. That according to him fit 23" basses well. Perhaps you have checked them out in the meantime too?
I have the J & D (Jack & Danny) mini JB. I too have always preferred flat wound strings. After much research into string lengths etc, I decided on a set of Picato short scale flats. Like you the only worry was the E string, which would have wound too much of the unbound string onto the tuning peg. Following a tip I saw somewhere on RU-vid I fitted a high mass bridge which took up just a enough of the excess length to allow me to fit the E string with no more than half a revolution of actual string around the tuner . All the other strings were no problem at all.
Thanks for the great info Alan. That sounds like a great solution and I am hoping to upgrade a couple of bridges at some point. I also read of a suggestion to drill trough to make the string a “string through” and this also solved the issue but this was on a bass guitar 👍
Hey Rach, you should have some of your friends pick them up when they're over here and then bring them to you. Don't know where you are over there in Wales, but I do have friends that go there for scientific meetings and if you tell me where you are I will see if something can be arranged
That’s a great thought and something I had actually discussed with a good friend of mine in the States but at least for now StringsBy Mail are doing an outstanding job of providing me with strings but Thanks again for the idea. 👍
