Strings on basses

[keurosix]

Hi Ulf,
Welcome to the club!
Everyone has a favorite string & there are so many to choose from. It really is a personal preference, yet some strings DO sound better on an Alembic. The original Alembic strings are really good and Alembic sets up their guitars to perform best with them. Being a pressure wound string, it is a balance between a round and flat wound string. Hard to describe, but my fingers like the feel, and my ears like the sound. However, if you are ordering a new Alembic from the factory, you can specify your favorite string, and they will set it up with that set. Contact your dealer for more info about this.
What type of music do you play, and what type of string typically have you used in the past? Also, what brand of bass did you use before Alembic? All these things will play in how you want your Alembic to sound, and should help you narrow down the selection. There may not be a perfect string either, nor will you be able to try them all. Happy hunting!
Kris

[flaxattack]

i like the chromes a lot and agree with bob that for rock these strings are the bomb. The tension is higher than ti's and the are not quite as smooth. but! they are 40 bucks for 5 strings and they do last quite a long time. i tried the alembics and they weren't bad at all except for my preference for flat wounds. i just bought a set of ti flats since i havent tried them on scarlet yet
fyi- www.stringsandbeyond.com seems to have the best price on these and shipping is free over $35 in orders.  
again its a personal preference for everyone and i respect your likes and dislikes

[wideload]

I currently have the blue DRs on my bass (because they look so cool!), but the B is light enough that I notice the difference the few times in a song that i reach low for emphasis. I have not found anything that gets me what I want more than the Alembic strings, and I'll be changing back in a few months.

[georgie_boy]

The D'Addario Pro steel on my Series sound great!!
I use them also on my Cort Curbow 4 string, and they are just the bizz.
For my fretless Curbow, I use The D'addario Chromes.  Killer strings in my opimion. I'll see how long they last !
For the buck though, I'll stick with them at the moment until something shows up.
 
George

[alembic6]

I started with ghs super steels then went to the Ken Smith 6 string set for my Europa 6. John at Bass Emporium said the Smith's are ghs but to ken smith specs. I tried La Bella's hard rockin steel and fell in love with them. I still really like the smith strings though.
 
Dan

[thumbsup]

I always loved the sound of round wounds! I played flats when I started to many years ago and after the first set of roto sounds its been round every since. Although you will pay the price playing exclusively rounds by fret wear! While roto have the best sound(in my opinion) they simply die to soon and I to have recieved some dead out of the box.I have been using DR high beams as my best second choice.Great sound and last fairly long! In realality I beleive all strings should be changed regularly afer bout 30 hours to maintain that freshness quality.  Although I do not practice what I preach!

[willie]

I like the DR Black Beauties and Red Devils. They're coated strings but they don't feel like they were dipped in wax like the Elixir's. And they still sound bright and clear like High Beams but they last longer. The Black Beauties look great on an Ebony fingerboard, they almost disappear.
Willie

[dannobasso]

Big fan of DR lowriders. Goinmg out today to get sum mo'.