B String Guage

[japhy4529]

Mica,
 
Thank you for replying directly to my question. I've always heard that Alembic customer service is bar none, and I can see that rings true (even for 3rd or 4th owners!). You are absolutely correct that this bass has a much brighter tone than my other basses. I love a nice bright tone and that combined with the amazing Alembic electronics has made very happy. If I can't figure out the issues with the B string, I'll just use it as a thumb rest! Seriously though, I will look into your suggestions regarding favoring the neck pickup and checking the nut and bridge slots.  
 
Bsee,
 
I've been thinking of trying Elixirs, so maybe I'll give them a shot.  
 
Thanks,
Tom

[jazzyvee]

Tom i have a maple bodied europa and i can confirm there is no problem with the bottom end on the bass or from the b string in particular. Yes it has a bright crisp tone but i use mine almost exclusively for reggae and the bottom end is seriously good.

[smokin_dave]

As our good friend Joey posted a while back about GHS Boomers I tried the Boomers for the low B and they were pretty good.I thought I had finally found a decent B string until curiosity got ahold when I read about Kalium strings.
 
I tried them out and now won't put anything else on my Rogue.I'm waiting on a stainless steel set to arrive right now and this will be my fifth set I've ordered from Kalium.
 
Consistent quality every set and a great low B.
 
Rusty I went back to using traditional instead of balanced Kaliums because I just couldn't get enough beef from those lighter gauges.As soon as I put on traditional gauges I was completely sold.I hope the steels thrill me as much as the hybrid's have.
 
Problem I have now is that I have an unopened set of balanced I need to get rid of.

[rustyg61]

Dave, I also use traditional gages, 45 - 130 or 125. The balanced gages would be too light for me. I actually tried a larger G string, but it wouldn't fit in the nut or bridge, even going from a 45 to a 47. That's some precision tolerances!