I've heard that one rarely needs to change strings on bass guitars.
That said, I have a bass guitar that I rarely play, and it's had the same strings on it since I bought it over a decade ago.
Now, I primarily play country music, and I'm getting that "itch" to try to do some recording. I'm not a very good bass player, either. But I want to learn how to play in the "neotraditional" country, Americana, Texas Music, or Red Dirt styles.
I'm really looking to start off learning bass lines like the ones in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5VYOXm0gu4
But on to my question...
I'm thinking about changing the strings. Again, I've read that I don't really need to. But I'm wondering about the different types of strings, and what might sound good for the types of music I would be playing.
I know there are different ones: flat wound, round wound, tape wound, half round, and things like that.
I'm considering getting a set of flat wound, but I don't know for sure which way to go here.
My bass is a Yamaha, and I would probably be running it through either a PA or my amp first, then into my computer.
Thoughts?
That said, I have a bass guitar that I rarely play, and it's had the same strings on it since I bought it over a decade ago.
Now, I primarily play country music, and I'm getting that "itch" to try to do some recording. I'm not a very good bass player, either. But I want to learn how to play in the "neotraditional" country, Americana, Texas Music, or Red Dirt styles.
I'm really looking to start off learning bass lines like the ones in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5VYOXm0gu4
But on to my question...
I'm thinking about changing the strings. Again, I've read that I don't really need to. But I'm wondering about the different types of strings, and what might sound good for the types of music I would be playing.
I know there are different ones: flat wound, round wound, tape wound, half round, and things like that.
I'm considering getting a set of flat wound, but I don't know for sure which way to go here.
My bass is a Yamaha, and I would probably be running it through either a PA or my amp first, then into my computer.
Thoughts?
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