problem with stringing

[bass thumper]

Nothing like watching your girlfriend scratch her butt and pick boogers at the same time. How romantic.

 

[kilgore777]

Kilgore,

You didn't just post pictures of her on the 'net.. you posted *nude* pictures of her..

Boy am I in trouble tonight... nothing like being mauled by a blood-thirsty simian... it hurts, I tell you!

 

[bass thumper]

Boy am I in trouble tonight... nothing like being mauled by a blood-thirsty simian... it hurts, I tell you!

Do a remake of the song "Love Hurts"

 

[kilgore777]

Do a remake of the song "Love Hurts"

Yeah. I was singin' "Love Stinks".

 

[kilgore777]

Hey Thumper- saw your gear on the Pics Gallery- very nice!

That amp's gotta kick some serious butt.... makes mine look like one of those "cigarrette package" guitar amps! I'm jealous

Love Eden amps.

 

[bass thumper]

Hey Thumper- saw your gear on the Pics Gallery- very nice!

That amp's gotta kick some serious butt.... makes mine look like one of those "cigarrette package" guitar amps! I'm jealous

Love Eden amps.

Thanx. When it's time to move the rig, I wish I had the "cigarrette Package" amp. I still have a few good years left with my back so I can put up with it. Rollers on the bottoms of the cabs make it nice & easy. 2500 watts of clean power. Powerful, thumping clean bass.

 

[dlloyd]

Thanx. When it's time to move the rig, I wish I had the "cigarrette Package" amp. I still have a few good years left with my back so I can put up with it. Rollers on the bottoms of the cabs make it nice & easy. 2500 watts of clean power. Powerful, thumping clean bass.

I remember thinking 300W was hyoooge when I got mine!

 

[bass thumper]

I remember thinking 300W was hyoooge when I got mine!

Still is!

 

[kilgore777]

When I was 18, I got a Sunn Model-T... 150 Watts! I thought I was the $h*t!!!!

 

[element]

Wow, I need a new amp bad, my 10 watt guitar amp has just been put to shame

 

[midopa]

Mike Jungle: I have that problem at least once whenever I wind up my strings, but I doubt it's a problem in the design of the tuning pegs. I've had that problem for all the basses that I've had. Conclusion? I'm really clumsy. So what I usually do is hold the strings down into the slots on the tuning pegs with my index finger, hold the string with my thumb and middle (kinda like pinching 'em). The thumb and middle finger pull on the strings to keep them straight while I wind 'em up. Once in a while I'll have to stop, loosen a bit, and shift the string around a bit to get each wrap under the previous. Cumbersome? Definitely. But, as I said, I've concluded that my experience stems from my clumsiness.

 

[Mobay45]

Mike Jungle: I have that problem at least once whenever I wind up my strings, but I doubt it's a problem in the design of the tuning pegs. I've had that problem for all the basses that I've had. Conclusion? I'm really clumsy. So what I usually do is hold the strings down into the slots on the tuning pegs with my index finger, hold the string with my thumb and middle (kinda like pinching 'em). The thumb and middle finger pull on the strings to keep them straight while I wind 'em up. Once in a while I'll have to stop, loosen a bit, and shift the string around a bit to get each wrap under the previous. Cumbersome? Definitely. But, as I said, I've concluded that my experience stems from my clumsiness.

That sounds like what I've always done. Never thought much about it. Just what it takes to put strings on.

 

[bass thumper]

That's nothing. My first music experience was when my parents bought me a $70 Western Auto bass but no amp! Even though the bass was electric, I was instantly acoustic. I look back now and know they were smart, NO NOISE!

 

[Mobay45]

That's nothing. My first music experience was when my parents bought me a $70 Western Auto bass but no amp! Even though the bass was electric, I was instantly acoustic. I look back now and know they were smart, NO NOISE!

I've seen some threads other places that denounced places like Walmart and such for selling such pieces of crap for basses. They just aren't old enough to remember what Sears, Monkey Wards, and even Western Auto sold posing as musical instruments. My parents bought a drum kit for me when I was 15 and it came from Sears.

 

[mike jungle]

cool.
7 inches of extra string next time i string.

i don't know. i'm used to having to cut less string. i'm just really sad that i had to learn on a 10 dollar string.

 

[tkarter]

cool.
7 inches of extra string next time i string.

i don't know. i'm used to having to cut less string. i'm just really sad that i had to learn on a 10 dollar string.

One of the cheaper lessons in life really. We all make all kinds of mistakes. Move on keep smiling.


tk

 

[LoveThatBass]

I tried Elixer nanowebs on my Sterling tonight. I had this problem with the A string. I then found, as previous posters stated, making the string 4 or more inches longer stopped this. On the A I wedged a piece of the E string in the hole beside it to keep it in place. I played them for 10 minutes and Hated them. I could hear the string loudly clanking on the fret. Also the low end tone was somewhat dead sounding to me. I put the Ernie Balls back on.
I may try D'Addario Chromes .45-.100's later. They did well on my Fender bass I had.

 

[LoveThatBass]

OK...I have to eat crow here...after reading other posts about the Elixer Nanowebs I put them back on only this time I disabled the Horn on my cab...Now they sound really good....
I will keep them and ditch using the horn...
Gary

 

[brewer]

i'm not blaming eb...i usually cut my strings about my thumb's length past the string post and i've found it to be enough.

maybe longer than that is needed?

i cut it the same amount for each string and it all worked so i found it weird that it didn't work for that one.

I just had that problem last week w/ a set of dr's. It was on the g-string. It's not the guitar. And it may not be the length of the string past the tuner. I change strings twice a week on my sr5 and this has happened to me only twice. I usually have three complete wraps on my posts on my g-a tuners. For my e and b pegs, I usually only have two wraps. I think your problem may be w/ the string. Both times this has happened to me, i've always taken the set back to where i bought them from and they've always been happy to exchange the set for me. I'm not sure really what caused them to slip, but I can certainly understand your frustration. I'm am more than positive that it is not the guitar.