Question Why do EB basses ship with a .100 E string??

[the unrepentant]

Thanks for the replies guys. More of a curiosity question.
I've been a fan of the Power Slinkys since back when I was playing metal. They may cause a few blisters by the 3rd set, but I love the tone.

Yeah i used to use the power slinkies on mine for playing in drop C, if anything the E string was a little on the thin side!

 

[Aussie Mark]

Boys Boys...Mark is giving me another cayenne moment. I put flats on them and I lay off half the workers.

Sorry BP, I forgot to include a smiley. I was just joshing.

 

[Paul_C]

I put 30-90s on everything, and if I ever get round to a Bongo 6 it'll have 25(thinnest I've found) 30/50/70/90/110 on it, and it'll sound great

 

[OutToPlayJazz]

I put 30-90s on everything, and if I ever get round to a Bongo 6 it'll have 25(thinnest I've found) 30/50/70/90/110 on it, and it'll sound great

A man after my own heart, LOL!

I use 30-90's (or 30-115 in the case of the 5-stringers) on my Status basses, but I'm loving the 40-100 Marcus Miller DR FatBeams on my Stingray. Very light and flexible strings with massive tone!

 

[RaginRog]

I put powers on them and someone that lack hand strength would say that our basses are hard to play

I here yah BP...I'll continue to proudly sport 'em on my SRs though!

 

[RaginRog]

Yeah i used to use the power slinkies on mine for playing in drop C, if anything the E string was a little on the thin side!

haha...the Thin side!

 

[RaginRog]

I am with you with the power slinkies. I do regulary play 110 E-strings on my basses because i like the feel of a tighter string. They give me the attack i want for the rock-stuff i usially play.

On the Big Al its a little different. I like the regulars on it.

I'm a huge fan of 'em on my Stingrays. I get a very nice round & puncht tone from them.

 

[b-unit]

I tried some other sizes of strings and even some other brands (gasp) on my SR5 but the day I put a set of green label Slinkys back on, I was home! the bass just seemed to say "thank you" and it felt so right and played just perfectly and is so easy to set up with these strings. I love em and use them on every bass I own now.

 

[Big Poppa]

Mark I know you are kidding...

Out to play how about deleting the other brand from your post thanks a bunch

 

[spencer]

Thanks to this thread I think I found what has been bothering me about my tone! And it's been this way for years. I always felt as If the e string on ever bass suckedafter the first few hours of play. It would completely dull out. I tried rotosounds ss .105 and they lasted a little while longer. I tried multiple sets of superslinkies to find that after about a day the E sucked. I liked the feel of the thinner strings though and the rest always seemed to sound great. So today I go to gc hoping to find something thinner than super slinkies. But saw none by ernieball. But I did see a set of rotosound ss .40-.95 I believe got home and put them on and it's a match made in heaven. Perfect feel and bright tone. Now I offically love thin strings. I don't feel my sound lost any bass or punch, it just gained more overtones and feels way better

 

[TheAntMan]

I am a super slinky player now. I never tried them until I got my Stingray. It had to be part of what I liked about the tone and playability of the bass, or I wouldn't have kept them on it. There have been a lot of basses that I walked away from because of the feel of playing them and the strings are a big part of that.

When I got my Bongos, they also came with the same strings and I loved them on the Bongo. Got the 25th and guess what? Same thing. I am trying out a set of EB Group III Flats on my Stingray which comes in the same gauge of .045 - .100. The Flats have a warmer overtone to them with slightly tighter but comfortable tension. Verdict is still out on the flats but the super slinky is still my main set.

--Ant

 

[five7]

I am a super slinky player now. I never tried them until I got my Stingray. It had to be part of what I liked about the tone and playability of the bass, or I wouldn't have kept them on it. There have been a lot of basses that I walked away from because of the feel of playing them and the strings are a big part of that.

When I got my Bongos, they also came with the same strings and I loved them on the Bongo. Got the 25th and guess what? Same thing. I am trying out a set of EB Group III Flats on my Stingray which comes in the same gauge of .045 - .100. The Flats have a warmer overtone to them with slightly tighter but comfortable tension. Verdict is still out on the flats but the super slinky is still my main set.

--Ant

super slinky all the way

 

[nashman]

You might consider trying a set of Hybrid Slinky's. I personally like the hybrid string gauges/combo - and bought a set of the new coated Hybrid Slinky's on the weekend that I'm looking forward to trying (that Santa will likely put in my stocking a month from now!).

 

[RaginRog]

Thanks to this thread I think I found what has been bothering me about my tone! And it's been this way for years. I always felt as If the e string on ever bass suckedafter the first few hours of play. It would completely dull out. I tried rotosounds ss .105 and they lasted a little while longer. I tried multiple sets of superslinkies to find that after about a day the E sucked. I liked the feel of the thinner strings though and the rest always seemed to sound great. So today I go to gc hoping to find something thinner than super slinkies. But saw none by ernieball. But I did see a set of rotosound ss .40-.95 I believe got home and put them on and it's a match made in heaven. Perfect feel and bright tone. Now I offically love thin strings. I don't feel my sound lost any bass or punch, it just gained more overtones and feels way better

Glad I could accidentally help!! lol

Actaully, I have a .95 E string set on my 30th anniversary. I found that too thick of a string made it hard to intonate because of the break angle of the neck-through bridge.

What guage E string were you using before...and what type of music do you play. Did you change up your amp settings to perhaps compensate for a thinner string?

 

[RaginRog]

You might consider trying a set of Hybrid Slinky's. I personally like the hybrid string gauges/combo - and bought a set of the new coated Hybrid Slinky's on the weekend that I'm looking forward to trying (that Santa will likely put in my stocking a month from now!).

lol Santa asked me to buy something bass related for her...um...I mean him. Santa will likely be bringing me a Hip---t D-tuner!

 

[RaginRog]

I am a super slinky player now. I never tried them until I got my Stingray. It had to be part of what I liked about the tone and playability of the bass, or I wouldn't have kept them on it. There have been a lot of basses that I walked away from because of the feel of playing them and the strings are a big part of that.

When I got my Bongos, they also came with the same strings and I loved them on the Bongo. Got the 25th and guess what? Same thing. I am trying out a set of EB Group III Flats on my Stingray which comes in the same gauge of .045 - .100. The Flats have a warmer overtone to them with slightly tighter but comfortable tension. Verdict is still out on the flats but the super slinky is still my main set.

--Ant

I agree with you on Strings for your Stingray.

I noticed the .105 Flats are to tight, so I prefer either the Power Slinkys or a .100 flatwound set...I actually picked up another brand that doesn't have the threading on the string...no fuzz.

 

[spencer]

Glad I could accidentally help!! lol

Actaully, I have a .95 E string set on my 30th anniversary. I found that too thick of a string made it hard to intonate because of the break angle of the neck-through bridge.

What guage E string were you using before...and what type of music do you play. Did you change up your amp settings to perhaps compensate for a thinner string?

Well as stated before I loved the stainless rotosounds but the .105 was a little too thick I tried the superslinkies .100 but the e lost its tone too quick! Every string dulls but it seems like the thicker strings dull first.

I play soft rock to heavy rock, no metal. I also do my own funky thing every tine I pick up a bass. I like my action super low so when I dig in I get that sizzle. But I could never keep the sizzle of any e string for more than a few hours untill now. I love them thin strings.

 

[cellkirk74]

I agree with you on Strings for your Stingray.

I noticed the .105 Flats are to tight, so I prefer either the Power Slinkys or a .100 flatwound set...I actually picked up another brand that doesn't have the threading on the string...no fuzz.

when talking about flats i really like those strings that James Jamerson had played. They are thick but not too stiff. EB flats are hard to get here...

 

[Big Poppa]

the thread that wont die