Boiling Dem Bass Strangs

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:18 pm

I like to run my bass strings through my digestive tract, and when they come out they've got a sweet earthy sound

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:22 pm

gaybear wrote:I like to run my bass strings through my digestive tract, and when they come out they've got a sweet earthy sound

coveted 'brown sound'.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:46 am

I tried this today. It's made a definite difference. The strings sound a lot better, without having the brashness of new strings.

The winding at the top has all unravelled, though, and they are going out of tune a fair bit. I'll see how it goes over the next day or two, see if they settle again.

TieDye · Post by **TieDye** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:52 am

Boiling strings because they are dirty is one thing, but if they are worn you'll just be wasting your time. Intonation depends on wear, and if they are worn, your intonation will suffer and be inaccurate in the worn places. I don't bother boiling strings cuz I can buy a new set of bass strings for $10.00---14.00 new.

Rhysyrhys · Post by **Rhysyrhys** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:02 am

I can agree with Sloan on this, when I gig regularly I use exclusively Elixirs or the new Slinky hermetically sealed mofuckers, with that weaved stuff, they really do rock. I've tried the whole boiling strings bollocks... It shouldnt fucking mess your strings up (considering that steal melts at such a high temperature - not that the strings melt) but doing that has always caused me bad news. I'm not sure for bass, its a different forum.

There was an earlier comment of improving your diet. I agree wholeheartedly, when I was a veggie my string cost went down massively.

Grease is the killer here.

(Burning up the quarter mile - etc)