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Fun Fact
Phil Chen, the bassist behind Jeff Beck's "Loaded" and many, many other recordings, hasn't changed his strings in 45 years.
Or so. I'm sure you could give or take a year on that and get the same results.
So why do I want to change strings (at $25 or so a pop) before every gig?
The urge is usually controlled and stifled with a minimum of effort, but not today. The Stingray got a fresh set and a little truss rod adjustment, all for the gig on Wednesday.
'Cause Creedence Clearwater Revival needs a ringy, piano-toned bass tone on their songs.
Feh.
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June 17th, 2009 - 10:42
You know, somebody ought to do a MythBustersesque investigation of the measurable benefits of string-changing–especially on basses (I would imagine it takes a lot more grime and degradation to affect the tone of a thick bass strong as opposed to a considerably thinner guitar string). You could measure frequency response, decay rates, etc. just to see if there’s any *sonic* benefit in changing them frequently.
Of course, that doesn’t account for the *feel* of the new vs. old strings or even the psychological edge of knowing you have a new set on. But it would still be interesting nonetheless.
I will expect a YouTube video of said experiment by the end of the weekend…