Bass Players, MJC Ironworks Bass Strings - Incredible

It was time to change my bass strings and I was deciding on which bass string to select after playing with my Dunlop medium nickel-plated steel round wound bass strings for a while.


I have a friend who plays bass professionally and he suggested that I give MJC Iron Works bass strings a try as he has switched to them after using solely DR bass strings for years.
 
After putting on these strings, MJC Ironworks Nickel Plated Steel 4-String Bass Set, 45-105, I really enjoyed the stirrings as they provided crisp, clear high end sound but didn't sacrifice the deep lows when I played them.   I was surprised how great they sounded.
 
If you are considering changing your bass strings in the near future, give MJC Ironworks bass string a try.
 
Has anyone else given these bass strings a try?
 
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10 years 
 
how often do you change your bass strings
 
 

I was just joking by the way,,, but I do tend to have very long use out of the GHS which I get the regular wound 45-105 set. It all depends on how much I play live.  And having 3 basses plus mooching basses at practices and Jam's  helps spread the use out over time. I was thinking of some Flat wounds on my old Hondo P bass next time around as it would give me a different tone on recordings. I do a lot of folk/ country acoustic stuff and best not to have the bass to bright on those recordings.

Thanks for the heads-up, Jesse!
 
One thing I was happy to see was the 6-string bass sets.
 
I am thinking of getting a 34" scale 5-string bass and loading it with the high 5 strings from the 6-string set (30-45-65-85-105) and tuning it EADGC or EADGB.
 
Anyone:
 
Any recommendations for the bass?
 
Any 5-string basses come standard this way?
 
Thanks, and sorry for the hijack.

Cactus Music
Well my reaction is why would you need this, I have never seen the reason why 6 string basses exist other than to impress people with how big they are :)  to me you can  just as easily play up the neck if your wanting guitar solos. To me Bass is all about the low end and as a matter of course I don't leave that range much myself, I have a regular 5 string and for certain songs it's a must have. Like songs in Bb and D really work well. But if your goal is not playing bass as a supporting instrument, but playing bass as a solo instrument I can sort of see the need for the high strings.
I think you"ll find the truss rod would need a major adjustment as that might be a large change in the tension on the neck. 

Exactly. I'd like to use an acoustic double bass for the rhythm bass and the 5-string bass I described as the lead bass, with rhythm guitar, keys and drums. That's been my dream for a long time. Maybe it will only ever be that, but I figure if Wishbone Ash could make twin guitars work so well, I might be able to do something similar.
 
BTW, I can't sing for doodlely squat. I'm more like a hungover combination of the worst of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen. Works better over a bass in my, um, 'range' than a lead guitar.