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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I only change mine every 10  years so I'll keep them in mind in 2019... I use boring old GHS. 

10 years 
 
how often do you change your bass strings
 
 

I usually use GHS "Brite Flats" (used to be called Ground Wounds).  I wanted a more acoustic sound for recording so I installed a set of D'Addario Tape Wounds on an old Ibanez Blazer (P bass copy and maybe even one of the lawsuit models).  The sound is more like a guitar than bass.  I'll be taking them off and putting the GHS back on.
 
 

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.

Cactus Music, 
 
I didn't take you seriously about the bass strings.  

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.

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. 

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.

It's funny that the original post was about a particular brand of strings, but turned into quite a few mentions about GHS strings.
I too, use GHS on both my guitars and basses. Though, right now I have D'addario's on my Warwick Fortress 5 string bass and Ernie Ball Cobalts on my Stingray 4.
I was told by my Luthier that GHS have one of the highest levels of quality control among string manufacturers. So, while they may not be the BEST strings, no matter where you are in the country, or the world, you can count on getting the same sound. As many strings are defective right out of the pack. Kind of like McDonald's. Taste preference aside, you know it will bet the same wherever you go.