Gibson SG Bass - Best Strings?

theevilplankton

theevilplankton

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Thought this is more of a bass question, so I've posted here rather than in strings.

The Gibson SG bass. I've got a satin 120th Anniversary one, and I'm still waiting for my 2018 cherry one. Even though they seem well available in the US, here in the UK I've been waiting nearly 10 weeks, and still no news...anyway...

My current SG is wearing Chromes. Great thud monster.

However, I've never heard said bass fitted with rounds, either nickel or stainless. Before I go and blow on a set, I was wondering if any other SG players on here have deviated from flats on theirs, and how they've found their tone/results.

The blame comes from Entwistle's monster clang on Live At Leeds. Gave me the idea of opening up my tone a bit (appreciate he used a P, and results will differ, but it was just the openness of the sound).
 
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theevilplankton said:
Thought this is more of a bass question, so I've posted here rather than in strings.

The Gibson SG bass. I've got a satin 120th Anniversary one, and I'm still waiting for my 2018 cherry one. Even though they seem well available in the US, here in the UK I've been waiting nearly 10 weeks, and still no news...anyway...

My current SG is wearing Chromes. Great thud monster.

However, I've never heard said bass fitted with rounds, either nickel or stainless. Before I go and blow on a set, I was wondering if any other SG players on here have deviated from flats on theirs, and how they've found their tone/results.

The blame comes from Entwistle's monster clang on Live At Leeds. Gave me the idea of opening up my tone a bit (appreciate he used a P, and results will differ, but it was just the openness of the sound).
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I use Rotosound RS66LD Standard gauge. on my EB3 and EB0, Even though they are the long scale strings they work just fine. Years ago Rotosound sound made short scale medium gauge. I found the medium gauge wimpy so for years I have used the long scale standard gauge.
 
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D’Addaro XL Nickel Round Wound 100s for me.

That said, it hasn’t been my favorite bass so far. But I think an aggressive round wound tone suits an SG Bass in general. Depends what you’re going for of course, but it could be worth a try. The problem is, ya never know until you actually try — which does suck a bit. A YouTube video might help, but I [briefly] checked just now and didn’t see anyone posting that exact comparison (rounds vs. flats on an SG Bass). You should probably check on your own though as I easily could have missed something or you might find something else on there applicable enough to point you in the right direction
 
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My 67 EB0 with long scale Rotosounds.
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