Rounds for P Bass

[DD Gunz]

I have very little experience with Fender strings. I've actually been pretty biased against them. I dunno why, but I have a hard time taking them seriously in comparison with companies like DR, GHS and Rotosound. Maybe I should give those 7250s a try, but in a heavier gauge. I've been stringing my jazz bass with .110 Roto 66s and it feels pretty good. The feel is stiff - kinda feels like it's strung with old tv antennas - but I like it

I agree about the 7250s as well. I haven't used them in a while but they sound killer on a P bass.

Agreed.

I recently recorded with a fresh set of 7250s on a 2015 American Standard P with maple board. I also took my 1977 P with Pro Steels and maple board. I tracked one song with the 77 after cutting 3 with the American Standard. The engineer requested that I re-track the song with the one with the 7250s.

I know those basses well and the main difference was the strings. They get snarly when pushed but without all that shrill high end. Great strings, great feel, and I find them on sale often for 10-12 bucks a set. Hard to beat.

 

[FugaziBomb]

Ended up pulling the trigger on the Fender 7250s and first impression so far - I like the Sunbeams better. I felt like there was some rich upper mid frequency stuff happening with those strings that I'm not getting with the 7250s. So far, this is just through my small practice rig. I will get a better feel for them tonight with a band and my full stack. Also worth noting, I'm basing these first impressions on brand new, fresh out of the packaging strings. After noodling around on them today, I am interested to see what their sound develops into this evening at rehearsal.

 

[DD Gunz]

Ended up pulling the trigger on the Fender 7250s and first impression so far - I like the Sunbeams better. I felt like there was some rich upper mid frequency stuff happening with those strings that I'm not getting with the 7250s. So far, this is just through my small practice rig. I will get a better feel for them tonight with a band and my full stack. Also worth noting, I'm basing these first impressions on brand new, fresh out of the packaging strings. After noodling around on them today, I am interested to see what their sound develops into this evening at rehearsal.

Tonal preference is highly subjective. The Sunbeams just might be your string.

I pulled the trigger on a $30.00 set of NYXLs after reading stellar reviews for them on here. I'll just say I was underwhelmed and took them off after a week. Nothing wrong with them, but they didn't give me the forward mid presence I was looking for.

 

[FugaziBomb]

Tonal preference is highly subjective. The Sunbeams just might be your string.

I pulled the trigger on a $30.00 set of NYXLs after reading stellar reviews for them on here. I'll just say I was underwhelmed and took them off after a week. Nothing wrong with them, but they didn't give me the forward mid presence I was looking for.

Yeah, my guitarist got burned by those NYXLs, too. I'll leave these 7250s on the bass till they die. They aren't bad, just didn't nudge the Sunbeams out of the top spot. I'll still keep trying other strings after these. Probably going to try the Dunlop's next, as they are readily available at my local GC and I rarely have the forethought to actually order strings these days...

 

[crucislancer]

I have very little experience with Fender strings. I've actually been pretty biased against them. I dunno why, but I have a hard time taking them seriously in comparison with companies like DR, GHS and Rotosound. Maybe I should give those 7250s a try, but in a heavier gauge. I've been stringing my jazz bass with .110 Roto 66s and it feels pretty good. The feel is stiff - kinda feels like it's strung with old tv antennas - but I like it

IIRC, Fender doesn’t make the 7250 with a .110 E string, but you can get the 8250 set, which is basically the 7250 medium set with a taper wound .110 E string. I used to use them on a MIA Jazz that I had several years ago, and that .110 E string had some beefy tone.

 

[FugaziBomb]

IIRC, Fender doesn’t make the 7250 with a .110 E string, but you can get the 8250 set, which is basically the 7250 medium set with a taper wound .110 E string. I used to use them on a MIA Jazz that I had several years ago, and that .110 E string had some beefy tone.

Ended up getting a .105 set of the 7250s. .105 is doable, .100 starts to get a little too light for me. Love me some .110s, tho. I can really dig into those without getting too much rattle.

 

[Linnin]

IIRC, Fender doesn’t make the 7250 with a .110 E string, but you can get the 8250 set, which is basically the 7250 medium set with a taper wound .110 E string. I used to use them on a MIA Jazz that I had several years ago, and that .110 E string had some beefy tone.

Yes, the Fender 8250 with taper wound .110 E is an excellent set. Once the E settles in, (and yes you do have to adjust your bridge saddle height & intonation) it is very responsive to the dynamics of the player. Very thick meaty tone. Long lasting too.