How often do you chaps change strings?

Bridgehouse

bassbora said:

I thought I would just add to this.  I just bought some strings from strings direct.  I had forgotten how much 5 string sets are.  Guitar strings cost peanuts but bass strings are just far too expensive to change too often.  Hence the reason of boiling them and keeping them on for as long as possible.

And hence the healthy second hand market where someone has tried but not liked

ICBM

If you think electric bass strings are expensive, check out the prices of classical instrument strings, especially double bass... you can easily find a *single* double bass string that costs more than a 5-string set.

https://www.thestringzone.co.uk

Luckily they also last a long time.

Keefy

Bridgehouse said:

With flats, I reckon it’s looking like 1-2 years per set. 

This, I only use flats.

Babones

Never, or only unless I want to try a different type of string/set, which is rare.