Strings for fretless bass

bagman67

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Hey, gang -

My son is playing upright bass in his middle school jazz band, and to facilitate practice at home, since the budget won't stand $100/month to rent or $1000+ to buy, we've acquired a cheapy Squier P-bass and stuck a Squier fretless neck on it. The Squier came with the world's lightest bass strings (understandable, since it's marketed to beginners), and I'm contemplating stringing it with something that will have a little more beef. I reckon flat-wounds/half-rounds would more closely approximate the feel of the strings on the shared instrument he plays at school; but that's about where my clued-in-ness runs out. I am not and have never been mistaken for a bassist, my occasional noodlings notwithstanding; so I turn to you, my fellow forumites, to bestow your wise counsel regarding bass strings upon me.

Thanks in advance -

Bagman
 
Rotosound Tru Bass 88 Nylon tapewound.
To quote Rotosound "Tru Bass strings may be the nearest you will ever get to a double bass tone from an electric bass".
It is more or less true!
Other tapewound strings are available.
 
My bass player just switched to d'addario flats (from rotosounds) and is getting good results.
 
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