Comments on: Boiling bass strings experiment: Conclusion! http://learnbass.net/2008/10/boiling-bass-strings-experiment-conclusion/ ...making better bass players with Kris Rodgers A.K.A Dmanlamius Fri, 18 May 2012 05:59:53 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kris http://learnbass.net/2008/10/boiling-bass-strings-experiment-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-1694 Kris Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:57:13 +0000 http://learnbass.net/wordpress/?p=67#comment-1694 Totally agree! Totally agree!

]]> By: Max_Normal http://learnbass.net/2008/10/boiling-bass-strings-experiment-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Max_Normal Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:21:46 +0000 http://learnbass.net/wordpress/?p=67#comment-1691 I tried this once and had exactly the same result as you. The reason is simple. You get lots of dirt and grease embedded in the strings and this is one of the things that makes them sound dull. This can be boiled away. The other is that over time bass strings stretch and stretch and stretch because they are under tension. Eventually they become so stretched that they lose their elasticity and sound dull. No amount of boiling will help this. I wonder whether all of the dirt and grease lubricate the strings somehow and keep them from terminally stretching which is why they have their short swan song of zingyness for a week or so? Anyhoo, go out and buy some new ones if you want zingy. I tried this once and had exactly the same result as you. The reason is simple. You get lots of dirt and grease embedded in the strings and this is one of the things that makes them sound dull. This can be boiled away. The other is that over time bass strings stretch and stretch and stretch because they are under tension. Eventually they become so stretched that they lose their elasticity and sound dull. No amount of boiling will help this. I wonder whether all of the dirt and grease lubricate the strings somehow and keep them from terminally stretching which is why they have their short swan song of zingyness for a week or so? Anyhoo, go out and buy some new ones if you want zingy.

]]> By: Does boiling bass strings work? | Free. Bass. Lessons... http://learnbass.net/2008/10/boiling-bass-strings-experiment-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Does boiling bass strings work? | Free. Bass. Lessons... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:24:46 +0000 http://learnbass.net/wordpress/?p=67#comment-1202 [...] And here is the conclusion! [...] [...] And here is the conclusion! [...]

]]> By: Dmanlamius http://learnbass.net/2008/10/boiling-bass-strings-experiment-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Dmanlamius Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:09:00 +0000 http://learnbass.net/wordpress/?p=67#comment-47 In addition to what Tucson says above, i'd like to mention that these strings now feel HORRIBLE. Yes...defiantly a short term option, only my friends... In addition to what Tucson says above, i’d like to mention that these strings now feel HORRIBLE. Yes…defiantly a short term option, only my friends…

]]> By: Tucson Bass Player http://learnbass.net/2008/10/boiling-bass-strings-experiment-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Tucson Bass Player Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:28:00 +0000 http://learnbass.net/wordpress/?p=67#comment-45 I never felt like it was good for the strings. It cleans them, but it's not good for them. I would rather use a cheap new string than an old boiled string.<br/><br/>Great post! I never felt like it was good for the strings. It cleans them, but it’s not good for them. I would rather use a cheap new string than an old boiled string.

Great post!

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