Thank you for the video, but it seems to me that it would be more useful from a practical point of view to compare strings of different series from one manufacturer with one gauge.
I just switched from 45-105 Fenders to 45-100 Super Slinkies on my Stingray and the bass has sprung to life like never before. Lighter gauge lets you raise the pickup up higher without getting magnet warble above the 12th fret. Should have done this ages ago - it sounds like a Stingray again!
I've spent years playing standard gauge and now I've switched to a lighter gauge and it feels so much better, It has also forced me into playing with a lighter touch which has improved my technique.
Same. I prefer the sound of thicker strings, but my tiny fingers just can't handle it and I make mistakes. I'd rather play cleanly with slightly less tone than killer thick tone riddled with mistakes 🤣 how the instrument feels in your hands is the most important thing.
I don’t play bass but thought this would be a fun video given the presenters and definitely wasn't disappointed! Amazing work to guess all the gauges correctly!
That is probably the most impressive blindfold challenge that I have ever seen. Cici has not only amazing ears but also the way she describes sound is not something I could do. 🤯
I got them all, though I am actually blind which helps, and probably easier with the bass recorded than the sound of the amp in the room. Prefer the 100s for an all-round sound.
The past couple of years I've been playing StringJoy 30-40-60-80-100-130 (or 125) based on feel preference, but I seriously doubt I could guess gauge based solely on sound, especially with someone else playing. I may get a string or two correct, but definitely not 100% correct like CiCi did
Helpful because bass strings are so expensive and last so long, we can't be changing every few weeks to try things out. I'm interested, though, in the sonic differences between steel and nickel wire, round and hex core.
Got 110's on my Rick, dual truss rod.. probably the only bass I have I trust to bare the tension of these, monster sound! but a real pig to play for more than a few songs but my J and P's are all 100 .. middle road, versatile neither too skinny or too thin, nor too phat or too weedy
I genuinely don't know of a single bassist who plays Ernie Ball. And personally I'd never be caught dead with them. EB's gauges are also weird AF. So used to 45-105. Or rather 45-65-85-105-130 as 5 strings are my weapons of choice. All that bitching aside.... Well done Cici and Dave on a fun little video and quite fine playing.
Haha!! Of course it's John, just cos!! Brilliant seeing how Cici picks out the nuances of each set, Amazing!! How the hell you get those right? Cracked me up that has. Well done Cici, amazing hearing.
That intro was such a let down ha. Anyway, my go to set are 105 - 50. They are a nice blend of lightness and warmth. I do sometimes picking 105-45 string if available on certain basses. Can't say no to a set of 110 tho, beefy low-end with that warmth. Does give you a work out playing them for sure. Cici nailed the blindfold test very impressed. You can easily tell the lightest from the heaviest. The hardest ones I think are the middle two because they are very similar.
Blimey, I made that John blindfold so long ago, I forgot I'd made it. It was ages before Digital John appeared on our screen and I've only just made the connection. I don't think it's ever been seen has it? Do these 2 need their own blindfolds?
Wow, see sound and picked them all out. Doesn't hurt to be a talented bass player either. Heard sounds from a bass I have never heard before, or knew could be done, and it sounded great. Now do the same with guitar strings. Think that would be a little more difficult.
I run hybrid 100-50 on my old Peavey Fury! Single bar pickup with 1 volume 1 tone, gives it a lively low end while maintaining some punch with the higher tones 🙂 seems to sit better in a mix as well, while still vibrating the the drummers snare chain on our kit with a good low Bb! 😆
I'm not picky when it comes to strings. My takeaway: I'm in the market for PJ bass and boy, a P7 sounds great. I'm about ready to pull that trigger now (or a P8 if I can justify the price difference to myself)
The bass itself is also an important factor here. For my Rickenbackers for example, playing half a step down to E Flat, I use 40-90 Rotosounds because they just sound the best on those basses. The low end sounds much tighter with the thinner strings, more present and fatter. Going with 100 or more on the low E just gets too muddy. For a Fender or a fat active bass, that would probably not be viable though.
Surely seeing sound when you're blindfolded is a level of cheating we don't normally 'see' ... Still blown away and in awe of the skills non the less. Thanks for the laughs all
Hahaha true! In my defence it’s not necessarily a reliable way to tell string gauges, as I still need to actually be able to hear the difference in order to see it (if that makes sense 🤣)
@@CiciVonStrangelove Without question just another level of skills in your set. But I hear you... I can tell when stereo speakers are wired incorrectly but the sound has to speak correctly or rather 'incorrectly' to me, if that makes sense...
I would be curious to see manufacturer comparisons. My go to value strings are GHS boomers. For price to life of strings. If I’m feeling fancy I grab Rotosounds.
She's such a star! I'm old enough to know that one should just agree with an intelligent woman. Oh, plus those are the exact strings that I play and they perfect.
strange that you call the set based on thickest string, we use to call it based on thinnest one in czech :D ..also for guitar string s we call it 9, 10 ..13 .. etc
What gauge do you recommend for a mini p bass shortscale, it came with 90/140 I think but standard length fenders that had lots of turns on the tuners so wont be replacing with the same again 😂 Im learning as I go here!
If I ever doubt my ears I’ll just come back and watch this video 😂 so much fun!
Thank you for the video, but it seems to me that it would be more useful from a practical point of view to compare strings of different series from one manufacturer with one gauge.
You did awesome
That was seriously impressive. Well done!
Pardon?
Cici the shitposter in me is dying to use that as a meme format lmao 0:27
Cici legit has a superpower
Well me reading this comment spoiled the video.
I think Cici should win a prize for this, her own Cici style blindfold!
Perhaps I won't try dying the next lot lol. This one was a test set for Danish Pete's ones that I dyed purple. I don't think they've ever been worn.
I secon this motion. She deserves her own, with a pretty font and everything.
Absolutely love the videos with Dave and Cici! Getting them all right instantly, I'm blown away.
Fabulous ability to discern such detail. Big respect.
Guys, really enjoyed that. I wish I still have Cicis ears. Been playing bass 50 years, what did you say? Hats off again, your band is killer!
I just switched from 45-105 Fenders to 45-100 Super Slinkies on my Stingray and the bass has sprung to life like never before. Lighter gauge lets you raise the pickup up higher without getting magnet warble above the 12th fret. Should have done this ages ago - it sounds like a Stingray again!
I've spent years playing standard gauge and now I've switched to a lighter gauge and it feels so much better, It has also forced me into playing with a lighter touch which has improved my technique.
Same.
I prefer the sound of thicker strings, but my tiny fingers just can't handle it and I make mistakes.
I'd rather play cleanly with slightly less tone than killer thick tone riddled with mistakes 🤣 how the instrument feels in your hands is the most important thing.
Cracking as always! As Cici was wearing John's goggles we need a ''DIGITAL CICI''!!!! intro 🤣
Well, that's not right - Cici is about bass so wouldn't be "digital cici" would it? Something to do with "go low" or something
Wow. Super impressive Cici. The thousands of hours you've put into playing shows up in many ways. Well done.
She’s pure magic (well they both are!!!) 🙌. Love seeing videos of these two.
LaBella 760FL Deep Talkin' Bass Flats - Light 43-104 Short Scale, Light Tension, String Gauges: .043, .060, .082, .104 Truly wonderful strings!
I don’t play bass but thought this would be a fun video given the presenters and definitely wasn't disappointed! Amazing work to guess all the gauges correctly!
Cici is totally amazing. Of course most of knew that already. Bloody well done!!!
Thank you so much Jim! :)
@@CiciVonStrangelove Your most welcome Dear Lady. You and the band deserve all of the accolades you receive.
We need Cici super powers to settle the tone wood debate!!!
Howwwwww?? That's a really good skill - synesthesia is so cool
That is probably the most impressive blindfold challenge that I have ever seen. Cici has not only amazing ears but also the way she describes sound is not something I could do. 🤯
what an ear, cici. damn amazing to be fair! well done!
Totally agreed !! Dang impressive !!
Thank you so much! :)
I got them all, though I am actually blind which helps, and probably easier with the bass recorded than the sound of the amp in the room. Prefer the 100s for an all-round sound.
That was mental. And very cool!!!
OMG CC what a skill. hum i liked the 100s they sounded to me right, bravo.
thanks guys, she is mega.
I use 45-105s. Great job Cici on guessing!
The past couple of years I've been playing StringJoy 30-40-60-80-100-130 (or 125) based on feel preference, but I seriously doubt I could guess gauge based solely on sound, especially with someone else playing. I may get a string or two correct, but definitely not 100% correct like CiCi did
That is absolutely crazy. Cici is amazing. She has to do more shootouts. Awesome.
Helpful because bass strings are so expensive and last so long, we can't be changing every few weeks to try things out. I'm interested, though, in the sonic differences between steel and nickel wire, round and hex core.
Love the Alice in Chains shoutouta @11:08 - Rotten apple rules and even a hybrid bleed the freak at the end. Thank you, Cici
That synchronized chair descent 😂😂😂 Edit after watching: good gravy that was impressive. Great job Cici!!!
Cici never ceases to amaze.
wtf.....what ear she have....brilliant...absolut brilliant
dood, you're a pretty good sounding bass player, fantastic touch and your transition is so smooth, note to note, Bravo
Got 110's on my Rick, dual truss rod.. probably the only bass I have I trust to bare the tension of these, monster sound! but a real pig to play for more than a few songs
but my J and P's are all 100 .. middle road, versatile neither too skinny or too thin, nor too phat or too weedy
This was a really awesome video!!
So much fun watching these two!
Wow! Unbeliveable that you got all 4 right!
I love these two, brilliant videos. Cici is great.
Hey Can you guys do a System of a Down BASS and Guitar Tone. Would be cool thanks
No, that can't be true! How can you be right so easily? Your synasthesia is a gift.
You guys are hilarious and this editing it 🔥🔥🔥
I genuinely don't know of a single bassist who plays Ernie Ball. And personally I'd never be caught dead with them. EB's gauges are also weird AF. So used to 45-105. Or rather 45-65-85-105-130 as 5 strings are my weapons of choice.
All that bitching aside.... Well done Cici and Dave on a fun little video and quite fine playing.
Cici and Dave are amazing! Keep it up!
Thanks guys !
Cici = ❤
As I suspected all along, Cici is AMAZING !!!
Great video, I enjoyed every minute of it.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Cici just drops that first slap riff as if it's nothing
Haha!! Of course it's John, just cos!! Brilliant seeing how Cici picks out the nuances of each set, Amazing!! How the hell you get those right? Cracked me up that has. Well done Cici, amazing hearing.
Haha of course! Thank you John :)
Cici is bloody good!
That intro was such a let down ha. Anyway, my go to set are 105 - 50. They are a nice blend of lightness and warmth. I do sometimes picking 105-45 string if available on certain basses. Can't say no to a set of 110 tho, beefy low-end with that warmth. Does give you a work out playing them for sure. Cici nailed the blindfold test very impressed. You can easily tell the lightest from the heaviest. The hardest ones I think are the middle two because they are very similar.
That was a very good video doing just the difference in the strings so cool 😎
Wow, talk about crushing it
Wow she's amazing got them all right amazing
Properly impressed. Cici has one hell of a set of ears.
Blimey, I made that John blindfold so long ago, I forgot I'd made it. It was ages before Digital John appeared on our screen and I've only just made the connection. I don't think it's ever been seen has it?
Do these 2 need their own blindfolds?
Yes! 😃
FLAWLESS VICTORY!
Lol I love these two. And mad props for Ceci!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 brilliant CiCi.
Wow, see sound and picked them all out. Doesn't hurt to be a talented bass player either. Heard sounds from a bass I have never heard before, or knew could be done, and it sounded great. Now do the same with guitar strings. Think that would be a little more difficult.
I run hybrid 100-50 on my old Peavey Fury! Single bar pickup with 1 volume 1 tone, gives it a lively low end while maintaining some punch with the higher tones 🙂 seems to sit better in a mix as well, while still vibrating the the drummers snare chain on our kit with a good low Bb! 😆
4 out of 4 ...
Cici just knows her stuff AND she is a "precision bass player" 👍
We definitely need some more blindfolded Cici...
Never ceasing to amaze😃👍
😎👍❤🖖
Cicing to amaze?
@@caprise-music6722
🤣👍
Almost wrote that, but glad you have😎👍
Favorite duo
I've been using 40-100 2d choice 45-105s
Thanks great video comparison
And the young lady plays great👍🎶
I'm not picky when it comes to strings. My takeaway: I'm in the market for PJ bass and boy, a P7 sounds great. I'm about ready to pull that trigger now (or a P8 if I can justify the price difference to myself)
Why is there no string set .045" to .105"?
This is the bench mark standard.
i liked the 105s! so warm
The bass itself is also an important factor here. For my Rickenbackers for example, playing half a step down to E Flat, I use 40-90 Rotosounds because they just sound the best on those basses. The low end sounds much tighter with the thinner strings, more present and fatter. Going with 100 or more on the low E just gets too muddy. For a Fender or a fat active bass, that would probably not be viable though.
Best Andertons Ever!
Cici has superpowers! Truly amazing 😄❤
Does Cici have Synesthesia?
fab! --- I liked the colour of the real heavies -- but I ain't playing them
Surely seeing sound when you're blindfolded is a level of cheating we don't normally 'see' ... Still blown away and in awe of the skills non the less. Thanks for the laughs all
Hahaha true! In my defence it’s not necessarily a reliable way to tell string gauges, as I still need to actually be able to hear the difference in order to see it (if that makes sense 🤣)
@@CiciVonStrangelove Without question just another level of skills in your set. But I hear you... I can tell when stereo speakers are wired incorrectly but the sound has to speak correctly or rather 'incorrectly' to me, if that makes sense...
@@mjallenuk haha, it definitely makes sense! :)
Keep in mind this is on a 34" scale bass.
105-45 have the "slinkiness" on a 30" short scale bass to what 100-40 feel on a 34" scale.
Wow. Cici!
Way to go, Queenie!! You ROCK!
Cici is just all around amazing…!
"But what color is the bass?"
...... im out =))
I would be curious to see manufacturer comparisons. My go to value strings are GHS boomers. For price to life of strings. If I’m feeling fancy I grab Rotosounds.
Hello guys, i was wondering, do you guys have plans to do how to sound like Ghost?
Very impressive!
She's such a star! I'm old enough to know that one should just agree with an intelligent woman. Oh, plus those are the exact strings that I play and they perfect.
Be interesting to try this with short scale basses
Cici sounds like she might be a synaesthete,, the way she described the tones visually!
She is indeed.
I love the chairs they are using in this video, they look so comfy for playing. Does anyone know what they are?
strange that you call the set based on thickest string, we use to call it based on thinnest one in czech :D ..also for guitar string s we call it 9, 10 ..13 .. etc
lmao, Im loving these folks
I use Ernie Ball Super Slinky 45-100. Roundwound. I have for about 25 years. (They come in a pink pack).
Stu Hamm! Wheee!
Cici has synesthesia?! Wow, legit a superpower. Like Liszt!!
It's beautiful to see this on the bass strings but on guitar strings I'm a professional on that
Thank you for letting a professional like me 😊 see 🙈 a professional like you keep up the good work 😉
How do they get the frequency response graph? Whats the plugin?
The tone and playing reminds me a lot of Dave Pegg.
What gauge do you recommend for a mini p bass shortscale, it came with 90/140 I think but standard length fenders that had lots of turns on the tuners so wont be replacing with the same again 😂 Im learning as I go here!
How about including flats next time?
What was the song Dave started with?
Love my 110-55 gauge. NYXL's beautiful string!
to me, string gauge is much much more about feel than sound. i like the feel of thin bass strings, they can get as heavy as i play em!
i play 100, 80, 60, 40
tuned down a half step
Flats 45-110
Wow
What the lick at 11:08?? I know I know it and my brain won’t land on what it is and it’s literally driving me crazy 🤪
I want to say it’s a Mike Starr line from AIC but I’m just not confident 😬