Do electric bass guitar strings need to be changed as often as electric guitar strings?

Answer 1

Hell no, I play guitar, and always give the bassist sh^t, about how he never has to change strings, mine break all the time during my crazy solos and such... Really, you can go for like a year on a good set of GHS strings.

Answer 2

Strings on basses and guitars ( or any stringed instrument) must be changed when the first signs of loss of brilliance and high end are noticeable. Basically, when they start to sound crappy. It's hard to establish a periodic changing cycle without knowledge of the user. Things like the type of strings, how often you play, wether or not your hands sweat, if you clean your strings after you play, all affect string life. I would suggest using string cleaner after you play. I prefer ghs products, but try your own and see what works best for you.

Answer 3

I think guitar strings have to be changed more often because of the bends and stress given on them during solos....but I also think Bass guitars strings should be changed almost as much because......you dont wanna be in the middle of a song and have a "blowout"...change em anyways to be safe....Than sorry. But I still think bass strings last longer than guitar.

Answer 4

No. Depending on how much you practice, and whether you use a classic deep bass tone or a bright twangy one, you may be able to get many years out of a set. I am still recording demos with the original strings on a bass guitar I bought over 20 years ago, but I don't play it much from day to day.

Answer 5

Nope, Bass strings last much longer. I change my guitar strings every two mounts,bass 4 mounts.

Answer 6

Depends on how much you play an how they sound to you. If they sound ok to you and have sustain, and your not playing any major gigs where everything has to be perfect there's no reason to change them. Over time, strings tend to get old, full of human oils and dirt, and corrode which make them dull and lose their brilliance and sustain. But if they sound ok to you, no sense in changing them. If you want that "just changed my strings" sound then keep changing them. Its personal preference based on how they sound to the player's ear.