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I just spent the time writing this up to post in a thread at Talkbass, so I figured I'd also share it here for our customers. A player posted that he had tried a full Pirastro Perpetual "Stark" set on his instructor's bass, and really liked them. So he's considering getting a set for his own bass, and he's wondering whether he should get the whole stark set, or a mixed set. What's the diff? For what it's worth, the "Stark" Perpetuals are not just "added windings" onto the regular strings - they' …

The String Is the Thing. A large part of our daily business - and a large percentage of calls we take seeking guidance - concerns strings. It makes sense; strings are one of the few "wear items" on a bass; unlike pickups, amps, and the basses themselves, they eventually wear out and need to be replaced. Perhaps more importantly, they are also an item that is easiest to change, when you're looking to improve or alter the way your bass sounds, responds, and/or "feels." So we get a lot of q …