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Bass Guitar String Set (4) - Gear4music £4.03 View Details	Acoustic Bass Strings By Gear4music £4.99 View Details	Bass Guitar Strings 40-95 £5.10 View Details
Ernie Ball: 1640 .040 Nickel Wound Bass String £6.45 View Details	Ernie Ball: 1660 Custom Gauge .060 Nickel Wound Bass Guitar String £6.95 View Details	Ernie Ball: 1680 Custom Gauge .080 Nickel Wound Bass Guitar String £7.45 View Details
Pure Tone: Bass Guitar Strings (Light Gauge) £12.95 View Details	Pure Tone: Bass Guitar Strings (Regular Gauge) £12.95 View Details	Prosound Groove Bass 4 String Set - Ps45 ( Bass Strings 45 ) £12.99 View Details
Prosound Light Bass 4 String Set - Ps40 ( Bass Strings 40 ) £12.99 View Details	D'addario Exl230 Heavy Bass, 55-110 £15.99 View Details	Daddario Exl230 Heavy Bass 55-110 £15.99 View Details
Fender: 7250l Super 7250 Long Scale Bass Strings (.040-.100) £15.99 View Details	Fender: 7250m Super 7250 Long Scale Bass Strings (.045-.105) £15.99 View Details	Ernie Ball Super Slinky 2834 Nickel Bass Guitar Strings 45-100 £16.29 View Details
Ernie Ball Extra Slinky 2835 Nickel Bass Guitar Strings 40-95 £16.33 View Details	D'addario Exl165 45 65 85 105 £16.40 View Details	D'addario Exl230 Regular Hard 55 75 90 110 £16.50 View Details
Ernie Ball Power Slinky 2831 Nickel Bass Guitar Strings 55-110 £16.84 View Details	Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky 2833 Nickel Bass Guitar Strings 45-105 £16.90 View Details	Fender: 7250ml Super 7250 Long Scale Bass Strings (.045-.100) £16.99 View Details
Rotosound: Rb40 Bass Strings (40-100) £16.99 View Details	Rotosound: Rb45 Bass Strings - Nickel £16.99 View Details	Double Bass String Set 1/2 Size By G4m £18.99 View Details
Double Bass String Set 3/4 Size By G4m £19.99 View Details	Double Bass String Set 4/4 Size By G4m £19.99 View Details	Rotosound: Medium Gauge Bass Strings £23.99 View Details
Rotosound: Stainless Steel Bass Guitar Strings (Heavy Gauge) £23.99 View Details	Rotosound: Stainless Steel Bass Guitar Strings (Hybrid Gauge) £23.99 View Details	Rotosound: Stainless Steel Bass Guitar Strings (Medium Gauge) £23.99 View Details

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Bass Guitar Strings

Before you buy bass guitar strings,  there are a few things to consider.

Gauge of Bass Guitar Strings

Firstly the string gauge varies.  The thicker the gauge (the thicker the string), the more tone you'll get when playing your bass.  Likewise with a thicker gauge the strings will be harder to play on your fingers so theres a balancing act here.  Blisters and burns versus tone but hey thats rock and roll.

You can expect a standard bass E string to have a gauge of around  .100 or .105 or .110 for a heavier set.

Types of Bass Guitar Strings

There are two main types of bass guitar strings, roundwound and flatwound.

Roundwound is probably the most common, and they are a little rougher to the feel and play than the flatwound.  They are very bright sounding, perfect for rock and roll, funk, r'n'b, slapping and popping.

Flatwound bass guitar strings are a lot smoother but don't have the tone of the roundwound strings.  They produce a much more mellow output probably not ideal for funk or rock.  You're more likely to find flatwound strings in reggae of jazz music because of these mellow tones they produce. 

You also get groundwound and halfround strings,  which are halfway houses in terms of tone and playability.

When you buy bass strings, it is worth remembering that your favourite bass player is probably paid a great deal of money and free boxes of strings to endorse a certain brand, so i recommend trying out the different gauges and types yourself over the next few years so you know what you like and what sounds good for your music.  Nothing beats a bit of first-hand knowledge and experimentation.