How to get NEW bass strings in 2 minutes! Super bass tip by MarloweDK
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2013
- How to get NEW bass strings in 2 minutes!
Without removing the strings from your bass and without any kind of cleaning products
Do try this at home!
From playbassnow.com
Remember where you saw it first!!!:-)
Im slapping the s... out of my 1978 Music Man Stingray bass
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When the string is stretched, length is increased between the coil (compared with weakened string). In the space between the coil gets: dirt, skin, fat. When you weaken the string tension, length is decreases between the coil. Dirt squeezed out of the string. And slaps discards the remnants of dirt from the strings.
Sorry for my bad English, I hope you understood =)
@@xcx8646 yes, it works many times. I gig often and use this technique, it brings the strings back to life, they won't sound dead anymore. It is recommended to use nickel rounds/strings, steels can do damage to the frets.
To anybody reading these comments:
This works. I was skeptical as hell but I tried it and it really works.
It really does 😅.
I literally got up straight after watching this and tried it on my super old, rotten black strings and it TOTALLY WORKS. NOT EVEN KIDDING.
Yeah..bro.it also work for me
How ligit?
No kidding right?
Ok, so 5 years later, i know what this method is doing. Its essentially smacking all the dirt off the strings. Its a louder version of rubbing every string with a microfibre cloth. It works, but, its not like the strings are new or whatever....but it works
@@NevertahnProduction , I mean , does it work just fine to retain the slapping sound?. Cos I'm gonna try this if it doesn't work, I'm gonna boil the shit out of it.
ernie ball and d'addario are going to sue you bro
Andres Ludmer hhhhahahhh (y)
HOLY CRAP, IT WORKS! I did it with my 5-string, and it really works. I guess it's like knocking the PC keyboard instead of vacuuming it.
7 years after watching this video, this is still my go-to technique to refresh my string. Thanks, pal!
@@xcx8646 Oh yes. Still on the same set of strings. Hahahaha. You can keep using this technique as long as your strings can last. It will always refresh your strings, giving them a crisp tone, just like a new strings! But the down side is you need to keep doing it after few days to maintain the tone. But I don't mind at all because you can't beat the tone of a well-seasoned and broken-in strings.
Stay tuned... I see what you did there
Thanks Man!
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for You.
6 string manufacturers disliked the video
But seriously, awesome tip!
This tip is freakin' amazing! Have used it several times now, and every time i show the tip IRL to other bass players their jaws drop to the floor and they look at me like "i could have saved the price of a small car during my career - in strings...!"
Way to throw your sweaty handed friend under the bus
Oh My God! The world has just turned upside down:) Tried it on a bass and it worked like a charm. You, Sir, are a hero!
Have you tried how many times?
"You simply just slap the shit out of them" lolly lol didn't see that coming
I have the same profile picture
4 years and I'm still slapping the shit off my strings. Some of the best advice on UA-cam.
Playing bass since 25 years, never heard oft it. You made my day, excellent, just tried it and...hurray!
I have tried this and it works.I was concerned for my frets,so i cut a thin layer of plywood the same length as my bass neck and insertered it between neck and strings so the slapping did not make contact with the frets.;-)
And did it work the same with the plywood ?
ok I still do not believe it, but ... fuck it works !!! I spent a ton of money using six strings bass guitars and this shit works perfectly.
Unbelievable ...
This video changed my life. I get the zingy new string sound on demand now. Bonus tip: it really comes in handy when trying out used basses with dead strings at the music store. Just make sure no employees are around. It tends to make quite a ruckus.
You are a genius!
Strings factory nervously smoking)
Remarkable. This tip has already negated impending string changes on at least two of my basses. Fantastic tip and worth a sub almost for this alone. Looking forward to checking out more of your content.
Well, this is the most awesome thing ever - THANKS MarloweDK, man of great tones and grooves!!!
The best advice of the last 10 years!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoa, literally first thing I searched from the internet and works unbeliavably well... thanks man!
It works! I have not changed my bass string on my used Squier bass ever since I bought it. Now, it sounds like new. Thanks MarloweDK for the tip! more power to you and your channel!
I just tried it on my bass and it works surprisingly well!
WOW... Marlowe! Just tried it and it works ! Crazy...! Thank you very much,forever!
Thanks a million MarloweDK!!! Just pulled out my crusty old P-bass and it worked well. The stings are not like fresh Roto's but for a cheap nickel plated string they came up nicely!
Wow!!! Thomas, you were already on my top 5 bass players influences, but now you are my #1 IDOL!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing. I just did this on all my basses and i still can't believe it worked. Thanks again MarloweDK!
I tried this today and the strings not only sounded new, they even felt like new. Awesome! :D
Dude! I tried this at a rehearsal last night. My E string was dead. So, I remembered seeing this clip. I tried it there and then, just for a minute. And just like that I was back in business. Crazy good. Thanks, man.
Oh, I get it. He's essentially stretching and twisting the fret worn sections of string away from the frets. Pretty clever trick actually, might have to try that. Thanks for sharing.
I just tried it on a bass that I hadn't changed the strings on in over a year, and it worked perfectly. Thanks Marlowe!
It really works! Been using ultrasound washer and boiling method but this so much faster and results are pretty much same as mention before. Thanks man! Truly awesome!
WoW!!! thanks you Marlowe! It´s working dude! A great salute from Spain!
It's amazing how good this trick works!
Thanks MarloweDK
This definitely works. I just tried it on my old Alvarez bass which had completely dead strings. Awesome trick. Thanks for the video man, you rock!
Amazing!!! Just tried it on our basses!!! It actually works!!!! Our bass player likes fresh strings everyday so this is incredible information!!
Priceless tip. Works flawlessly. Thanks a lot! :)
iv been playing bass for nearly 10 years now and iv never heard of this!!! actually works which is crazy haha thanks
tried it this morning. POW!!! works amazing
Thanks for the tip Marlowe.....it really works. Such a simple but yet effective way. Thanks man.
I wish I new this sooner! Great little trick, works a treat and easy to do.
Thank you so much for this! You have just saved me 50€. My strings were totally dead, but with this recipe of yours their tone is back. I had to slap them three times more than you, but now I have that desired clarity again. Thank you again!
I bought a new set of strings yesterday after saving my hard earned money! Why did know one tell me this 25 years ago?!?!?!?! I could have bought a new house with the money I would have saved on bass strings! Never again. Can't wait for the new ones to wear out so I can try this...
Just tried it...and it did work! Thanks!
MarloweDK rules ! Great tip that will please a lot of bass players, me included, so thanks a lot for sharing !
I've been playing for 27 years and had not heard of this. Incredible. Thanks for the tip. Bass string maker's sales and stock prices just went down a couple of points. Lol
Just tried this on my old grungy GHS brite flats 52-103s which I probably put on 2-3 years ago... WOW! Took all of 10 seconds per string to detune, slap 'em 10 times and tune 'em back up... easily less than a minute from dead to lively. Thanks!
I just stumbled on this video by accident today. I just tried it on my bass and it works!!! Thanks Man.
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OH MY GOD, this used to happen to me sometimes when I played too much or something, it happened to several times and I thought I was going crazy. I had no idea what was going on, I thought my bass active preamp was going crazy or something. I'm so happy to have found your video.
Thank you so much!! I've done this to all of my basses since I saw your video about a week and a half ago. To those of you concerned about the fret wear: I'm placing a metal ruler with a cork back in between the strings and the frets so that the impact is not transmitted directly to the frets! You should try it!! =)
Confirmed! I just tried this on my 12 American Dlx 4 string with DR MM's.. This does indeed work!!! Big thanks for this video MarloweDK!!!!!
OMG it worked! I have an E string that sounds like it just came out of the package! Thank you for sharing this little known technique!
So this is now my favorite video on youtube
Thank you sir, you saved me a lot of bucks!
will this work on a saxophone?
CennedyS Definitely! 😂
😂
probaply
Yes
The boiling trick also works on sax, but better on clarinet
This tip really does work - I have a Westone Thunder bass from the eighties - recently it sounded dead - I thought it had an electrical fault on the tone control - I sceptically tried this (no cost trick) and the bass now sounds great
Priceless. Thank you.
Wow, I tried it and it really works. Thank you MarloweDK.
Tried this on my RBX 170 today, amazing results! :D
Unbelievable! I 've played bass for 40+ years and just learned it now and it really works! No longer have to go broke changing strings every two gigs. Thank you!!!
Without even trying this I can see exactly how it would work, and it would remove the most troublesome dirt that's deadening your strings first. Wonderful!
Amazing...simply amazing! Thank you Marlowe! You just saved me some serious money!
Holy Shieeet! That really worked, What kind of black magic is this
It's really strange but works very well!! I can't believe it!! Thank you!!
This is brilliant- I was always wondering why down-tuned strings sounded brighter and clearer once they hit the dead point.This makes sense too, the dead skin cells attach themselves to the grooves of the strings at tuning, when you de-tune you make the space in between the outer wrap loosen allowing the dead skin cells to fall off.
I did just a tightly controlled A/B of this in a recording and after slapping them as described it cut through the mix better. It brought back some high end to the strings. Probably not as much a new strings but it definitely improved the sound.
I decided to try this out, although I was fairly skeptical, and I must say I am impressed with the results! I'm not sure I will be doing this all the time, but I at least know about this now!
It works really well, I just tried. Thank you, man. One thought, though: on a Jazz Bass, if you release the strings too violently, the Pick Ups get all scratched. Maybe lay a light piece of cloth on top of pickups before the operation.
WOW it works! AMAZING. I have "Super light guage EXL220TP Nickel Wound" strings (0.40, .060, .075, .095), and the difference is crazy! I haven't changed them for like a year. Tune it way down and then pop it just like he does... this is so cool for people who can't afford new strings! :) Thank you so much!!
Love the technique and use it routinely now, Thank you.
THANK YOU! I have a gig tomorrow and this work!! Was gonna go buy some new ones
Ok, I have a Squier Bronco bass I bought in 2007, I use it when I want to get an old vintage sound. I have never changed the strings on it (they are 6 years old). I just did this trick and they sound new, I thought this was a gag when I first saw it, I am mind blown, I have been boiling or just replacing strings for 30 years, this is incredible, thanks!
you're simple the best Marlowe, great job of a GENIUS!!!
simply fresh !!! thanks for the tip
That's REALLY amazing ! Unbelievable ! Thanks Marlowe
That's insane, brilliant tip!
I kinda understand why but dude, this work like charms! Thought of sending my bass to some expensive pro to do it, but fear not now. I have this method in my mind!
This saved my life. I do this before every show
Thank you very much, really works and strings sound great.
wow thats amazing. I just tried that on a bass that i havent changed in a years and they sound brand new.
The snippets of playing were very tasty! :)
Fantastic. Works like a charm
Yesss! Just what I needed before I get myself a new pack of strings :) thx!!!
Same here! I've been boiling the damn things for 24 years and just find about this out now?
Thank you Tom!
This is truly incredible. Who knew?? I need to try it! I have been a string-in-alcohol soaker up til now.
Great tip and amazing groove! I can't get it out of my head! :)
Am going to try this! Have been using the same strings for 7 years now!
Wow awesome! Thanks for this video. I really want a better sound for my bass, but bass strings are really expensive, plus I don't wanna boil them because that would require ms to take the strings off. I'll definitely try this and see how it works
Great tip! I think it may be the loosening/tightening that rearranges the molecules that causes them to brighten up. Love your videos.
actually really cool. never heard of this method before. thanks for posting!
Duuuuudeeeee!!! thanks a lot, i just did that to my 4 guitars and my bass..............this is gold, thank you so much for sharing :'3
Greetings form México!!
Skeptical but I did it and it worked! Crazy! Thank you for sharing
Incredible idea!!! Many thanks!!!
Worked a treat on my fretless too!
Man that is so awesome and it works too! literally took me 20 seconds a string.
Holy mother of god... This worked a charm! Thank you kind sir, you have saved me money
i'm baffled at how well this works
I found this very helpful, thank you!
When you loosen the tension on the strings, it allows the windings to re-compress thus forcing the dirt to the upper surface of the strings. Then when you "slap" them it knocks most of the surface dirt away. I could see using a tooth brush to dig the dirt out of the windings while they are still compressed making them even cleaner.