D'Addario EXL280 XL Piccolo Bass Regular/Long String Set

I converted an old copy P bass into a piccolo bass with these strings and by swapping out the single coil pickup for a guitar pickup I had laying around. I run it through a guitar amp sim and double melodies and guitar lines with it.

Only piccolo bass sets available. Glad they are great strings. Highly recommend.

These strings were ordered to put on my J bass and they arrived two days later. Fantastic..

I bought these because I want to sound like Zach Smith (Three Mile Pilot, Pinback)--not that he plays these exact strings, but he does play a piccolo-strung bass most of the time. Anyway, a set of strings won't make you a rock god, but these are very fun to play. No magic happens with them... the only change is that everything you play is one octave above what it usually would be. The quality of these strings is very good, but be warned, they are about 1/2 as thick as normal strings and more likely to break than normal bass strings... I broke the "D" on the first set I bought while adjusting the intonation on my bass (I should have tuned down a full step first). I rate these highly and will go practice now so that I have some chance of sounding like Zach in this lifetime. :)

These strings are pretty wild. Took a bit of imagination getting them on my bass, but for anything with standard tuning heads you shouldn't have any trouble whatsoever. The sound is great. D'Addario really knows what they're doing. I'll be getting another set of the same once I wear these out.

If you're looking to expand your versatility in your arsenal of bass guitars, this is the way to do it. These strings are comfortable to use on long scale or short scale. I put them on my Gibson SG and it's simply amazing. One Caution: You will need to adjust your setup fairly significantly to accommodate these strings. Well worth it though.