Fitting fresh bass strings can be a real treat: you realize what your bass guitar was missing out on and the top-end frequencies return, meaning your tone control once again has a purpose! Whilst some players like the sound of worn-in (or some might say worn-out) strings, they won’t like the dead spots and bad intonation you often get with dirty strings…
Simply put, excess material (grime) on the strings will change the way the string intonates. Intonation is responsible for how in-tune one string plays at every note, whether that’s high or low on the fretboard. Old strings can have a real impact on this.
