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dexplosion
10-30-2009, 12:30 AM
(Or anyone, as long as Brandt sees this)

These are some clips I recorded of the Fender Nylon Filament Wounds.
I also recorded some clips of the DR flats and Chromes for comparison.

Each clip is recorded directly into my E-MU without effects or anything.

Fingerstyle goes from near the bridge, above the pickup, close to the neck, then palm mute/thumb.

Pickstyle goes Green .88 Dunlop pick near the bridge, Tortex .73 above the pickup, same pick by the neck, then Tortex .60 palm mute.

I didn't do any slap type stuff because I figure if you're into slapping, you wouldn't be looking at these strings. Anyway...

Chromes Fingerstyle (http://www.garageband.com/mp3player?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVS-ZGFgAg)

Chromes Pickstyle (http://www.garageband.com/mp3player?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVS-ZGFgAA)

DR Flats Fingerstyle (http://www.garageband.com/mp3player?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVS-ZGFgDg)

DR Flats Pickstyle (http://www.garageband.com/mp3player?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVS-ZGFgDw)

Nylons Fingerstyle (http://www.garageband.com/mp3player?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVS-ZGFjBg)

Nylons Pickstyle (http://www.garageband.com/mp3player?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVS-ZGFjBA)

Nylons Noodly Doodly (http://www.garageband.com/mp3player?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVS-ZGFjBQ)

The Nylons were very noisy. There is no metal to metal contact with the bridge to be grounded. Also, the guages were very unbalanced. The D and G strings felt tighter than the A and E strings, and didn't fit into the nut properly. You can hear in the recordings that the A and E strings buzzed because of the loose tension. (I didn't adjust the trussrod, though I did adjust the string saddles, as I knew these weren't staying on long) The G string seemed quieter than rest.

Texture wise, they felt kind of cool, almost like a flat, but softer. I think these in a normal guage set (maybe 110-50) would be okay if you can remedy the noise problem.

Hope this helps. :cool:

dexplosion
10-30-2009, 12:37 AM
Also check out this (http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=594546) thread for more string clips.;)

davelowell2
11-02-2009, 06:24 AM
So, these are the 7120's?

I think I read that these feel like cloth, is that true?

Thanks.

dexplosion
11-03-2009, 10:13 AM
So, these are the 7120's?

I think I read that these feel like cloth, is that true?

Thanks.
Correct. They feel sort of like a piece of ribbon I guess.
I totally wasn't expecting that when I put them on, because when I thought "nylon", I was thinking they would be "plastic-y". :)

ThePerfectBass
11-03-2009, 04:52 PM
Cool! Thanks for the post!