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05-10-2006, 10:58 AM
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Hope you plan to spend some time and money refinishing that fretboard. Better than steel rounds, but still... I'm leaning toward the coated DRs for my fretless basses. Brighter sound than flats, but shouldn't tear up the board as much as round wound strings will. |
05-10-2006, 01:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Well, I've been playing with nickel rounds daily for over 2 years now on my fretless L2K, and while there is some marking, there aren't any gouges. It plays great. I guess in a few years I might need to have the fretboard sanded a bit, but it's a hell of a lot easier than having frets leveled.
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Chris
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10-02-2006, 12:52 AM
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10-02-2006, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by no4mk1 Well, I've been playing with nickel rounds daily for over 2 years now on my fretless L2K, and while there is some marking, there aren't any gouges. It plays great. I guess in a few years I might need to have the fretboard sanded a bit, but it's a hell of a lot easier than having frets leveled. | I've got TI SuperAlloys (rounds) on my 2500 fretless and the ebony board is holding up pretty well. Just as Chris said above, there is some marking, but nothing serious.
FWIW, I have SIT Powerwounds on my fretted L2500 and they sound great as well. I've heard that the DRs are good strings; there's a bass shop here in town and the owner puts a fresh set on all the basses he sells. The basses in his shop sure play nicely with those DRs.
A string one person loves, another might hate. In my case, I like the sound and flexibility of the TIs, so I put them on several of my basses. However, some think they're too floppy. We all have to find what suits our unique playing style and the sound we want out of our basses. |
10-02-2006, 10:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA | | | If you're finding the silk winding is extending over the nut you can often use a straight razor and cut it back a bit. Not too far, but usually enough to clear the nut without any ill-effects.
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10-02-2006, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bradjonesbass Hope you plan to spend some time and money refinishing that fretboard. Better than steel rounds, but still... I'm leaning toward the coated DRs for my fretless basses. Brighter sound than flats, but shouldn't tear up the board as much as round wound strings will. | Have you done this?
I fitted my defretted Toby with DR Black Beauties... I don't think the coating makes a bit of difference to the fretboard mine is getting chewed up pretty well, in spite of three coats of rubbed on polyurethane. I'm not too concerned about it personally, but for those who are it's best to stick with flatwound, 1/2 flat, or tapewound. Any roundwound string will win the battle against rosewood over time. |
10-04-2006, 02:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana | | | I haven't yet. I'm having second thoughts now. DR makes a half-round, right? That might be better.
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10-04-2006, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by saxofunk Have you done this?
I fitted my defretted Toby with DR Black Beauties...
Any roundwound string will win the battle against rosewood over time. | Fretless G&L necks are ebony not rosewood. Still a round is gonna be rougher in the long run on anything.
Ebony will hold up a lot better than rosewood. My fretless L1K has some marks but nothing obscene. It sports TI flats right now.
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10-04-2006, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by bradjonesbass DR makes a half-round, right? That might be better. | DR? Not to my knowledge, but D'Addario has them. Quote: |
Originally Posted by spideyjg Fretless G&L necks are ebony not rosewood. Still a round is gonna be rougher in the long run on anything. | Well, I wasn't thinking specifically of G&L, just the coated strings. So thanks for bringing me back on topic.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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