Advanced to Newbie-dom #4575

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My new (to me) Roscoe just arrived, and she's a beauty!

Do D'Addario XL nickel wound strings have wrappings that are a light creamy gold in color? The seller didn't remember what strings he put on those. FWIW, the guages are 125 / 105 / 80 / 65 / 50 / 30.

Thanks!

[DrMWP]

Ummmm............. Pics please!

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And here she is. Krikey, ain't she a beauty? At the risk of stating the obvious, it sounds as beautiful as it looks.

Specs:
Swamp ash body w/ "Roscoe Red" quilted maple top
Spalted purpleheart fretboard on M-Ph-M neck
Bartolini PUPs w/ 3 band EQ
SN 4575 (ca 2001-2002)

I include a shot of the headstock in the hopes that someone will be able to identify the strings from the color of the wrappings (D'Addarios?).


Thanks and greetings everyone!

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Here's my bevy of beauties, from left to right:

Warwick Thumb BO6 (Fraul. Markneukirchen): ovangkol/wenge

Roscoe SKB 3006 (Miss North Carolina): swamp ash/quilted maple

Alembic Essence 5 (Miss California): flame maple

Moses Graphite Custom Fretless Jazz (Miss Oregon): black walnut/ graphite neck. Steve Mosier of Moses graphite necks built this one for me. GrrrrMwahhhh

[DrMWP]

Nice family!!!!

[xkimsungminx]

Nice bass =). I don't think they're D'Addarios but then I could be wrong. [Other D'Addario sets might have the wrappings but] the set I have on my bass right now don't have string wrappings.

[maurilio]

Nice bass, congrats.

Those strings ARE Dean Markley SR2000, sure for sure! Goldish silk wrap and taper wound at the bridge.

Same strings I have on mine right now (I actually keep switching between Prosteels and SR2000).

M

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Thank you all for your kind remarks about my basses. One can never have too many.

Maurilio,
I think you're right. The B-D strings are indeed taper wound on the bridge end. They sound really nice. So I think I'll stick with them.