anyone else miss prisms?

[PBFACTOR]

anyone else miss daddario prisms?

they were my favorite string. haven't found anything close to them yet. tried alot of different brands and sets.

[pickles]

I thought they just got renamed "Pro Steels"?

[Thundar]

I do miss them...I loved those strings, but between D'Addario Prosteels and Dean Markley SR2000's, I found a happy alternative. And to be honest, I can't tell much difference if any between the Prisms and the Pro Steels.

[PBFACTOR]

the pro steels feel rougher to me. they have a coarser texture. the prisms were almost nickel smooth. the prosteels, to me, feel like the warwick strings.

[fretlessguy]

I miss them as well. I like the Pro Steels, but still wish I had Prisms.

[Jester's Fury]

I too miss prisms. I just used my last 2 packages. I luckily acquired a box of these a while back, but they are no more.

I'm currently looking for stainless strings that match the prism 6 string set (PSS60-6) with a tapered low B and E. Gauge was 0.32, 0.45, 0.65, 0.80, .100, and .130 from high C to low B respectively.

Does anybody have any non Pro Steel recommendations?

[MooseLumps]

Try dunlop steels. I'm a nickle guy and i was surprised how these felt and played more like Nickle than I expected. Low tension though.

[Jester's Fury]

I'm breaking down and trying the ProSteels on my Yamaha trb6-P. I need the bright twang when i mix in the piezos and add a touch of chorus. The tapered B allows me to get low action while still retaining it's integrity (tightness) on a 34" scale. Ordering EPS170-6 Long Scale 6-String 30-130. This set is nearly identical to the PSS60-6 Prism set in gauge and tension. The only difference is a lighter C string .030 @ 40.6 lbs, rather than the Prism C .032 @ 41.9 lbs.

I pretty much use the same core strings on my 4 strings, but I'm tempted to try out Rotosound SM66's with a new Yamaha BB1200S coming in. I'm also curious about DR Highbeams.

I'm coming off a 3 year bass hiatus and debating to stick with the tried and true products, or something new. Thanks for any more input guys.

[hellboy]

Originally Posted by Jester's Fury

I pretty much use the same core strings on my 4 strings, but I'm tempted to try out Rotosound SM66's with a new Yamaha BB1200S coming in. I'm also curious about DR Highbeams.

FWIW, I tried all the DR strings (HB, SB, Ni and SS Lo-Riders, FatBeams) on my BB1200S and ended up going with the FatBeams. They had the best combination of low-end beef, high-end shine, and feel, in my opinion and for my needs at least. They were all good strings, though.

[DavePlaysBass]

For tapers and 45-100, look at Pedullas. I am not sure if they do 6 string sets.

[Jester's Fury]

Originally Posted by hellboy

FWIW, I tried all the DR strings (HB, SB, Ni and SS Lo-Riders, FatBeams) on my BB1200S and ended up going with the FatBeams. They had the best combination of low-end beef, high-end shine, and feel, in my opinion and for my needs at least. They were all good strings, though.

Thanks for the heads up! I'm going to order some new strings for BB1200S sometime this week. I just had her initial setup and some minor fretwork. Which gauge did you you use on the Fatbeams by the way? I'm looking at the DRS_MM-40 (.040, .0605, .080, .100) set. Maybe a heavier step up?

I don't know which direction I'm going to take with this bass other than I want a warmer/beefier sound than my modern sounding 6 string. I mainly dabble in prog metal/latin jazz on the 6 while I got the BB for slower stoner rock/doom metal in standard tunings.

I'm also going to get a set of Chromes ECB84 (.040, .060, .080, .100) for grins.

[hellboy]

I use 105-85-65-45; heavier strings have more low end, but I don't know if .005" makes that much difference. Nickels are warmer than stainless steels, but I prefer SS, personally. If you want a "warmer/beefier", less "modern" sound I'd stay away from the HiBeams (though I like them for other things); the FatBeams definitely had more bottom.

[bongomania]

I saw the thread title and it made me recollect back to the 1970's, when everyone I knew had prisms hanging in their windows. I miss those prisms.