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10-04-2009, 12:48 PM
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I play a Ric 4003 and love the sound it has with Rotosounds (rounds), but those strings last like 2 weeks. After that, they're dead. Are there other strings that sound pretty much the same (bright and growly) or sound very good with Rics but that last longer?
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10-04-2009, 12:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brookfield, CT | | | Hi Beams. End of discussion.
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10-04-2009, 12:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Calabash, NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dmusic148 Hi Beams. End of discussion. | BOO YAH. Hi Beams kick if you want bright, growly, and long lasting.
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10-04-2009, 02:30 PM
|  | Sponsored by Jagermeister | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle / Tacoma | | | I have a few basses that have their High Beams on for a year now and still zingy. |
10-04-2009, 02:31 PM
| | | | I m a fan of the fat beams. almost as much zing but a bit warmer.
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10-04-2009, 02:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SF Bay Area North CA | | | I personally think Low Riders are closer to Rotos, more stiff and more low-end. And last 10x longer than Rotos of course.
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10-04-2009, 02:39 PM
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10-04-2009, 02:55 PM
|  | TalkBass' resident Bongo + Cowbell player | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A | | | Another vote for DR Hi-beams here. The best strings I've played. |
10-04-2009, 02:55 PM
| | | | stiff? I don't like when my strings are all "slack" so to speak, I like them nice and stiff, so I guess High Beams is a good choice for me. I'll check that out! |
10-04-2009, 02:57 PM
| | | | ...I just saw they were hand made. Do they cost twice as much as all the other strings?? |
10-04-2009, 02:58 PM
| | TalkBass' resident Bongo + Cowbell player | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A | | Quote:
Originally Posted by williamk ...I just saw they were hand made. Do they cost twice as much as all the other strings?? | Check them out here. |
10-04-2009, 03:00 PM
| | | | No. They are in the same ball park as the Rotos.
I have Hibeams on one bass that suits it really well, but I've got the Roto Swings on my more expensive bass. I like them both, but I think the Rotos a tad better. |
10-04-2009, 03:02 PM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by williamk ...I just saw they were hand made. Do they cost twice as much as all the other strings?? | Uh, Rotos are handmade too, well to the extent that DR's are.
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10-04-2009, 03:25 PM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | I haven't found that much difference between Hi-beams and Rotosound in my experience. To be more detailed, both sound zingy when new, with the Rotos shading it in this respect. After playing them for a while, the DRs do retain more of that initial bright sound for a bit longer - they settle at say 60% compared to the Rotosounds at 50%. But the point is, niether of them sound like new strings after playing one or two gigs.
And over here, I can buy Rotosounds for a lot less than the DRs. So, having tried three or four sets of the latter, I'm using Rotosound again, as I have done in the main for the last thirty years.
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