Black Beauties

Depth_Charge · #1 09-25-2007, 04:39 AM

I have a black on black Tony Franklin fretless with ebony fingerboard. It currently has rounds on it, and I am considering putting a set of DR Black Beauties on it, mainly for looks I admit.

Is there any reason I wouldn't want to put these strings on this bass?

Thanks.

Depth_Charge · #2 09-26-2007, 10:31 AM

I'm really just interested in whether these strings have the potential of damaging the fingerboard any more than the current rounds would?

Tony G · #3 09-26-2007, 10:32 AM

I think you should be good. The Black beauties are a very slick string with a nice soft feel.

Nasnederis · #4 09-26-2007, 10:42 AM

Not damage at all on your fingerboard, overall good sound, but i still prefer other rounds like ernies, but I think those are the only black.

grovest · #5 09-26-2007, 12:14 PM

They won't damage your fretboard any more than other rounds would- probably the impact would be less. I had a set for a couple months and was surprised at how quickly the coating wore off to expose the silver-color of the metal. If anything this would look worse (I'd think) on an all-black motif bass, where the silver 'flecks' would stand out. I'd say it's worth a try, though. There are some other choices for black strings: RotoSound, Black Diamond, maybe still La Bella, probably others still....

T. Brookins · #6 10-07-2007, 02:52 PM

I LOVE THESE STRINGS!

Andrew.Glose · #7 10-07-2007, 03:52 PM

Ah, you love them now.

Wait till they die.

Fast and hard.

Gintaras · #8 10-07-2007, 07:43 PM

I had them on a fretless but put them on one of my all Black bass except for Hardware and they look great and sound great. I put Sunbeams on my fretless and all is well,

Depth_Charge · #9 10-08-2007, 03:42 AM

I have no idea what Sunbeams are but I will look them up when I'm buying

Thanks for the advice guys!

Hawaii Islander · #10 10-08-2007, 04:51 AM

Fender tapewounds are all black. I have a set on my p-bass (fretted). I had them for a couple of months with no sign of wear yet. I only play it 3-5 hours a week though.

The BurgerMeister · #11 10-08-2007, 04:56 AM

i think the black beauties look seksi (

) when the silver's showing. they feel great, and the loss of color does not change that fact.

Microbass · #12 10-08-2007, 07:21 AM

I have the Red Devils on my Ripper right now - they're awesome. Great for slapping. I bought a set of Black Beauties for my Grabber. They look awesome. I don't tihnk I'll keep them on my Grabber tho. I reckon XL's are better for that bass. But not played it much sicne I got my ripper!

Webtroll · #13 10-12-2007, 01:26 PM

I was looking for a good string for my fretless Warwick and found the BR black coated round wounds to do pretty nicely. I ordered a red set for my red fretted P to see what that's like, but for the fretless I'll give em a thumbs up.

Feast · #14 10-14-2007, 09:10 AM

hey guys, im wondering if its possible to buy just a replacement g-string for black beauties.