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08-03-2009, 08:23 PM
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I normally use Ken Smith Burner nickelwounds which are bright and zingy but not as much as I'd like on non-spector basses which are naturally super bright. So what strings could fit the bill and feel like nickelwounds (can't dig the feel of SS)?
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08-03-2009, 10:00 PM
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08-03-2009, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi I normally use Ken Smith Burner nickelwounds which are bright and zingy but not as much as I'd like on non-spector basses which are naturally super bright. So what strings could fit the bill and feel like nickelwounds (can dig the feel of SS)? | |
08-04-2009, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by joegeezer DR High Beams!! The best string out there IMHO> | Aren't those stainless steel? He wants nickels.
If you want "zing" I'd suggest Rotosounds, I use them on my Spectors. They do go dead quicker - I change my on my main bass every 3-4 months - so maybe those wouldn't work too well. I got my last sets for under $15 set, so even changing a lot, it's still not so bad.
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08-04-2009, 08:26 AM
| | | | Blue Steel Nickel Wound are nice
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08-04-2009, 08:32 AM
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08-04-2009, 09:49 AM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | I can totally recommend Cleartones. This things are amazing - to the extent that I've questioned whether or not they're actually nickel. Very smooth feel, but plenty of zing and brightness. I tried a set on the suggestion of my local music store guru, and I've just been blown away. One of their key marketing points is durability, and I can vouch for that too. I've been gigging one of my basses heavily for a month now, and these things - remarkably - still sound new. |
08-04-2009, 10:01 AM
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08-04-2009, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi I normally use Ken Smith Burner nickelwounds which are bright and zingy but not as much as I'd like on non-spector basses which are naturally super bright. So what strings could fit the bill and feel like nickelwounds (can't dig the feel of SS)? | I guess you weren't clear enough there, Kwesi.  +1 for the DR highbeams. I switch back and forth between fretted w/highbeams and fretless w/sunbeams and they both feel really similar, at least to me.
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