Coated Strings on Black Basses - Share your pics please!

coxeymcqueen · #1 01-31-2008, 04:38 AM

Hi folks,

I've got a EBMM Bongo in Graphite Black and with a Rosewood fingerboard and I'm thinking of experimenting with some new strings. I've had the same set of TI Jazz Flats on it now for 12 months so I think it's time for a change.

I've read good reviews of DR coated strings so I might pick up a set. I'm thinking of getting the peacock blue ones, because these will match my Ashdown ABM amp - on the other hand I'm thinking of getting pink ones because our band is described as "An All Girl Indie Band - With Boys In"... and, well, you know...

Anyway, if you have pics of black basses with coated strings on them, please share!

Many thanks,

Jamie

steve9000gi · #2 02-05-2008, 02:37 PM

Sorry, no pics, but I just tried DR Black Beauties on my black Sadowsky Modern 5 with ebony fingerboard and black hardware. Looks pretty cool, sounds ok (missed the real bright sound of brand new SS's) but the coating's coming off over the pickups after three or four gigs. I can color them in again with a black felt tip pen, though: that's the advantage of black.

-Steve

saxofunk · #3 02-07-2008, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coxeymcqueen

I'm thinking of getting the peacock blue ones... on the other hand I'm thinking of getting pink ones...

Easy, get a set of each and mix them.

Strongjag · #4 02-07-2008, 01:10 PM

I dont have pics of strings on a black bass but I can take a pic of black strings on my nat BB614?

FYI, I love the strings, I hate that super trebly noise when you first put em on. They've had a super long life too, while the coating does come off over time if you use a pic, they dont lose their tone at all.

I mostly finger pick so I still have only a few spots after like... a year and a half

coxeymcqueen · #5 02-18-2008, 09:42 AM

Cheers for the responses folks. I'm going to get a set once I've been paid - as soon as I've got them strung up I'll take a picture. Plus it'll give me a couple of weeks longer to deliberate on which ones to get. I'm leaning towards the black ones at the moment...

ga_edwards · #6 02-18-2008, 10:05 AM

What's the tension like compared to say a set of similarly gauged roto's? Reason is, my Yamaha needs higher action than my Warwick due to smaller radius. I have Wawrick 40's on the Warwick and Roto BS 43 - 110 on the Yamaha. The Yamaha feels so much stiffer, but I want something with a bit of meat because I have a D-tuner on the E string. BTW I can only get the DR coloured in 45's in the UK it seems.

Dirk Diggler · #7 02-19-2008, 08:26 AM

Sure here you go:

I love the DR Extralifes.
Dirk

speedkills · #8 02-19-2008, 10:31 AM

DR Black Beauties 45-105

Pilgrim · #9 02-19-2008, 11:36 AM

Fender tapewounds on my custom finish fretless. It's red with black burst and black hardware.

coxeymcqueen · #10 02-20-2008, 05:28 AM

Hey Dirk, Speedkills and Pilgrim,

Nice basses! That Red Burst P Bass looks great with Black strings!

I like the Black on Black on the P Bass and the blue on Dirk's basses.

Maybe the answer is to get more basses and then I can have more strings at once!

Alembic83 · #11 02-20-2008, 06:07 AM

Not the best pic, but here is my Aria SB-1000CB with DR Black Beauties. I love the feel and sound of them! I just got them so I don't know if they last as long as people say they do...