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10-05-2001, 03:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherla | | | D'addario Slowound SW2000-5
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I visited a store in Utrecht, the Netherlands, during my lunchbreak today, and they had these strings.. D'addario Nickel Slowound SW2000-5
I had never seen them before, but the clerk told me that they are pretty much the best strings available.. or as he said it : " the Rolls Royce amongs bass-strings "
What's the deal here ? these strings are about twice as expensive as my Slinky's..
How do they sound ?
And this " tapered B-string ".. what's that ?  |
10-06-2001, 12:23 AM
| | | | Yes,they are good strings."Tapered" refers to thfact that the windings are thinner on the last few centimeters of the string on the ball end.On thicker strings such as a low B,this allows better intonation.BTW,I spent a year or so in your country,and have been to Utrecht as well as most of the other cities.Nice place! |
10-09-2001, 12:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Napier, New Zealand. | | | IMO, Slowounds are the best strings on the market. The B is tapered where it goes over the saddle. They are "sweeter" sounding, and last a long time. Also, they still sound good when they start dying. I get 4-5 months out of a set, I believe Bruce Linfield gets longer. They are not a very bright string, rather they are fat and warm, and I love them. |
10-12-2001, 04:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Queens, N.Y.(Near JFK Airport) | | Quote: |
[i]Originally posted by Marty Forrer - They are not a very bright string, rather they are fat and warm, and I love them. [/b]
| I have to agree with you, Marty. They are very balanced, and very stable. I have a set on my Ibanez Musician. Lately though, I've kind of fallen for Dean Markly Blue Steels. (they're actually nickel plated)
They're about 2 steps brighter than the slowounds, but, still have that balance from string to string. I put a set on my Casady as an experiment, now I have a set on my Yamaha 5. If you want to try something that's in the slowound's ball park, Deans are a good choice.
Mike J.
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10-13-2001, 04:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Madison, WI, USA | | | I just put a 4 string set of Slowounds (.50-.105) on my Peavey and my initial impression is that they're great. They may be just what I was looking for in a string. The nickel feels a bit weird to me though.. I've been using stainless steel sets for the past year. I'm sure I'll get over that.
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10-14-2001, 03:56 PM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | Slowounds - I like 'em.
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10-14-2001, 04:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Jerseyville, IL | | I just got SW3000-5
Iam very satisfied. They are great strings, i got 2 sets. The one i opened had an extra G string. 
My uncle is a luthier, he hooked me up real good.
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