difference in roundwound??

SiReZ · #1 10-30-2009, 06:00 PM

i use rotosound 66 swing bass, i went to a local guitar store and they only had the 66 in xtra long scale & those are too long for my J bass. i picked up nickel roundwound D'Addario with the same gauges, is there a huge difference in tone from the steel from nickel??

eyecandy · #2 11-03-2009, 03:52 AM

yes stainless steel sounds brighter than nickels... for a long time steel will still remain zingy esp those DR strings... and when dead steels gives a nice dark thud..

and nickels are bright when first played, after it settles it'll become a bit mellow and sounds sweet... IMO

Bassman316 · #3 11-03-2009, 08:23 AM

+1 to DR stainless rounds staying zingy for a long time. I'm not usually a stainless player (with rounds, I will play the hell out of some stainless flats), but back in July I decided to give DR strings a spin as I'd never played them up until then. Bought a .105 set of Hi Beams, and threw them on my Jazz. They're STILL zingy. And it's freakin' November!

But I also like D'Addario when it comes to nickel rounds. They're usually relatively inexpensive especially if you order them online, and they sound great in my opinion.

eyecandy · #4 11-03-2009, 09:59 AM

D'Addario nickels sounds great after they worn a little.. they give that mellow sound.. but for nickels I'd prefer Ernie Ball Extra Slinky..they're lighter ones..

Meatrus · #5 11-03-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SiReZ

i use rotosound 66 swing bass, i went to a local guitar store and they only had the 66 in xtra long scale & those are too long for my J bass. i picked up nickel roundwound D'Addario with the same gauges, is there a huge difference in tone from the steel from nickel??

In short, yes! There is a huge difference, nothing wrong with either just preference. If you haven't already it's worth trying both at least once