DR neons

manbearpig97 · #1 12-28-2010, 10:08 PM

Does this happen to anyone else? While sliding on DR neons the skin rips of my fingers. Its getting annoying. I just need to know if I'm the only one.

bass_lord_mutha · #2 12-28-2010, 10:17 PM

That's called leprosy, my friend

Haven't had that problem with mine but I have noticed that they're alot rougher and the uncoated DRs.

manbearpig97 · #3 12-28-2010, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bass_lord_mutha

That's called leprosy, my friend

Haven't had that problem with mine but I have noticed that they're alot rougher and the uncoated DRs.

I should try out the uncoated ones I guess.

bass_lord_mutha · #4 12-28-2010, 11:01 PM

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I should try out the uncoated ones I guess.

Good, I recommend the DR Fat Beams, but if steel strings are too bright for your liking I'd suggest the nickel Lo-Riders and the Sunbeams

Bonerific · #5 12-28-2010, 11:23 PM

It's a symptom my bandmates like to call "pussy finguz" I have had three pairs of coated strings and so far yes the neons are rough but I never experienced ripping, just more calluses

darkstorm · #6 12-29-2010, 08:34 PM

No of course not. Ive been useing neons on my basses since october. Not as rough as rotosound swing 66 which where my std srtrings since the 1970's, and they didnt have that affect either.

bass_lord_mutha · #7 12-29-2010, 09:19 PM

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Not as rough as rotosound swing 66...

Man, if that ain't the truth!! Rotosounds are only good for two things: Rocking hard and grating cheese!

mowburger · #8 01-06-2011, 08:20 PM

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Rotosounds are only good for two things: Rocking hard and grating cheese!

lol *sig worthy

**duff84** · #9 01-06-2011, 09:28 PM

my experience with neons are they are alittle rough but they sound really good on record. They cut through and have the mid presence i require. I have them on my stingray right now. I find most stainless rounds are rough on the fingers, worst for me were prosteels. even more so than rotosounds.

bass_lord_mutha · #10 01-06-2011, 09:53 PM

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lol *sig worthy

Feel free to use it as your sig, hehe.

ilovenofrets · #11 01-06-2011, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bass_lord_mutha

Man, if that ain't the truth!! Rotosounds are only good for two things: Rocking hard and grating cheese!

They're also good fret destroyers!

BagelBruin · #12 01-07-2011, 07:56 AM

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my experience with neons are they are alittle rough but they sound really good on record. They cut through and have the mid presence i require. I have them on my stingray right now.

More importantly, how do they look on your stingray? I got a 5 string honey-burst!

**duff84** · #13 01-07-2011, 01:15 PM

they look good although i think orange or yellow would suit it better than green being its a natural finish rosewood blackguard ray, i like them. They sounded good on recording and they work good live. Ill probably try the orange ones out when they die out on me.

cyprus · #14 01-07-2011, 01:25 PM

Neons worked out excellently for me.

I've been using flats (chromes and rotos) for a few years, and this was
just one of the many reasons I was a little hesitant to go back to rounds.

The Neons were surprisingly very easy on the fingers. Much smoother than a lot of rounds I've used in the past. I've not had any skin rub off, nor new callouses or blisters.

darkstorm · #15 01-08-2011, 01:40 AM

When I first put neons on my basses, I did have to get use to their feel a little. Had been useing rotosound swing 66 previous to them for decades. The neons at first where allmost like it was hard to tell you where touching them. Lol. So I think I may have been a little more heavy handed at first fretting wise with them till got used to em over a couple to 3 days. Esp for light touch slides, taps and other such fretting nuances. It wasnt harder doing these, just a short period when it allmost felt like I wasnt feeling the strings as much. Lol.

BagelBruin · #16 01-08-2011, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by duff84

they look good although i think orange or yellow would suit it better than green being its a natural finish rosewood blackguard ray, i like them. They sounded good on recording and they work good live. Ill probably try the orange ones out when they die out on me.

Thanks! I ordered the oranges from juststrings.com. If I don't like the way they look, I will put them on my blue modded p-bass. I got some crazy hot pickups on it.