Dunlop Strings...

HoDog · #1 04-10-2007, 01:37 AM

it seems like no one really talks about them and they may be relatively new, but I sent my bass to the music store and got my bass re strung with Dunlops which i was willing to give a shot at (they didn't have Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinkys which I normally use).

I'll probably be getting it back tomorrow, but I like to see if anyone has ever used them before, Thx in advance.

HoDog · #2 04-11-2007, 12:17 AM

Wow, I cannot believe it, got my bass back today, and the tone is SO BRIGHT.. possibly even brighter than Ernie Balls. I can nail many of the tones that many pop punk bands have. They are still new and still have that new string sound.. but it seems very AWESOME at the moment.. highly recommended!

JimmyM · #3 04-11-2007, 02:05 AM

When did Dunlop start making strings?

HoDog · #4 04-11-2007, 03:15 AM

I have no idea, probably very recently thats probably why no one's heard of their bass strings. Dunlop also released Zakk Wylde strings

The Craw · #5 04-11-2007, 12:57 PM

They introduced them at last year's Summer NAMM show in Austin. They weren't in regular production yet, but their rep gave me a set of the nickel rounds to try. They sounded good, nice balanced sound, I'd buy 'em if a store were out of my regular strings.

vtwo · #6 08-28-2007, 08:09 PM

I think I might try some Dunlops or DR Sunbeams...

lullbass · #7 04-13-2008, 07:09 PM

Dunlop has some pretty impressive bass players on their artist roster. i see Nathan East, Robert Trijillo, Jimmy Haslip and Oteil Burbridge are all using Dunlop Strings now.

ConspiracyBass · #8 04-13-2008, 07:26 PM

Zzsounds.com is selling em for absolute dirt right now. $9.95 for 4 strings and $11.95 for 5 strings. Even with shipping thats lower than anyone else right now if you want to try em.

mtizzle · #9 04-13-2008, 08:41 PM

I've never really been around the block with strings. I've got Elixirs on my bass right now. I like them a lot, but I'm willing to try something new. Would you say I should get them and try them out?

AREA · #10 05-24-2008, 12:29 PM

I´ve tried the Dunlop Steel Strings now. I bought a 4-String Set Steel Rounds 045-105

They´ve got a nice Feel and Tone, but now, 1 Month later they´ve lost every Zing and only sound boomy and I´m a Player with absolute no aggressive Handsweat....

At Least:

I´ve bought them once and had given them a Try, but I will not buy them twice...

I stay with "my" GHS Supersteels !!!

Darkstrike · #11 05-24-2008, 12:35 PM

I like them, got the Robert Trijullio sig pack too, but the jury's still out on them(they are tapered).

PaulMacCnj · #12 07-03-2008, 12:09 AM

I went to the local East Brunswick, NJ, Guitar Center for a new set of strings for a Fender P-bass. Ideally, I wanted to check out a set of DR Sunbeams. I tried their nickel Lo-Riders on the P and didn't like them. They were too growly and there was none of the P-thump. (BTW, I love the nickel Lo-Riders on my Spector) GC didn't have the Sunbeams and most of the strings were stainless steel, which I don't like. Then I spotted a set of Dunlop Nickel Plated Steel strings (.45 - .65 - .85 - .105) at only $20. So, they were worth at least a try. Well, I'm impressed with these strings. Nice feel, sound and string to string tone. The P-thump is back with an edge. They are a bit bright at first, but 2 days of playing is getting them settled in and I'm liking the tone more. At $20, these strings are a bargain.

basslyon · #13 07-03-2008, 01:46 AM

I was just looking at the Dunlop Catalogue at work and there's a picture of Flea in there. Has he jumped ship on GHS??

iain1985 · #14 07-03-2008, 03:15 AM

little known fact for y'all the dunlop strings are manufactured on ex DR machines and head of production used to work for DR.

PaulMacCnj · #15 07-03-2008, 08:09 AM

Hmm... Interesting... I wonder if the Dunlops that I'm using are simular to the Sunbeams.

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Originally Posted by iain1985

little known fact for y'all the dunlop strings are manufactured on ex DR machines and head of production used to work for DR.

DR Strings · #16 07-03-2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by iain1985

little known fact for y'all the dunlop strings are manufactured on ex DR machines and head of production used to work for DR.

I'm not sure where you get your information from, but Dunlop brand strings are made on machines that Dunlop has acquired from whichever source they get their machinery from. We don't have any 'ex' DR machines that I know of.

Darkstrike · #17 07-03-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by basslyon

I was just looking at the Dunlop Catalogue at work and there's a picture of Flea in there. Has he jumped ship on GHS??

I think its because he uses a Crybaby, at least I think he does.

mike_Ro11 · #18 07-08-2008, 08:45 AM

yea Flea's on the dunlop page for the crybaby.

http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?p...p_and_e_detail

click who's using it in the top right of the page and you will see Flea is on that list.

PaulMacCnj · #19 07-09-2008, 11:46 AM

It's one week with the Dunlops on the P bass. They have settled in nice. That pingy new string sound (which I don't like) is gone and the P thump is there without the distraction. I like these strings a lot, but I still want to try the DR Sunbeams at some point.

The BurgerMeister · #20 08-19-2008, 05:22 PM

...i'm a nickel-plated steel kinda guy, so i don't have an opinion on stainless steel strings...

but i've had the Dunlops on my jazz for a good month now, and i'm loving them. they sound and feel great to me. my favorite strings ever are DR Sunbeams, and i can comfortably say that these are almost tied with them for first place. Fender strings come in in second place.

DR Sunbeams: 10/10
Dunlop Ni-plated: 9.9/10
Fender Ni-plated: 9/10

everything else: