Gold strings

[Fnord Explorer]

Do any strings other than the Randy Jackson strings come with a gold finish but in five-string sets?

[PrecisionBass]

They're not gold, but DR makes the "Mellow Yellow" extra life bass strings. I've A-B'd them personally, and the color difference is pretty close, while the sound difference is astronomical (personally I felt the DRs sounded aeons better, but that's my opinion. Unbiased I might add).

Look into the mellow yellows, you'll probably like them.

[Tony G]

Optima Gold Bass Strings: http://www.juststrings.com/optimaele...assguitar.html

[Johnny BoomBoom]

Originally Posted by Tony G

Optima Gold Bass Strings: http://www.juststrings.com/optimaele...assguitar.html

Ouch - them's pricey!

I get them here - not sure what shipping and import duty would set you back though...


http://www.thomann.de/gb/search_dir....dceb&sw=Optima

[domdec314]

I get them here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Optima-Maxima-24...QQcmdZViewItem

[Johnny BoomBoom]

Originally Posted by domdec314

I get them here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Optima-Maxima-24...QQcmdZViewItem

Seems reasonable for the US....there's a guy in the UK sells them on Ebay ,but he's way dearer than Thomann for us Euromites!!

[Brian D]

You can get them (Optima) for much cheaper (and more selection) from Saiten Katalog http://www.saitenkatalog.de

Where it comes in cheaper is the shipping, thomann is expensive if you want to buy strings only.