Good Compromise String

betardfoosier · #1 02-12-2013, 10:10 AM

What is a string that's somewhere in between XL Chrome Flats and EB Slinkys? I didn't like the ultra-bright rounds that I couldn't get much bottom end out of, so I switched to the Chrome Flats, which are great for some of the songs we do, but are too thumpy and flabby for some other songs. I need something in between the two so I can still have a big fat Oprah bottom, but roll in some treble if I want to. Versatility is the name of the game!

Playing a Jazz with Mojo pre-CBS jazz pups through an SVT CL & 810. Sometimes my low string is too fwumpy and flabby, if that means anything at all. Even with the Ultra-Hi kicked in, I can't get any of that treble zing I like for certain songs. Maybe I will just have to have two basses?

SasquatchDude · #2 02-12-2013, 11:07 AM

You might want to check out GHS Pressure Wounds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GcQJyHGbeY

temmrich · #3 02-12-2013, 11:12 AM

D'addario also has a half-round that I hear is right in between.

u84six · #4 02-12-2013, 11:19 AM

A pure nickel round wound would work. Something like Fender 7150 or Pyramid.

jasper383 · #5 02-12-2013, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by u84six

A pure nickel round wound would work. Something like Fender 7150 or Pyramid.

+1

Rotosound makes a pure nickel round, too.

JimmyM · #6 02-12-2013, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by betardfoosier

What is a string that's somewhere in between XL Chrome Flats and EB Slinkys? I didn't like the ultra-bright rounds that I couldn't get much bottom end out of, so I switched to the Chrome Flats, which are great for some of the songs we do, but are too thumpy and flabby for some other songs. I need something in between the two so I can still have a big fat Oprah bottom, but roll in some treble if I want to. Versatility is the name of the game!

Playing a Jazz with Mojo pre-CBS jazz pups through an SVT CL & 810. Sometimes my low string is too fwumpy and flabby, if that means anything at all. Even with the Ultra-Hi kicked in, I can't get any of that treble zing I like for certain songs. Maybe I will just have to have two basses?

A lot of folks do that. Frankly, I've never been full-on happy with any "compromise" strings I've ever played. The old "neither fish nor fowl" thing.

fretlessguy · #7 02-13-2013, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by SasquatchDude

You might want to check out GHS Pressure Wounds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GcQJyHGbeY

I agree with the bigfoot guy. Pressurewounds are as close to flats-rounds mix as one can get,and they last forever.

Root 5 · #8 02-13-2013, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by temmrich

D'addario also has a half-round that I hear is right in between.

+ 1

3234718 · #9 02-13-2013, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SasquatchDude

You might want to check out GHS Pressure Wounds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GcQJyHGbeY

This

Lo-E · #10 02-13-2013, 07:48 AM

I'm a fan of Ken Smith Compressors, which are very, very similar to GHS Pressurewounds. Thy're made by GHS, but to Ken Smith's specs.

3234718 · #11 02-13-2013, 08:01 AM

I know Jason from bassstringsonline likes Ken Smith Compressors. A man with access to every string in existence and he chooses those? That says a lot.

mindgrinder · #12 02-13-2013, 11:55 AM

"Maybe I will just have to have two basses?"

That would probably be your best bet.
A P-bass with flats and a jazz with rounds would work well.

3234718 · #13 02-13-2013, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mindgrinder

"Maybe I will just have to have two basses?"

That would probably be your best bet.
A P-bass with flats and a jazz with rounds would work well.

And a fretless....and a short scale,....and a PJ......and a Musicman...

JimmyM · #14 02-13-2013, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mindgrinder

"Maybe I will just have to have two basses?"

That would probably be your best bet.
A P-bass with flats and a jazz with rounds would work well.

And if you want to have some fun and shake things up, the opposite works very well, too.