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02-04-2010, 09:19 PM
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Can someone point me in the right direction? I gotta buy some a new set of strings for my esp b-55 soon. I normally get D'addario Nickels and I was going to go for a set of mediums,but are there any other brands out there with more tension,specifically the low B?
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02-04-2010, 09:25 PM
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02-04-2010, 09:26 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth | | | I'm unfamiliar with the tension on the D'addario's. I use DR nickel Lo-Riders. They have quite a bit more tension than the DR Sunbeams. I believe they are the absolute best nickels on the market.
I probably didn't help much, but there ya go. Ya git what ya pay fer.
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02-04-2010, 09:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tifton,Georgia | | | Hmm well the medium lo riders are a lower gauge than the d'addarios
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02-05-2010, 09:31 AM
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02-06-2010, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 5string5fingers Hmm well the medium lo riders are a lower gauge than the d'addarios | Its not the gauge that gives lo riders their stiffness, its the hexagonal core rather than the round core. |
02-07-2010, 06:56 AM
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Beleive they can be ordered in various guages, but not tapered.
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02-07-2010, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by BuffaloBass Try 'em, you'll love 'em.
Beleive they can be ordered in various guages, but not tapered. | What exactly is the advantage of tapered? I remember my MIM 5 string dlx came with them and thought they were interesting.
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02-07-2010, 08:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CO | | | D'addario and Lo Riders are both hex core I believe. Maybe one is a little stiffer. Never really noticed that my self. D'addario makes a 0.145" diamater B if you are looking for tension. You need to buy singles at a place like Just Strings. |
02-07-2010, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by DavePlaysBass D'addario and Lo Riders are both hex core I believe. Maybe one is a little stiffer. Never really noticed that my self. D'addario makes a 0.145" diamater B if you are looking for tension. You need to buy singles at a place like Just Strings. | .145 wouldnt even fit my bass,thats huge! I think .135 is the max on my bass without heavy buying a new bridge/nut.
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02-07-2010, 08:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CO | | | Have you raised the saddle on the B? This can make the string seem more firm. |
02-07-2010, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by DavePlaysBass Have you raised the saddle on the B? This can make the string seem more firm. | Hmm no but wouldnt that make the b string strangely high compared to the rest?
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