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05-31-2007, 01:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Timisoara, Romania | |  I need a set of nickels...
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Hello
I need a set of nickelplated bass strings, 45-105. They should vibrate very nice, they should not be rough, the tension should be medium.
I had a set of GHS Boomers and Fender 7250s and they were nice, but I want to try something else.
Any Recommandations?
Thanx
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05-31-2007, 05:09 PM
| | | D'addario XL's. In this case, the XL165's  |
05-31-2007, 05:10 PM
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DR Strings Employee | | | | | Try DR Nickel Lo-Riders or DR Sunbeams. I suggest sunbeams.
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06-01-2007, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by PrecisionBass  Try DR Nickel Lo-Riders or DR Sunbeams. I suggest sunbeams, they're amazing. | What's the difference between those?
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06-01-2007, 12:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand | | | SIT powerwound strings! they are very good strings
the ghs and fender strings die so fast
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06-01-2007, 12:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lake Charles, LA | | | Curt Mangan has some of the best strings ever. Anything from flats to nickels to stainless steel, they're just great. I have a nickel plated roundwound set on my 6, and I love them. |
06-01-2007, 01:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minneapolis St. Paul, MN | | | I put a set of Sadowsky Nickels on my CIJ '51 re-issue and love them...They are running a string sale right now as well.
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06-01-2007, 01:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | | +1 on the DR Lo Riders...They Love to Funk.
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06-01-2007, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Beefbass D'addario XL's. In this case, the XL165's | I use the XL-170s (.045, .065,.080,.100) because the lighter gauge allows me to be a bit more expressive. I don't think there's any appreciable sacrifice in the tone department, either.
Sound quality, playability, price...everythings' there IMO.
IMO the D'Adds are very much like EB Slinkies, only a little cheaper, and they last a little longer.
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06-01-2007, 01:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Timisoara, Romania | | | I think I'll get some DRs, too many people say that they rule, but I have to like them...
What's the difference between hex and roundcore? In tension?
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06-01-2007, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by MichiBass I think I'll get some DRs, too many people say that they rule, but I have to like them...
What's the difference between hex and roundcore? In tension? | roundcore will have more overall tension (because of higher mass), but hexcore will feel "stiffer" (because of being more "locked together")
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06-01-2007, 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass roundcore will have more overall tension (because of higher mass), but hexcore will feel "stiffer" (because of being more "locked together") | Which one will vibrate better, more?
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06-01-2007, 11:02 AM
| | | I just swapped out a set of stainless steels to sunbeams.
I must say i didn't get use to the sound initially as i felt the steels "zing" missing.
But after 2 hrs, it seem to hold that low end and brightness without being overly harsh when i push up the treble.
It is also very soft touch playing strings. 
Gonna try a set of sadowsky and see how it compares soon. |
06-01-2007, 12:17 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Niagara Falls, ON, Canada | | | I've got a few sets of strings in the Accessories FS forum - you could try out the D'Addarios for example with minimal investment. I'm just selling because they're 4 string sets and rather than get a low B for them to go on my 5 I'm using different strings. |
06-01-2007, 12:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Timisoara, Romania | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Moote I've got a few sets of strings in the Accessories FS forum - you could try out the D'Addarios for example with minimal investment. I'm just selling because they're 4 string sets and rather than get a low B for them to go on my 5 I'm using different strings. | I see you're using nickel Lo-Riders, how are they? I play funk and I have a Jazz Bass.
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06-03-2007, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sungjin891118 SIT powerwound strings! they are very good strings
the ghs and fender strings die so fast | +1. You really need to try a set of the Rock Bright Nickels. Sound great, last a long time, and are inexpensive. That just about covers it!
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06-03-2007, 07:22 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phila,Pa. | | | D'Addario XL's, DR Nickel Lo-Riders or Sunbeams, Fender 7150's |
06-03-2007, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MichiBass I see you're using nickel Lo-Riders, how are they? I play funk and I have a Jazz Bass. | They're wonderful - some of the best nickel plated strings IMO, but I've never heard them on a 34" scale bass, nor with single coils so my experience is about as different as they come. They do funk nicely on a Roscoe SKB thought |
06-03-2007, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass roundcore will have more overall tension (because of higher mass), but hexcore will feel "stiffer" (because of being more "locked together") | I'm pretty sure round-core strings have lower tension, compared to hex-core with the same gauges...
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06-03-2007, 11:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF (North) Bay Area | | | I recommend Thomastik-Infeld Superalloys... I went through a period where I tried out all the nickel string and found TI Superalloys to sound the best... quite warm, yet retaining decent articulation after they've been broken-in. They also last a long time, which is a good thing cause they're a little more expensive than Boomers.
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