Metally sounding strings

Shibby! · #1 06-02-2009, 03:58 AM

i'm looking for a bright metally sound i was thinking d'addario prosteels. ideas?

sonic assassin · #2 06-02-2009, 11:18 AM

pro steels will do it. very grindy. they go dead quite fast though. i use elixir instead for almost as bright and 3 times the life.

lorenk · #3 06-02-2009, 11:24 AM

dean markley Blue Steels are good too, very bright and a great metallic sound if you eq em right (they do loose a bit after a week or so of solid playing but they are still super bright!).

PaulMacCnj · #4 06-02-2009, 11:24 AM

DR Lo-Riders in Stainless Steel

Ernie Ball Stainless Steel

Klanky, pingy, metallic tone. Use a cabinet with a tweeter and sizzle your ears into oblivion!

dragoon419 · #5 06-02-2009, 11:24 AM

What about mids? Do you want present mids or scooped mids?

D'addarios have solid mids, so do Rotos (though they have a short life). Warwick's also have a very solid tone. Their EMPs are scooped sounding, but very bright for coated strings. The B string is amazing, if you want a B that is.

dhomer · #6 06-04-2009, 12:00 AM

Back in the day I played GHS Super Steels. Very bright and metallic sounding. If you're playing a fiver, you're out of luck.. It appears GHS does not make 5 string sets of the Super Steels. IMO, the Pro Steels have a fatter tone, more like DR Fat Beams, than anything really bright..