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04-23-2007, 11:24 AM
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I got a left-handed Stingray last Thursday... gorgeous bass, to say the least, and it sounds awesome!
However, I'm not particularly satisfied with the strings. These light gauge Super Slinkys are getting on my nerves... too sensitive to my heavier touch. The tone is great, but I'm tempted to replace them.
I currently have my other bass (a Schecter Stiletto Elite-4L with an EMG P + CS setup) strung with a 50-105 set of D'Addario ProSteels, and I love the tone and feel. I've also tried it with XLs, and it still sounds great.
However, the tonal character of a P is way different than the MM humbucker, so I'm wondering if installing my favorite strings (ProSteels) might make the tone TOO bright.
Anyone have any experience using ProSteels on a Stingray for fingerstyle and pickstyle rock, particularly the 50-105 gauge?
I'd like to avoid going back to Slinkys or Rotosounds (although I did like their Swing Bass 66 strings, I preferred the tone of ProSteels on my Schecter. Plus, Rotos are ROUGH). I would like to keep an aggressive tone, which the Slinkys have been giving me. It's just not quite what I'm looking for, although I wonder if the gauge has a lot to do with that.
If you have used Rotosounds or thicker Slinkys (or even the SS Slinkys), feel free to chime in regardless! I'm curious.
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04-23-2007, 12:13 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phila,Pa. | | | Use the ProSteels and roll the tone off if you have to. |
04-23-2007, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by SGT. Pepper  Use the ProSteels and roll the tone off if you have to. | Yeah, that's what I'm thinking of doing.
Looks like the nut is pretty tightly cut to fit these Slinkys. Am I going to need to file it a little wider to fit the ProSteels, or do you think the increased gauge will work fine?
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04-23-2007, 08:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oakland, California, USA | | Nevermind... I installed the 50-105 set of ProSteels already. No issues here - the nut fits them fine without adjustment!
ProSteels bite and depth + MM growl = glee 
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04-24-2007, 12:21 AM
| | | | I put a set of Dean Markley Blue Steels mediums (50-128) on my SR5 a few months ago and was floored by the growly snarly tone they produced. The G string really came alive and I was so pleased except for one thing. The Blue Steel B string did not compare to the Slinky 130 B string that the bass came with.
The Blue Steel B is not bad but just not as tight and focueed as the Slinky.
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04-24-2007, 08:25 AM
|  | Serve the song... | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati/Dayton, Ohio | | | I use the Stainless Steel Slinkys on my Ray. I really haven't found any combo where I didn't have to roll off the treble.
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02-01-2008, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticBoo Yeah, that's what I'm thinking of doing.
Looks like the nut is pretty tightly cut to fit these Slinkys. Am I going to need to file it a little wider to fit the ProSteels, or do you think the increased gauge will work fine? | The nut will need to be re-sized because they cut them to fit the factory gauge, .045 - .100
Filing a nut is one of those jobs that looks so easy but is also easy to ruin, one too many strokes with the file is all it takes and your nut is scrap.  |
02-02-2008, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Ostinato The nut will need to be re-sized because they cut them to fit the factory gauge, .045 - .100
Filing a nut is one of those jobs that looks so easy but is also easy to ruin, one too many strokes with the file is all it takes and your nut is scrap. | A little late, methinks. 
I've already done the filing to accommodate 45-105 and 50-110 gauges. Heck, I even went back to nickelwound Slinkys.
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02-02-2008, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticBoo A little late, methinks.
I've already done the filing to accommodate 45-105 and 50-110 gauges. Heck, I even went back to nickelwound Slinkys. | I want to do mine too
Where did you get the files from? I tried Stu Mac but they didn't have the sizes I wanted  |
02-02-2008, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Ostinato I want to do mine too
Where did you get the files from? I tried Stu Mac but they didn't have the sizes I wanted | I, uh... improvised. 
I really didn't have to do much - it seemed to fit the strings just fine except for the E string (which I used one of my dad's files from his tool kits).
I was really gentle, and it turned out fine.
I really wouldn't recommend improvising, though... I was taking a risk with what I was doing. 
I actually decided not to stick to the higher gauges, and I'm currently using .45 - .100 gauges again.
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02-02-2008, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Spicolli (... I used one of my dad's files from his tool kits). | Yea, I heard your old man has an awesome set of tools! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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