Most "pingy" string

Calaverasgrande · #1 12-12-2011, 02:57 PM

Let's say I wanted to really accentuate the "ping" of a Musicman Stingray or Sterling. What string would really do this justice? I assume stainless roundwound. But I could see arguments that SS strings are actually kind of low and high forward, mid shy. With nickel strings being a little more middy.
I am also interested in knowing which brands have more of that ping to them. Any clues?
For reference I used D'Addario up til the 90's when something changed on them. Then I went to DR for a while, and still do. More recently I bought a metric ton of Dunlop strings. They sound good, but are not as pingy (or controllably pingy) as the DR's are.
ps. I really cant wait for the debate to ensue as to what pingy is, and the inevitable application of Godwins law.

JimmyM · #2 12-12-2011, 04:16 PM

"Pingy," as defined by Adolf Hitler in 1938, refers to...

The pingiest strings I've ever used are those really bright DR steels. I forget which ___beams they are, but they are the brightest and pingiest strings I ever used.

lowendgenerator · #3 12-12-2011, 04:22 PM

I think the most important part of the formula is the freshness of the string. I can make almost any string sound bright and pingy.

Jay2U · #4 12-12-2011, 04:30 PM

Pingy, like a piano string?

elgecko · #5 12-12-2011, 04:30 PM

Does pingy = zingy?

Solarmist · #6 12-12-2011, 04:49 PM

If you want zing - try some D'Add Prosteels; they're nice sounding zingy strings, and cheap to buy.

SLaPiNFuNK · #7 12-12-2011, 04:51 PM

light gauge stainless steel rounds

JimmyM · #8 12-12-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by elgecko

Does pingy = zingy?

Yeah, that's what the French said before the Nazi occupation.

Hey, just trying to give Cal what he wants!

Calaverasgrande · #9 12-12-2011, 11:49 PM

Nobody digs Rotosounds? I used to be into 77's but most of the basses I play now cant even fit the extra long versions (and those are hard to come by).
I have tried sunbeams but found them kinda tight compared to the regular DR's I get.

tylerwylie · #10 12-12-2011, 11:54 PM

Ernie Balls, but they only last a matter of hours. If there was a string that could hold that sound for weeks I'd be using em now as well.

klaus486 · #11 12-12-2011, 11:55 PM

Rotos all the way for me!

Metaldood19 · #12 12-13-2011, 12:23 AM

D'Addario prosteels for me. Ping slowly fades over time but mine have held some brightness for about 3 months now. Cheap too!

BeanzCorp · #13 12-13-2011, 12:28 AM

DR hi beams are my favourite at the moment, but DO NOT get them if your pickups naturally have a bright sound, because the treble will come through super harsh.

JimmyM · #14 12-13-2011, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Calaverasgrande

Nobody digs Rotosounds? I used to be into 77's but most of the basses I play now cant even fit the extra long versions (and those are hard to come by).

Rotos are bright but I wouldn't call them pingy. Maybe I would on a Stingray or Sterling, but pretty much any string sounds pingy on them.

96tbird · #15 12-13-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

Rotos are bright but I wouldn't call them pingy. Maybe I would on a Stingray or Sterling, but pretty much any string sounds pingy on them.

Racist Nazi basstrd!

Seriously, a little ping goes well when balanced with zing. Now do you look for a crisp ping with a growly zing? Roto 66's.

But I agree the Sunbeams have a strong yet controllable ping and not too much zing. DR coated have less zing and about the same amount of ping, with a bit of pong thrown in the mix. Kinda ping, pong, zing goin' on.

DWBass · #16 12-13-2011, 10:54 AM

I say ProSteels but also the D'Addario XL's Brights are pretty bright as well but I have not found anything brighter than the ProSteels!

Ernie Ball Slinky's are nice too but don't last very long. Maybe 2 weeks. The XL's will last me a good month. ProSteels about the same.

Deaky · #17 12-13-2011, 03:50 PM

Rotosound PSD 99

JimmyM · #18 12-14-2011, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 96tbird

Racist Nazi basstrd!

Seriously, a little ping goes well when balanced with zing. Now do you look for a crisp ping with a growly zing? Roto 66's.

But I agree the Sunbeams have a strong yet controllable ping and not too much zing. DR coated have less zing and about the same amount of ping, with a bit of pong thrown in the mix. Kinda ping, pong, zing goin' on.

I'm into the thud and plop these days. I do a little pingin' and zingin' here and there, but my tolerance for it ends with XL's on a PJ.