Nickel rounds feeling greasy

markdavid · #1 02-19-2009, 04:14 PM

Ive recently changed from flats to nicke rounds on my Jazz bass , for some reason the nickel rounds have a strange almost greasy kind of feel to them this is really off putting and makes it hard to get a good , strong attack , has anyone else noticed this with nickel rounds , i guess this is the smoother feel that people talk about with nickel rounds

Craig_S · #2 02-19-2009, 04:31 PM

I like that feel, personally, but I've been playing nickels forever. It'll just take some time to get used to.

BigOldHarry · #3 02-19-2009, 04:33 PM

They *do* feel slicker; Stainless used to always feel a bit rough (Think old rotosounds) - I used to really like the rough feel - kindsa kept my fingers in place... but anymore I like the feel of nickle better - better for the stuff I play these days, too (more jazz/funk, less rock)

markdavid · #4 02-20-2009, 01:45 AM

I think i might go with stainless steel next time , hoping ill get used to these but at the moment the feel is kinda creeping me out

markdavid · #5 02-20-2009, 05:27 PM

ok , well looks like im set on stainless steels then (the extra brightness would be welcome as well) , does anyone know of any SS strings that are reasonably smooth (in other words wont eat my frets, my jazz has the narrow vintage style frets)

Craig_S · #6 02-22-2009, 11:45 AM

D'Addario Pro Steels are pretty smooth feeling. They're the only stainless strings this long time nickel user has even come close to liking. I think all stainless strings are hard on frets.