Nickel Rounds with ROUND core?

[mmbongo]

Looking for a set of nickel rounds with round core (because of increased volume and decreased tension!) and there does not seem to be many.

I've already got DR Sunbeams.

I see Fender makes a set, but I don't like the .110 E, want to stick with .45-.105 or .40-.105.

I'm curious about Dunlop, but I can't get an answer from them as to whether or not they are round core or not.

A coated string would be fine too, I'll give them a try.

[superiorpine]

TI makes them. Other than being round wound, they are just like the TI jazz flats, round core and lower tension. The windings are a little finer gauge than most. Also, not cheap.

[Jim C]

Originally Posted by mmbongo

Looking for a set of nickel rounds with round core (because of increased volume and decreased tension!) and there does not seem to be many.

I've already got DR Sunbeams.

I see Fender makes a set, but I don't like the .110 E, want to stick with .45-.105 or .40-.105.

Dejavu.
I spent an hour yesterday and ended up ordering the Sunbeams and Fender 7250's.
I didn't think the .110 E (from the Fender 8250's) was a good thing. Then again, seems like a lot of people like them.

Do you like the Sunbeams and have your tried a pure nickel string on a hex core like the 7150's?

[mmbongo]

Originally Posted by Jim C

Dejavu.
I spent an hour yesterday and ended up ordering the Sunbeams and Fender 7250's.
I didn't think the .110 E (from the Fender 8250's) was a good thing. Then again, seems like a lot of people like them.

Do you like the Sunbeams and have your tried a pure nickel string on a hex core like the 7150's?

I love the Sunbeams on my Peavey Millennium. What I'm looking for now is a mellower, fatter sounding string for my SX P/J. Sunbeams will be the only string that goes on my Millennium, but they didn't quite do it for me on the P/J. I actually have D'Addario XL's on it now and I like them better for that bass (I know they're hex, but they are lighter gauge and I want to go back up to .45's which is why i want .45's with lower tension.)

I have also tried the DR Black Beauties which are also hex core, but those .45's have great tension. I just hate that the color will come off (I got a used set and they are splotchy. Sound great, look like crap!). SilverStars are always an option too...but for me if I'm paying extra I want the color

I also tried the DR Hellborg pure nickels, but were TOO mellow. I lost that snap that I like. Not sure if Fender pure nickels are equally mellow, it might be worth a shot. But again..in my quirkiness I never gave Fender strings a serious look because they are not made in the USA. I know...neither was my SX bass that the strings will go on....but unlike with strings, I can't get a better made USA bass for the same price.

[Craig_S]

Originally Posted by mmbongo

I'm curious about Dunlop, but I can't get an answer from them as to whether or not they are round core or not

Dunlop's are hex core. They feel like hex core. You should still try them. They really are nice strings.

[mmbongo]

Originally Posted by Craig_S

Dunlop's are hex core. They feel like hex core. You should still try them. They really are nice strings.

I forgot to mention that I do have Dunlops on two of my other basses and they are great strings. I just never knew what core they used. They are lower tension which got me curious as to if they were round core, so it's good to know they're hex. However I think they will be too bright for what I want on my P/J.

[Jim C]

But again..in my quirkiness I never gave Fender strings a serious look because they are not made in the USA

Never occured to me that Fender strings were not made in the USA by one of the big US manufacturers for Fender; wonder who makes them?

[p-bass]

Fender winds their own strings in the Mexico factory.

[Rezlax31]

These?:

http://www.deanmarkley.com/Strings/B...ndCoreBa.shtml

[mmbongo]

Originally Posted by p-bass

Fender winds their own strings in the Mexico factory.

Si.

[mmbongo]

Originally Posted by Rezlax31

These?:

http://www.deanmarkley.com/Strings/B...ndCoreBa.shtml

Interesting....I've never even seen those mentioned anywhere.