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09-14-2009, 12:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Greenville, NC USA | | | Which nickel strings and why?
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I've used EB Medium Slinky strings and D'Addario strings for years (available at local dealers). Then I tried some DR's (stainless steel) and loved the tone (after they broke in) but hated the feel. I'm looking for a nickel (or nickel coated) string that really brings out low mids and is maybe not quite as "trebly" as the DR's. I don't mind trying out several sets, but I just need a starting point. I play a Fender Roscoe Beck 5, an Ibenez BTB 5, and a standard MIJ Jazz 4. I usually run through an Ampeg SVT 6 with the 8-10 cab but sometimes just a Countryman DI or a Rolls active DI. I do a lot of fill-in gigs so I play just about every kind of music you can think of. I'm kind of heavy-handed so a little extra tension wouldn't hurt, but not my main focus. So what should I try? I guess I'm just looking for something "better" than the Slinky's and EXL's. Thanks!
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09-14-2009, 12:26 PM
| | Old enough to know better.....too young to care! | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ellenboro, NC | | | Try Fender 8250's. To me they feel similar to D'Addario XL's but not as bright and zinngy.
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09-14-2009, 12:26 PM
| | | Fender 7250 Super bass. I do a lot of fill in gigs too, and these IMHO fit the bill perfectly for what you are looking for. They play, feel, and sound good.  |
09-14-2009, 12:26 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burbank, CA | | | DR Nickel Lo-Riders might be what you're after.
They are bright, but not over-the-top and harsh like stainless steels. They're also much smoother under the fingers than stainless. They have great low mids and punch, and tension feels just right to me.
They last a long time too.
Sound reminds me of the D'Addario XL's, but I think it's smoother.
Great strings. |
09-14-2009, 01:42 PM
| | | | It sounds like Fender 7250s would work well for you. |
09-14-2009, 01:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Florida | | | Fender 8250's or possibly 7150's (I've never tried 7250's). Fender strings aren't as harsh as others IMO.
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09-14-2009, 02:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA | | | DR Sunbeams. I used D'Addario XL-165 for years (and D'Addario strings in general since 1973), but because they don't fit string-through-body basses, I had to either special-order the extra long version of the D'Addarios or just grab a set of what the local store had on the shelf. The Sunbeams sound great, and have a more supple feel than the D'Addarios.
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09-14-2009, 02:37 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate, South Carolina | | | SIT Power Wound Nickels. $16 a set and have not found anything better yet....BUT I have a set of Sunbeams waiting to be tested. But they were $30! |
09-14-2009, 05:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Florida | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JTE  DR Sunbeams. I used D'Addario XL-165 for years (and D'Addario strings in general since 1973), but because they don't fit string-through-body basses, I had to either special-order the extra long version of the D'Addarios or just grab a set of what the local store had on the shelf. The Sunbeams sound great, and have a more supple feel than the D'Addarios.
John | From what I remember, Sunbeams were the only DR strings I liked even though I'm currently using Fenders.
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09-14-2009, 05:41 PM
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09-14-2009, 05:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: raleigh, nc | | | i'm liking the sunbeams as well.
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09-14-2009, 06:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Greenville, NC USA | | | Thanks guys! Something to think about.
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09-14-2009, 06:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | | +1 to Fender 7250's. Really a great string.
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09-14-2009, 07:07 PM
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09-16-2009, 08:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Memphis/Marion area, AR. | | | Nickel rounds? Like many of the others I'd go with:
Fender 7150s
Fender 7250s
SIT Power Wound
I've used all three sets almost exclusively the last 10 years. They all feel good, sound good, and last quite a while. A possible fourth place would be GHS Pressurewounds, which sound a little darker. |
09-16-2009, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Sparkdog DR Nickel Lo-Riders might be what you're after.
They are bright, but not over-the-top and harsh like stainless steels. They're also much smoother under the fingers than stainless. They have great low mids and punch, and tension feels just right to me.
They last a long time too.
Sound reminds me of the D'Addario XL's, but I think it's smoother.
Great strings. | +1000 My string of choice. Smooth, Punchy, warm and long lasting.
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09-16-2009, 08:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gladstone, QLD, Australia | | | I just like my D'addarios...they're like a home town...you live in it all your life, complain about it constantly..and when you leave it, you miss it much... |
10-02-2009, 11:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ormond florida | | | Fender 8250 are the ones that came with my Roscoe Beck bass, and when it arrived, it played and felt like a dream, i would stick with those.
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10-19-2009, 01:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Modesto, CA | | | +1 on the Dunlop Nickel Plated Steels bass strings . . . incredible string! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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