Please tell me how D'Addario nickel wound strings sound

jibreel · #1 07-28-2009, 11:04 PM

I bought some new D'Addario nickel wound strings mistakenly thinking they were flats.

Before I open the package, can anyone tell me how they sound.

My recent experience with strings is as follows:

My basses have TI acousticores which are rounds and LaBella black nylon flats. My tacoma ABG has elixirs.

I have tried TI jazz rounds, TI flats and chrome flats recently.

Thanks

groovenut57 · #2 07-29-2009, 08:19 AM

Yes, you're absolutely right about it being a big mistake.

You should go exchange them for chromes flats before it's too late! HURRY!!

Craig_S · #3 07-29-2009, 09:13 AM

D'Addario nickel strings sound great. Just try them. Roll some highs off, if you need to.

dexplosion · #4 07-29-2009, 10:11 AM

Here's a thread I made recently with some clips of some strings, including TI flats, Chromes, and D'Addario nickels.

jibreel · #5 07-29-2009, 12:17 PM

Thanks all for the feedback.

And those clips are GREAT, Dexplosion. Very helpful !!

However, I know now that these strings are not what I am looking for so they are for sale in the classified.

I will be sticking with flats.

Thanks again

groovenut57 · #6 07-29-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jibreel

I will be sticking with flats.

Way to go!

dexplosion · #7 07-29-2009, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jibreel

Thanks all for the feedback.

And those clips are GREAT, Dexplosion. Very helpful !!

However, I know now that these strings are not what I am looking for so they are for sale in the classified.

I will be sticking with flats.

Thanks again

I'm glad I could help.

CrispyDelicious · #8 08-17-2009, 09:32 AM

Just bumping this thread to say I bought a 6-string pack of nickel wounds, and am appalled at the low B. All the other strings have a nice ring to them, but the low B is quiet, muddy, and without definition. I'm going to buy a set of Lo-riders to replace these, and put the four middle nickel wounds on my four string fender j-bass. What a waste.

jasper383 · #9 08-17-2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CrispyDelicious

Just bumping this thread to say I bought a 6-string pack of nickel wounds, and am appalled at the low B. All the other strings have a nice ring to them, but the low B is quiet, muddy, and without definition. I'm going to buy a set of Lo-riders to replace these, and put the four middle nickel wounds on my four string fender j-bass. What a waste.

That's interesting. D'Addario B strings are, in my experience, possibly the best out there.

Might be a defective string. Email them, and keep the packaging.

CrispyDelicious · #10 08-17-2009, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jasper383

That's interesting. D'Addario B strings are, in my experience, possibly the best out there.

Might be a defective string. Email them, and keep the packaging.

Having only used DRs for my 6er, I must say this was the worst B I have ever used. The hassle of emailing, returning, etc, is too much. It's still a perfectly fine 4 string set, so I'm not overly vexed.

Ryan Mohr · #11 08-17-2009, 03:19 PM

Balanced and bright IME and IMO. Too bright for me, but good strings.

**BLDavis** · #12 08-18-2009, 08:57 AM

I used XL's for a long time and I really liked the bright/funky tone for the top40/pop/country cover band stuff I was playing back then. They didn't last all that long when I was playing 4-5 sets per nite, 5-6 nites per week. About a week was the max life for a set back then. Now that I play mostly weekend warrior gigs and private parties I get several months on a set.
The bottom line, if your used to the flats then the XL's are gonna be a huge change in tone and feel. And, they probably wont last as long as the flats either.
B.