Pressure / Half Wound Strings: No Silks

[Groover]

Are there any Pressure Wound / Half Round type strings out there that do not hald silk wraps on the tuning peg side (best if no wraps at all, even on Ball End).

Thanks!

[mmbongo]

SIT Silencers

[Groover]

Nice, good suggestion! I just read about them, and I'm liking what I read. How would they compare (tonewise) to GHS Pressurewounds?

I plan on using them on a Cort B4FL Fretless

[SLaPiNFuNK]

Pressure type = SIT Silencers. They are Nickel Plated Steel

Half-Rounds / Ground Rounds
- D'Addario Half-Rounds - Pure Nickel
- SIT Power Flats - Pure Nickel

[CapnSev]

Power Flats have black silk.

[SLaPiNFuNK]

Originally Posted by CapnSev

Power Flats have black silk.

Actually we can also take the Power Flats off the Half-Round list it looks like.

I just opened up a new package... They have Blue Silk on them and they look to be a true Flatwound string (not a half-round).

They have not updated info on their website yet so I have a message into them already. Looks like we have a new set of flats out there!

[famousbirds]

What exactly is the advantage to not having silk?

[SLaPiNFuNK]

Originally Posted by famousbirds

What exactly is the advantage to not having silk?

The silk doesn't fray after a while. And some don't like it. Its all cosmetic but some will say silk helps protect hardware from scratches.

[Groover]

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. I think I'm going to give the SIT Silencers a shot.

[mmbongo]

Originally Posted by Groover

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. I think I'm going to give the SIT Silencers a shot.

Cool, plus they are made right there in Ohio!

Best place to get them is from right here, he even has a TB user discount program.
http://www.bassstringsonline.com/Silencers_c_431.html

Let us know how you like them!

[Groover]

^ Great! Thanks again!

(Edit: On the site now, how to I get to the TB user discount section?)

[SLaPiNFuNK]

Originally Posted by Groover

^ Great! Thanks again!

(Edit: On the site now, how to I get to the TB user discount section?)

You can register an account here:
https://www.bassstringsonline.com/register.asp?cg=0

Put in the comments section you are a forum member and I will apply VIP status to your account. Then you will see the lower pricing automatically as long as you are signed in.

Although the SIT strings are already very well discounted at this time.

[Groover]

Ok, sounds good. I already registered though, so i put a comment that I was a TB member in the "Add Request" in my account. Will that work? No problem if no discount this time around, just wanted to set up the account for future purchases. Thanks. I can see you guys are awesome already!

[SLaPiNFuNK]

Originally Posted by Groover

Ok, sounds good. I already registered though, so i put a comment that I was a TB member in the "Add Request" in my account. Will that work? No problem if no discount this time around, just wanted to set up the account for future purchases. Thanks. I can see you guys are awesome already!

Shoot me a pm with your email and I will make sure you are setup

[Groover]

PM'ed

[CapnSev]

Originally Posted by SLaPiNFuNK

Actually we can also take the Power Flats off the Half-Round list it looks like.

I just opened up a new package... They have Blue Silk on them and they look to be a true Flatwound string (not a half-round).

They have not updated info on their website yet so I have a message into them already. Looks like we have a new set of flats out there!

Wow. That would be interesting! The "old" Power Flats were probably the worst strings I've ever used. I'd love to see these new ones!

[Atlanta Dave]

I like the SIT Silencers because they seem to straddle the sonic line between ground wound/flat wound and they don't tear up my hands. Plus the SIT Silencers last a good long while and are inexpensive too, especially from Jason.