Question for S.I.T. users..

[prokfrog]

How would you compare Rock Brights to Power Wound.

( Tone & Tension)

thanks!

[bassbully]

Wish i could help its been awhile since i played them but rock brights were brighter but i dont remember them being that much different. Tension was about the same from what i can remember. The one thing about them is the rock brights stay bright a long time and both sets last forever and are a very cheap (cost) for bass strings. Great C.S. at SIT BTW.

[stflbn]

Power Steels or Power Nickels?

The Rock brights are definitely 'crisper' than the Power Nickels. The Nickels warm down nicely where the brights keep their brightness longer.

I had a set of Rock Brights on a modded P-bass that I wanted to be brighter sounding and really liked them.

I currently adamantly use Power Steels on my dual Humbucker bass and Nickel Silencers on my Jazz/Musicman bass as it tends to be a bit thinner/zingier sounding and benefits from the warming up of the nickels and less finger noise from the Silencers.

Power Steels are also great strings IMHO. S.I.T. Power Steels are the primary string hanging on the wall of Low End Bass Shop and what Brian Barrett ships on his Low End Basses

[prokfrog]

Sorry i didn't clarify. I'm talking nickels in both cases

thanks

[BassMan99]

Do the Stainless Rock brights have silk ends? I want to try them-dont care for the silk.

[bassbully]

Originally Posted by BassMan99

Do the Stainless Rock brights have silk ends? I want to try them-dont care for the silk.

No, SIT uses no silk on their strings.

[stflbn]

Rock Brights are brighter than Power Nickels. Nickels may start off with a bit of edge, but mellow out quite a bit. The Rock Brights seem logically brighter.

[prokfrog]

I've since went with a set of rock brights (nickel) . I like them alot, and will continue to use. They barely however clear the nut on my 35" Schecter which is the only thing that concerns me if their lenghts from set to set are inconsistient.

[ShowKing]

Originally Posted by prokfrog

I've since went with a set of rock brights (nickel) . I like them alot, and will continue to use. They barely however clear the nut on my 35" Schecter which is the only thing that concerns me if their lenghts from set to set are inconsistient.

i dont think SIT will fit 35", it doesnt work on my lakland 55-02 because the taper starts too early on the first fret.

so i use SIT for my 34" 4 string and XL sadowsky on lakland 35"

anyways, i been using powerwounds for a long time, they definitely keep their brightness and last long time.
SIT comes standard on US and Japanese ESP's and also the Sadowsky Tokyo basses.

I will try either powersteels or rock bright steels next time tho, just to compare with powerwounds.

[stflbn]

To the best of my knowledge SIT only sells one length, and Brian at Low End uses them on all his Low End basses. I know they fit 35" basses.

By that I'll assume you must be stringing through a body... I have SIT Power Steels and Silencers on two 35" Schecters with absolutely no problem strung though the bridges. (monostring bridges on one and hipshot on the other.) Never tried stringing them through the body, but I could see how the taper on the neck side could be a problem. I believe they're intended for 35" bridge stringing rather than body.

Personally I prefer the tone of both via the bridges and allows easy swapping of strings between the two basses if needed or I just want a change.

[prokfrog]

Yeah. There's no way you could go thru the body on a 35". The taper only clears my nut by a few mm's on my schecter