Shameless S.I.T Plug!

[nutso42]

I found I absolutely love SIT strings. I've always liked them and used them on at least one bass, but now I don't think I'll use anything else. Here's why:

I was away for eight months, and left behind most of my instrument collection. When I came back just last week, I finally got to play my other basses again. Naturally, they all needed serious amounts of re-tuning. UNTIL.... I came to my Precision, which was the only one strung with SIT's. When I hook up a tuner, nothing was needed. It still held perfect tuning.

Anyone else had similar experiences with S.I.T's?

[MattS]

I agree with ya man!!! I've tried many strings before settling on SIT strings! I've been using only SIT Powersteels on my basses for about 8 years now.
Back in the day, I used to use various nickel-plated steel strings, but felt they lost their good tone too quickly. So I started using DR lo-riders, which were stainless steel on a hex-core and I really liked that feel, amazing strings but kinda expensive. For almost ten years now, I've been buying my strings from www.juststrings.com, amazing service, amazing selection. I decided to try SIT Powersteels because I noticed that they were stainless steel on a hex-core just like the DR's I was using except they were significantly less expensive and not hand-made. After my first set, that's the only strings I've been using on my basses. Sound awesome, feel awesome, stay in tune. so awesome!

[RadioPilot]

Doesn't SIT stand for Stay In Tune? Anyway, Robert DeLeo uses them, so they must be at least decent.

[stratovani]

I don't have them on my basses, but I do have SIT Strings on my acoustics. They're not kidding when they say "stay in tune". They sound really good and I almost never have to even tweak the tuning.

[FunkMetalBass]

S.I.T. = Stay in Tune.

Although, beyond the strings, I'd think that a major factor is your bass' neck. If it didn't change much in the 8 months, the strings wouldn't have undergone as much stretching.

[2-Sticks]

I have been stringing each and every bass (and guitar) I own with SIT for over 10 years now. My personal favorite are the stainless power wounds, I am shocked at how long they maintain thier "new string" brightness. To be honest I really don't see myself ever using a different string manufacturer.

[Aussie Player]

I changed over to SIT when I changed over to a Warwick Thumb Bass as that was what Jack Bruce was using on his bass. Warwick now fits SIT strings on all new bases and they do stay in tune.

I like them for all my round wound needs in medium guage 50-105. Very happy with them.

[fretlessguy]

I use them as my go to strings these days, primarily the Powerwound Nickel set in .50-.100 gauge. I've also used their nickel short scale set, one of their 8 strings sets and their inverse wound (compressed) sets. Really great strings at competitive prices. And....they do stay in tune very well.

[groooooove]

Originally Posted by nutso42

I found I absolutely love SIT strings. I've always liked them and used them on at least one bass, but now I don't think I'll use anything else. Here's why:

I was away for eight months, and left behind most of my instrument collection. When I came back just last week, I finally got to play my other basses again. Naturally, they all needed serious amounts of re-tuning. UNTIL.... I came to my Precision, which was the only one strung with SIT's. When I hook up a tuner, nothing was needed. It still held perfect tuning.

Anyone else had similar experiences with S.I.T's?

yes.

its almost a bad thing. im not used to needing to tune anymore. on top of that they sound and feel amazing. i will never use other strings.

[JAUQO III-X]

I love SIT strings. They sound good and they do stay in tune. And I've been using them for yeats.













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