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View Poll Results: What kind of strings are better steel or nickel? | |
Steel
|    | 26 | 40.63% | |
Nickel
|    | 38 | 59.38% |
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01-24-2008, 02:19 PM
| | | | STEEL OR NICKEL?
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Which in your opinion is better?  |
01-24-2008, 02:28 PM
|  | Fingers, pick, and a little bit of slap | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Terrapin country (Crofton, MD) | | | I didn't vote. I like both. Which type I choose depends on a number of factors, the biggest of which are the tone I'm going for, and which bass I'm stringing. Right now I have a couple basses strung with steels, and a couple strung with nickels.
Nickels are usually smoother, but feel doesn't matter to me. |
01-24-2008, 03:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: south of Spain | | | voted steel, but don't mind nickel at all |
01-24-2008, 03:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas | | | I use nickels (TI Superalloys). Stainless steel strings are too bright for me.
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01-24-2008, 03:54 PM
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Luthier of Michael Wayne Instruments, Shop Manager ChromeDomeMusic | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cincinnati OH | | | I voted steel since I am strung with steel on all of my basses.
I hear that the Maxima Golds are the best of both worlds and I will be getting a set of those next.
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01-24-2008, 04:05 PM
| | | | I voted nickels because i´m not fond of the trebly tone of Steels, besides...Nickel goes easier on the frets...i might be a cheap bastard after all. |
01-24-2008, 04:10 PM
|  | My favorite songs were never heard on the radio | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK | | | It depends on your preference and body chemistry. Neither is 'better' than the other. |
01-24-2008, 04:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Somewhere in the maritimes. | | | i voted nickel, but only because that's what i'm using right now. i like steel just as well as nickel.
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01-24-2008, 04:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Twin Cities, MN | |
After playing stainless for 28 years, I have switched to nickels. For my current band nickels work better. I find I can dig in more, they tend to compress. |
01-24-2008, 05:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Blimp City | | | Tone, feel and less wear on fingers and hardware/frets makes Nickel's my choice hands down.
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01-24-2008, 05:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Zagreb, Croatia | | Currently optima gold  .
Usually the most of the time I play nickel. Maybe 60:40 nickel to steel
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01-25-2008, 08:51 AM
|  | Chronic Pain Endorsed By Fentanyl/Oxycodone/Valium | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Evansville, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzzbass I didn't vote. I like both. Which type I choose depends on a number of factors, the biggest of which are the tone I'm going for, and which bass I'm stringing. Right now I have a couple basses strung with steels, and a couple strung with nickels.
Nickels are usually smoother, but feel doesn't matter to me. | +1. I typically use steels, but it's all about what tone you're looking for and the music being played. |
01-25-2008, 09:07 PM
|  | Supporting Member and fetch player | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado, USA | | Which is better, chocolate or vanilla? 
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01-25-2008, 09:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central Ohio! | | | I'm an SS kinda guy... |
01-25-2008, 09:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SF Bay Area North CA | | | ...whatever Rotosound has... :-). --Kent |
01-25-2008, 10:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | | Been using SS for a while now, but nickel is great on basses that have a lot of zing. It depends on the player, the bass, and what kind of tone you're after.
(I didn't vote because I like both. Carrots should always be an option!!!)
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01-25-2008, 10:29 PM
|  | Hip No Ties | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeyswood I voted steel since I am strung with steel on all of my basses. | Sorry, S&M threads go in Off Topic... 
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01-25-2008, 10:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Annapolis, Maryland | | | I used SS for almost 20 years but I have been using nickels for the past year and I really love them. I don't think I'll go back to steels. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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