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10-24-2009, 06:19 AM
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I'm looking for some new strings that emphasize the low-mids and last for some time. Any suggestions? |
10-24-2009, 06:20 AM
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10-24-2009, 06:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain | | I don't really like flats. They have nice lows, but lack definition. I was really thinking of a warm nickel round, but I don't now which to choose...I've read some good reviews on DR Sunbeams, but in one of them it was said that they have very harsh highs  |
10-24-2009, 06:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia | | | I went on this search for years, finally settled on DR Marcus miller fatbeams. Totally recommend them! Whatever you try, I'd always go for stainless steel over nickel. Good luck! |
10-24-2009, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by bass349  I went on this search for years, finally settled on DR Marcus miller fatbeams. Totally recommend them! Whatever you try, I'd always go for stainless steel over nickel. Good luck! | +1 on nickel rounds, I prefer DR Nickel Low Riders (when budget allows) & D'Addario nickel rounds (easier on the wallet). Both are nickel over a hex core, but I like the higher tension as I play a 35" scale 5er.
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10-24-2009, 07:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ilkley ,W. Yorks, England | | | High gauge Ernies and the cheap Rotos without cotton ends in heavy gauge seem to have a nice deep low mid response to my ear, like you it's hard to find this kinda thing that lasts at all. My rotos seem to have a fair bit of life to them even after a week in the studio and they're cheap and also actually long enough to quite comfortably do a string through setup.
With the guy talking about harsh highs though, some people that are used to a very mellow sound can find the upper end that even pretty moderate rounds put out to be quite sharp.
Anyway even with the Rotos not lasting forever they are very cheap for a quality string so I'd recommend them, I reckon whatever you do to try a heavy gauge cos the higher tension seems to give a nice deep but tight response and it seems to kill off some buzz which can deceive you into thinking your getting a more trebley sound.
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10-24-2009, 07:17 AM
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10-24-2009, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by bass349 I went on this search for years, finally settled on DR Marcus miller fatbeams. Totally recommend them! Whatever you try, I'd always go for stainless steel over nickel. Good luck! | this is a really odd suggestion to me since marcus has probably the most scooped sound i've heard. and IME stainless has never given me good midrange.
i'm currently using Dunlop Nickel plated strings and am very happy with the low mids!
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10-24-2009, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by madbassplaya this is a really odd suggestion to me since marcus has probably the most scooped sound i've heard. and IME stainless has never given me good midrange.
i'm currently using Dunlop Nickel plated strings and am very happy with the low mids! | Another +1 to the DR Lo Rider Nickels... very nice a punchy in the lower mids, and a nice 'grind' up top after they've broken in a bit. They last and last and last. |
10-24-2009, 08:16 AM
|  | Real Basses Have 5 Strings! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado | | | Put a 4 band Audere preamp in your bass. Then you have low mids no matter what strings you use. |
10-24-2009, 09:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Memphis | | Although I've recently changed to D Addario XL Chromes for that low-mid thump, GHS "Pressurewounds" will get you there too (on a passive bass). If you prefer rounds Fender 7150s are great but have a somewhat lower output due to the all nickle wrap. DR Sunbeams are another fave, they last a long time and I hear the topend as defined rather than harsh.
Plus 1 to the Audere pre, makes dialing in low-mid thump easy with the Z switch. The 7150s with the added boost of the Audere pre is a killer combination!  ... Not a fan of any of the stainless strings though don't like the feel or "chank" |
10-24-2009, 11:27 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago | | | +1 on the Lo-Riders although Flatwounds are the best for lo mids. |
10-24-2009, 12:18 PM
|  | Will work for groove | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Middletown, OH | | | I definitely think nickels emphasize the low mids. They really bring out the growl in a lot of basses.
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10-24-2009, 12:40 PM
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10-24-2009, 12:42 PM
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10-25-2009, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by adube810 sadowsky blues anyone? | The steels are ALL about upper mid grind. I'd like to hear the nickels though. Hard to top the Lo Rider Nickels though, if you are looking for warm low mid punch, and a nice but organic treble extension with none of that upper mid gank. Of course, they are still quite bright right out of the box, but they settle in after a gig or two and really warm and punch up! |
10-25-2009, 08:20 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate, South Carolina | | You definitely don't want flats. I'll second the LoRider suggestion, although I use Sunbeams. I like more high mids though  |
10-25-2009, 08:23 AM
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10-25-2009, 09:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain | | | Thanks for the answers guys. I think I'm going to get some Nickel Lo-Riders and see how they sound. |
10-25-2009, 09:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada eh | | | +1 for Dunlop nickels. No harshness in the highs and very full bodied. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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