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01-29-2003, 08:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fargo ND | | | what strings for that "piano" string sound?
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I have tried SO many brands in search of that nice piano clean sound, and the only ones I have found are the Yamaha's, but the last batch (6 packs) were fairly dead for new strings. what brand really rings out?
Thanks.
Mr. Pitiful
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02-02-2003, 11:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Spokane, WA | | | I like Ernie Ball Hybrid Nickels . . . |
02-03-2003, 08:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Prison; scheduled to be paroled next fall because of some mishaps | | | For a "ringing" tone, I actually think DR Hi-Beams are the ticket. VERY bright however.
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02-03-2003, 08:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hampshire, UK | | Just use piano strings? 
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02-03-2003, 09:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin | | I would suggest RotoSound, because they were the first to create the Roundwound string, by request of John Entwistle, to mimic that "piano-sound". 
Although I haven't tried the Rotos, I have tried the Ken Smith Burners/Rockers/etc. and they are great. |
02-03-2003, 04:34 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The land of chicken fried funk | | | If you can't get "piano-string-zing" out of stainless steel DR Hi Beams or Rotosound Swing 66's, then the problem is not the strings....(plus, that "zing" wears off after a while).
If not, I'd suspect your bass's preamp. Your amplification, shown in your profile, is very nice.
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02-03-2003, 06:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Prison; scheduled to be paroled next fall because of some mishaps | | | If you can't get "piano-string-zing" out of stainless steel DR Hi Beams...
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02-07-2003, 05:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: england, somerset | | Rotosound Contact-core Stainless Steel Roundwound ??
cant find the psd's now but they were developed for piano sound 
RS99 'P.S.D.'
contact-core
(stainless steel)
With just the 'centre core' resting on the bridge the RS 99 'Piano String Design' set will give you excellent, punch, clarity and sustain. Designed in 1974 by James How these strings are popular with the likes of Stanley Clarke, John Paul Jones and Mark King.
(all sets available with adjustable ball ends only) RS 99LD 'G'
RS 995LD 'G' 45
45 65
65 85
85 105
105
130 roto
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02-08-2003, 02:44 PM
|  | Obsessed with Overdrive | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Ventura, CA | | | Ken Smiths are pretty piano like. I like them much better than Roto's. |
02-08-2003, 02:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Manchester, England. | | | Stadium Elites or Danelectros . Elixir Nanowebs are pretty bright .
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02-08-2003, 02:54 PM
| | Talkbass' Tubist in Residence | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD | | | Looking outside of specific brands, I find that a lighter gauge helps. I used to use heavy strings, but when I switched to a really light gauge, they were a lot more clear. YMMV I guess. |
02-08-2003, 07:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Napier, New Zealand. | | | Labella supersteps, or D'Angelico Stainless.
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02-08-2003, 07:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fargo ND | | | Thank you all. I will try some of these.
Mr. Pitiful
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02-08-2003, 08:33 PM
|  | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | i find that i get a much better "piano tone" out of dean markley sr2000's than i did with the rotosound strings that i've used. besides, the taper down to the core is, at least for me, more prone to breaking than the taper down to the last winding, like dean markley makes.
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