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11-26-2007, 12:26 PM
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I'm looking for a roundwound string for my passive jazz (4 string) which has a really rich sound with lots of complex mids going on. Must also sound good slapped and have a reasonable life.
DR fatbeams?
DR Hi-Beams nickel?
What you think?
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11-26-2007, 12:28 PM
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11-26-2007, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by timmyc  I'm looking for a roundwound string for my passive jazz (4 string) which has a really rich sound with lots of complex mids going on. Must also sound good slapped and have a reasonable life.
DR fatbeams?
DR Hi-Beams nickel?
What you think? | D'Addario XL Roundwound Nickel mediums sound A+ on my bass with 2 J-stacked HB pickups, but its' not passive.
In comparison to other strings I've had, they speak with very clear mids, lots of character.
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11-26-2007, 12:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Saint Petersbourg, Russia | | I suppose you have answered your own question. I'd go nickels for sweeter highs and smoother feel ( AFAIK nickel hi-beams are actually called sunbeams). I personally don't use DR's much because of their unavailability.
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11-26-2007, 12:59 PM
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not as brittle on the high end and a lot fuller lows--especially low-mids..They don't eat frets like roto's, and last a LONG time.. Cheap also (very good company IMO) |
11-26-2007, 01:05 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | What constitutes "complex mids"? |
11-26-2007, 01:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK | | Thanks for the answers keep em coming Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDuck What constitutes "complex mids"? | I'd say a small amount of growl |
11-26-2007, 01:56 PM
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11-26-2007, 06:02 PM
| | Patterson Audio Systems | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Belleville, MI | | Although it seems no one has heard of them, Kerly Kues fit the bill on all counts (especially complex mids and long life). http://www.kerlymusic.com/products-bass.php
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Originally Posted by timmyc I'm looking for a roundwound string for my passive jazz (4 string) which has a really rich sound with lots of complex mids going on. Must also sound good slapped and have a reasonable life.
DR fatbeams?
DR Hi-Beams nickel?
What you think? |
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11-26-2007, 06:33 PM
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TI Superalloys
The Superalloys are a little darker. |
11-26-2007, 06:48 PM
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According to Bass Player's string edition, there are a number that have complex mids. However, I do not know where you can get some of these choices. Here are their comments on the mids you are talking about.
1st group- Nickel Roundwound Strings
Elrick NI4M = "Assertive mids"
Everly Superbass = "Strong mids."
GHS Boomer Medium = "Forceful mids"
Knucklehead Doublewide Delux = "growly grinding mids"
Lakland Custom wound Nickel = "assertive mids"
Rotosound Roto Bass = "strong mids"
Zon Utrasonic = "Harmonic richness"
2nd group - Stainless Steel Strings
Black Diamond Stainless Steel Wound = "forceful mids, strong growl"
Dean Markley Blue Steel = "Complex mids"
DR Fat Beams = "articulate and crisp mids"
Rotosound RS66 = "Grindy midrange"
S.I.T. Power Steel Stainless = "strong mids"
To me Rotosound RS66 stainless has the sound you are looking for and are easy to locate. I tried them on a friend's bass. However, they seemed to have a bit more string buzz.
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11-26-2007, 07:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | Paul Turner uses DR Roundwounds according to: http://www.bassplayer.com/article/pa...g/oct-05/13778
I'd say DR Lo Rider Nickels or DR Sunbeams fit your bill. Since you linked that specific one, and that's Paul Turner, I guess DRs are for you.
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11-26-2007, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by timmyc | To me, this sounds like a Jazz w/ bright-sounding flats like Rotos or Chromes or very mellow-sounding rounds. Might be DR Flats or Sunbeams. Turner does have fantastic tone, don't he?
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11-27-2007, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Double Agent To me, this sounds like a Jazz w/ bright-sounding flats like Rotos or Chromes or very mellow-sounding rounds. Might be DR Flats or Sunbeams. Turner does have fantastic tone, don't he? | Turner plays DR Roundwounds. Def not flats unless they are less than 1 hour old, but I doubt that.
Probably Sunbeams or Lo Rider nickels.
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11-27-2007, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by DavePlaysBass Fender 7250s
TI Superalloys | I'll 2nd the Superalloys!
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11-28-2007, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by fenderhutz | MMM flats , Thumpy |
11-28-2007, 03:26 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Berkeley, CA | | | I've been through all kinds of strings and I keep coming back to D'Addario XL nickels because they have nice, detailed mids even when they're worn. Most other nickels I've tried lose the mids as they age, and most steels have less happening in the midrange to begin with. |
12-04-2007, 01:21 PM
| | | | For me it's pyramid strings.
I used to use de angelico for ten years or so until they stopped producing them, but have to say that I could not be happier with those pyramids ( steel) |
12-04-2007, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DavePlaysBass Fender 7250s | I love these strings though I'm not sure they fit the colorful description in the OP. I'm not sure what the colorful description means. |
12-05-2007, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Slater I'll 2nd the Superalloys! | And I'll have to agree.
I got a set of TI Superalloys on the G&L L2K I bought a while ago here on TB, and they are the best strings I've tried so far. Versatile, "complex mids",as you say, and sounds great for slap as well.
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