Worst string manufactuer you know - Page 6

Electricblue · #**101** 01-23-2013, 12:41 PM

Squier strings completely suck. I've had DR Neons and I'm currently running a rather old set of Hi-beams. They still sound and feel brilliant.

Every string-maker has a few lemons in the batch every now and then...

mellowgerman · #**102** 01-23-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by eyeballkid

alright, i'm about to sound dumb, but how do you improperly install strings?? string em thru, wind em down, done. only thing I can think would be improper would be if you wound up the post and didn't get good contact with the nut, or cut em short that there wasn't enough winding to hold position.. neither way would affect your tone as much as ruin playability. am I missing something?

Twisted strings will prevent proper vibration. Also, round core strings should be crimped at the end before winding onto the peg to prevent unwinding and breakage. It says this right on and/or in the package of DR strings, but I'm sure a lot of people don't bother reading the warning.
Also, depending on the bass (headstock angle, tuning peg height, etc) a certain number of windings makes for ideal tension and, as you mentioned, proper contact with the nut.

klejst · #**103** 01-23-2013, 02:14 PM

Obviously everyone's answer is going to be different but basically along the lines of loving the strings you are using currently, not so much love for the ones you are not and the ones you have not tried yet...well they are simply just out there.

If you ask me D'Addario makes some of the better strings that last and get the job done. But of course I am bias when I say that.

**cfsporn** · #**104** 01-23-2013, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dmusic148

Call them and you'll get a response instantly.

By now, I have thrown out the defective sets or lost them, and I would feel bad about getting a replacement for something I bought many months ago without returning it.

Bassman7PM · #**105** 01-23-2013, 02:40 PM

I used to use Dean Markley's Blue Steels but noticed that after two weeks they were completely dead. I think I got caught up in the marketing hype when I started playing bass. Now I'm a dedicated user of S.I.T. Power Wound Nickel Strings switching from the Rock Brights which were decent.

AdamR · #**106** 01-23-2013, 02:40 PM

Ive tried
Blue Steels
GHS Boomers
D'adarios <- thats not spelled right LOL
Roto 66s
DR Low Beams
I think at one time I tried Snarling Dogs.

There's really nothing wrong with any of them. The Rotos are my favorite. Then the low beams. I should try the blue steels again.

Doodaddy · #**107** 01-23-2013, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mellowgerman

Twisted strings will prevent proper vibration. Also, round core strings should be crimped at the end before winding onto the peg to prevent unwinding and breakage. It says this right on and/or in the package of DR strings, but I'm sure a lot of people don't bother reading the warning.
Also, depending on the bass (headstock angle, tuning peg height, etc) a certain number of windings makes for ideal tension and, as you mentioned, proper contact with the nut.

Now that brings an question to mind, and I'm not looking to derail the thread.

Can you have too many windings on a post?

I honestly do not like the look of seeing the post of the tuning peg so I am always careful to have as much string on it as I possibly can. This is purely aesthetically preferred for me, but I'm curious about functionally.

Not the best example, but it's one I have of my basses.

inthevelvet · #**108** 01-23-2013, 03:18 PM

DR for me. I only tried one set on bass and they sounded dead in 2 days. Guitar I tried them several times and breaking strings was common, and I very rarely break strings.

Scott in Dallas · #**109** 01-23-2013, 04:23 PM

Somebody makes coated strings that GC always recommends when you try to buy Elixirs. I don't recall what they're called, but they're, hands down, the worst strings I've ever had. They're also hellaciously expensive. I pretty much like everything else I've ever used. Now I pretty much put on a set of Rotosounds and leave them there forever.

dmusic148 · #**110** 01-23-2013, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Doodaddy

Can you have too many windings on a post?
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No. As long as the winds lay flat and neat it's just fine.
It is, on the other hand possible to have too few.

Doodaddy · #**111** 01-23-2013, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dmusic148

No. As long as the winds lay flat and neat it's just fine.
It is, on the other hand possible to have too few.

Neat.

I wouldn't have thought that it could have been an issue, but I thought I would pose the question at least.

armybass · #**112** 01-23-2013, 05:30 PM

OK I am a string whore...... I love em all but have my faves but I don't care for D'Addario's or Elixers. But there is nothing wrong with them I just don't like them. BUT the brand that does fit that bill for me is hands down Dean Markley! Total whale excrement of a product. Never had a set that did not die immediately or break or just serve as a tone sucking machine on my bass. You can't give me a set of DM strings.

jonnyJazzBasd · #**113** 01-23-2013, 05:39 PM

dunlop and ernie ball for me
DRs are overrated

Mattsochistic · #**114** 01-23-2013, 05:41 PM

D'Addarios,Worst I used so far. Broke one putting it on. lol
Best are easily MTD's, I am currently using DR Neons, they last about 2 months with all the travel and playing, and I like the compressed sound for now!

**MostlyBass** · #**115** 01-23-2013, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jasper383

I too am surprised at the DR responses. I have always found their strings to be really high quality, and have a refined feel to them that no other string has.

+1