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Thomastik JN344 "Superalloy" Bass strings
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100% of reviewers
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9.0
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Description:
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.105-.045 gauge string set, long scale (34"), "Superalloy" winding with a pure nickel layer
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thetawaves
Registered User
Registered: December 2006
Location: Kings Lynn, England
Posts: 659
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Review Date: Sat August 22, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
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Pros:
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smooth feel, mostly consistent tone across strings, tone
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Cons:
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barely noticable "deadness" to e-string
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Having come across some positive verdicts on this forum, I thought I'd bite the bullet and actually try some higher-end strings on my bass.
The ball ends are well finished and I'm personally a huge fan of the relatively retro touch of red silk windings, so first impressions were very good. Acoustically played they sounded like a slightly worn-in stainless set, these are hexagonal cores so I wasn't hugely surprised to find they are comparable to Ernie-ball slinkies.
Plugged in, I found the nickel warmth I have heard so much about, on my warwick corvette $$ this came out as a very pronounced lower mid with plenty of definition. Not to say these strings are overly bright though, harmonics sound clearly across all the strings and I found they suit chord-based playing incredibly well.
Given a few weeks, they lost the initial zing and in all honesty this has improved them no end. There is still plenty of definition but I cannot emphasise enough how warm and mellow these strings sound. I whole heartedly recommend them to anyone who has yet to try nickel-wounds but is still a fan of the high-end sparkle offered by steel strings.
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