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d'adarrio d'addarrio chromes
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75% of reviewers
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$44.50
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7.5
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I put a set of these on my spector and they put out serious tone. I wanted to try out a set of flatwounds since rounds were putting out such bright tone with my bass. I used DR's for years, and I can honestly say I will never use them again, I would highly recommend these to any one out there.
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Espidog
Registered User
Registered: May 2006
Location: London, UK
Posts: 580
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Review Date: Thu October 19, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $60.00
| Rating: 2
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Cons:
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Dull and flaccid
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I purchased a set of these in long scale 45 -100 gauge to try on a Dean Stylist archtop semi-acoustic. It was my first experience of using d'Addario strings.
Straight out of the packet, I couldn't help noticing a certain uneven-ness to the windings, which got worse as they neared the ball end. Then I saw that something was very wrong with the D string. About 10 inches in from the bridge, it suddenly stepped down in diameter, and when tightened, was incapable of creating a pure note.
Even without this manufacturing flaw, however, I found these strings deeply unimpressive. Instead of the warm, full sound I had been expecting, they proved flabby, dry and characterless.
In a way, the faulty string proved a blessing in disguise: it enabled me to return the godawful things to the retailer and get a full refund!
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iamoldschool
Registered User
Registered: November 2006
Location: Morristown, TN
Posts: 525
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Review Date: Sun November 19, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $45.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Play smoothe, more mellow lows, like butta
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Hard to find
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I can report that my experience with D'Addario Chromes has been nothing less than stellar. As my username implies, though, I am old school. I've really never liked round wound strings. I even tried half-rounds and I keep coming back to flats. I have Chromes on my Jazz (kind of a contradiction in terms, huh?) and GHS flats on my Godin. They produce a lot less string noise and give me a much richer sound - actually making me sound better (smoother) than I really am. The GHS's on my Godin were about half the price of the Chromes, so when the Chromes go south, I'll likely replace them with GHS's, since I like them as well.
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My Band: Lost Creek Shakers
My Gear:
Fender Am. Dlx. Jazz V
Fender Am. Std. Precision V
Peavey USA Dyna-Bass 5 string
Genz Benz GBE750
Genz Benz XB2 410
Sansamp RBI / Eden WTDI
Crown Xs500
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pixelpounder
Registered User
Registered: August 2006
Location: Chitown area
Posts: 201
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Review Date: Thu December 7, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $38.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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nice flat's with some brightness. No twang
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None
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Well I had a set of pyramid flat's on but the string balance was poor. Now all strings are evenly loud and there is a nice top end zing to them that I'm not used to in flat's. They stay in tune after stretching no issues.
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"If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?"
George Carlin
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bassist4dalord
Registered User
Registered: December 2007
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Posts: 3141
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Review Date: Sat December 29, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $35.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Feel amazing on your fingers, so much fun to slide,
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expensive, take long to dull down.
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I recently purchased my third set of Chromes. Through some string switching, I've had Chromes on an Ibanez GSR200, Squier Affinity Jazz V and Precision, and a Fender BG-31 ABG. These strings have sounded fantastic on all of my basses!! I highly recommend them! They start out really bright but after two weeks or so they break in nicely. Go out and get these strings! 
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Praise and Worship Band Bassists #90. Squier Standard P5 -> GK MB115
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