Recent content by Whaleform

interesting.. ill stick the sunbeam route as i enjoy how soft they are .

right on! have you tried them compared to sunbeams? or anyone else rather? id love to hear a comparison..

it has a ground switch on the back , does that do the same thing ? pardon the silly question..

Folks I have a miracle story to share.. I was in Toronto a few months ago unpacking my car on the street and a man with 2 dogs walks by, notices the bass and we chat. He notices my little Traynor SB110 and smiles.. He then offers me this traynor gear that he has no use for.. anymore.. I was...

Is there anything out there that is like the DR sunbeams? with a roundcore at heart?

Yea i have a pack of elixirs i will probably try someday but im just unable to imagine anything as smoot h and warm yet bright like these sunbeams .. the 125 B also doing me fine with the bass tuned down a whole step so its an A.. truly perfect..

thanks for your input. Yea i have a pair on hand i have not put on yet because i do love the DR sunbeams that much.. I knew they had a hexcore component so i may venture into them one day.. i love the NYXL for fretted stuff so this might be a good in between for my fretless to explore one day...

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can anyone comment on the DR Sunbeams VS Elixir Nanowebs bass strings? i'd love to hear more on the comparison if you have had experience with both. My elixir experience is limited to guitar strings.

Just Wow! I've mainly played NYXLs on my fanned fret 5 string in a metal / rock context and they suited the task quite well! But recently I purchased a 6 string fretless Clement bass and they came with DR Sunbeams.. I had no idea what they were.. I did recall the "black beauty" strings from my...

ive recently fallen in love with sunbeams on a fretless and they seem to do very well for me there.. I am keen to try the other line but ill likely do that on my fanned fret as the sunbeams are literally just gems on the fretless..! thanks for this post ill look into the fats! :D

No i didnt assume they share the same qualities.. I stated they share enough qualities for my purpose.. Im not assuming at all.. I know that fretless has a woody, mids dominant, waah, sound regardless of the extra adjectives you just added as the icing on top.. Words are fine at describing...

Ive tried Active pickups and Active pre amps .. I found them too boomy .. others also have shared this opinion.. Ive turned the knobs correctly and still didnt like it too much.. Fretless does have a woody organic sound to my ears and the ears of many others.. perhaps my wording could have...

what im doing is gonna have 2 3 way switched to go parallel, series and single coil between the 2 bigrig 6 pickups , thats more my style

On my Ibanez Sms805 i found the active just too harsh for almost everything.. and in a metal context! I really dont get this appeal.. a blend knob and tone with the b7k does what i need it seems.. yea absolutely will stick with passive.. im with you . less is more.. and the instrument...