A bit unsure about strings to use

[jamisonsalamand]

So I currently am using DR Black Beauties
And they don't have a very bright tone
And they sound very nice when I'm playing stuff like Rage Against the Machine, but the problem with them is when I play stuff very fast like Disposable Heroes by Metallica. The tone isn't bright enough to accentuate each time I hit the string, and I was wondering if getting brighter sounding strings would allow me to hear the gallops rather than what I would call something that sounds like a mess
Perhaps my finger playing just isn't strong enough yet to properly play that kind of song with two fingers and I just need to practice more, but I don't really think that's much of the problem

I have this same bass, and the tone he has is pretty much the best I've ever heard and was hoping for something more like it on mine

 

[gigabyte3]

I use the Black beauties on one of my basses because they have a warmer sound. The rest of my basses have Elixir. That will fix you problem with tone if you want coated strings.

 

[Fred19137]

Rotosound lights all the way. It is the only string I use. Trust me you will nnnnnneeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr hear a brighter bass sound!

 

[b4nny]

It may be less to do with the strings he has on and more to do with the (apparently) very low action. He's getting the strings to bounce off the fretboard on each note. You can read more about how that works in the fingerstyle metal bass thread.

 

[rodl2005]

DR black Beauties are coated strings AFAIK- & the coating-apart from making them last longer, make them sound a li'l duller than brand new UN-coated strings( IMO ) I'd try some ROTOSOUND stainless Steel strings (RS-66???? maybe I forget the actual 'model' No.s )- these've always been a great sounding & articulate string -again IMO! Then again -I didn't find DR coateds to be not bright either- so Each to his own.

 

[WayneS]

Rotosound lights all the way. It is the only string I use. Trust me you will nnnnnneeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr hear a brighter bass sound!

+1000

I use flats but they're still Rotosounds. And bright!

 

[Fred19137]

see im telling ya get rotosound and also wipe them with doctor ducks axe wax afterward to kepp them sounding great for really long. The set on mine right now is over a year and a half old!