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Colored strings?

#2
I bought and installed my first set of DR Black Beauties (medium) this week.

They feel great. There's no "sticky" feel to them at all. They have great playability and tone. I highly recommend them.

Only thing is this price......$37.99 at GC.....OUCH!
 
#3
I had them and I actually really liked them. I dont thing I'd call them sticky, just a different texture.

Oh, and if you use a pick, they will chip the coating over time. If you play fingerstyle, they do keep the strings sounding "new" for MUCH longer I found.
 
#6
I had 'em for a while, a while back. Moved on, and can't really remember why (they did look totally badass on that bass, FWIW). I do remember this well: If your bass' wiring requires a bridge ground (i.e., that "human touch") to eliminate hum, you're hosed with the BBs. The coating acts as an insulator. To see if this will be a problem (before investing the money in the strings), put on your bass and hook it up to your rig in a normal fashion, then stand there at playing volume without touching anything on your bass. If there's an unacceptable hum, either re-wire your bass, or pass on the Beauties.

-jb
 
#7
These are the only strings i use, not always black sometimes other colors, but i love them and the tone they have. Its true that they feel different from other strings but not in a bad way. Obejuan and everyone else, you can get these from theperfectbass.com for 30$ with the use of the talkbass promotional code. Again this is all my opinion but i would say go for it.
 
#13
If your looking for strings that are like Red or Blue or whatever, then maybe check out Aurora strings. They are somewhat tricky to come by in the UK, but I had a Red set and they looked and played great, just a shame that I play with a pick. The colour flaked off so quickly.
 
#14
I have green and yellow DRs on a bass I play with my kids at ball games (our school colors are green and yellow). I like them well enough... but last night, we had a cool relatively humid evening, and they seemed to get a little slow (tacky, etc) as the night went on...
 
#15
I had a set of DR BB's on my bass, and they were awesome when they were new. But soon they got pretty sticky, especially when my fingers got sweaty. I really like the sound, and they seem to last forever, but I just don't like the feeling. Maybe I just have to give them another chance and get used to them.. we'll see.
 
#19
I just put on my first set of Rotosound Nexus strings yesterday. They remind me of my other Rotosound nickel roundwounds, nice and growly (is that a word?). They are black with colored silks (green, red, yellow, blue - E to G), and they look killer on my silverburst Parker. They don't seem sticky or tacky at all. I will try to post a more comprehensive review after I have played with them a while.
 

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