Daddario Flex Steels... Are they Going Away?

[eriky4003]

are the MM Super Brights also flexible?

Aidil,
I'd say they are a bit stiffer than Dunlop Super Brights. Maybe SlaPiNFuNK can chime in with his knowledge.

 

[TheMaynorD]

The thing that gets me about the NYXL is that they have a huge hype and i honestly couldn't find a difference between them and the regular daddario nickel wounds. I strung one of bongo 6s with nickelwounds and the other with NYXLs. Didn't find a tone or feel difference whatsoever.

 

[Aidil]

I haven't tried the MM to know if they are stiffer - I use the SBN and have tried the SS both which are flexible/easy on the hands.
What lead me to I try the Dunlops after reading reviews.

On a side note - The QC issues seemed to have been cleared up.
I had issues over the first 6-8mos they were out. Received replacements + extra sets - w/o any issues.
Have purchased sets since w/o any issues over the least year. Haven't looked back since.

I'm interested trying the Super Bright Steels, but it bothers me that Dunlop don't offer .130 or bigger low B as part of their 5 string sets.

The thing that gets me about the NYXL is that they have a huge hype and i honestly couldn't find a difference between them and the regular daddario nickel wounds. I strung one of bongo 6s with nickelwounds and the other with NYXLs. Didn't find a tone or feel difference whatsoever.

this is exactly what I'm affraid of...

 

[Mechayoshi]

I can testify in praise for both Flexsteels and Superbrights.

The flexsteels were aggressive as heck on my emg p bass. You could play finger style a certain way and it was slmidt like you were playing with a pick. The issue was that it was a bit much for any song that wasn't rock so I would have to play with my tone and volum knobs a bit. (They have broken in since, and it's not as bad). I eventually moved them to my passive p bass which fits a bit better.

Now for superbrights. I had a set a while ago and they sound good. The only issue was intonation problems on my D string that I could never fix.

 

[michael_t]

I'm interested trying the Super Bright Steels, but it bothers me that Dunlop don't offer .130 or bigger low B as part of their 5 string sets.

Just get the 6-string set, 30-45-65-85-105-130, and ditch the 30. For only $18.54, you can think of it as a 5-string set with a bonus high-C.

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[Aidil]

Just get the 6-string set, 30-45-65-85-105-130, and ditch the 30. For only $18.54, you can think of it as a 5-string set with a bonus high-C.

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yeah, that's apparently what I might gett

 

[GK Growl]

The thing that gets me about the NYXL is that they have a huge hype and i honestly couldn't find a difference between them and the regular daddario nickel wounds. I strung one of bongo 6s with nickelwounds and the other with NYXLs. Didn't find a tone or feel difference whatsoever.

I found a difference between the standard XL and NYXL. To my ears, NYXL sounds more refined while the XL sounds a little more aggressive but one dimensional. The NYXL feels more refined and more flexible than the XL of the same gauge.

 

[Oscar Stern]

They should relaunch them one day along w/ the EXP (Now XT) coated reds. How about Phosphor Bronze Chromes which would be Bronze flatwound strings?

 

[Oscar Stern]

Pure nickel bass strings would be cool

 

[michael_t]

Pure nickel bass strings would be cool

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/pure-nickel-alchemists-union.1463184/