Cool - hoping to get in there by the afternoon Friday - do you know your booth number?
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D'Addario...Flex Steels?
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Cool - hoping to get in there by the afternoon Friday - do you know your booth number?
I don't have a booth. My market is the public not really other music merchants. I will be there having face to face meetings with the manufactures I represent, getting first hand looks at new product, and best of all hopefully making special buys that I can offer to my clients. NAMM is basically my time to spend a lot of money
You can text me 818-569-9215 - I'll be floating around the place all day but in and out of meetings.
I don't have a booth. My market is the public not really other music merchants. I will be there having face to face meetings with the manufactures I represent, getting first hand looks at new product, and best of all hopefully making special buys that I can offer to my clients. NAMM is basically my time to spend a lot of money
You can text me 818-569-9215 - I'll be floating around the place all day but in and out of meetings.
Cool will do! I'm sure I'll be hovering around the Spector booth for part of the time.
Have you tried the La Bella RX Stainless? They are a bit smoother feeling than the D'Addario's and still sound great!
The La Bellas were disappointing compared to the Dean Markley SR2000's and DR Hi Beams. Can't wait to try the Flexsteels though.
Normally not a stainless steel guy but figured I'd give a set of these a try. Should be on their way from Jason now!
Ditto on that!
I'm an XL Nickel balanced type of guy and ordered 2 sets closest in tension to what I've got now, and have 2 sets of the EFX220's shipping from Jason - da man!
If they're as rough as Prosteels I'm not sure if you guys will dig. I ordered a few sets as well the only nickels I've found I like are the EXP's. Otherwise all SS for me.
Hey Tyler,
Shouldn't be too big a prob as I used to be a DR High Beam guy.. We'll see though.
Finally caught up with the video. I like ProSteels and still liked them in the comparison but the FlexSteels sounded great as well. I wasn't sold on the LaBellas at all - but that's a completely subjective tone preference. Having got used to more flexible strings with Circle Ks, I may well give the FlexSteels a go when I next need some strings.
Jason, I currently play Dunlop Nickels and Steels. I like them quite a bit as they are relatively low tension.
How do they compare? Thanks!
How do they compare? Thanks!
Got a couple 6 string sets in. Going to put a set on my fretless and see how it sounds tonight.
If you're comparing to Flex Steels, I can't comment or at least not until I put the set that just arrived on a bass.
IME, I wouldn't say the Dunlops, at least the nickels, are low tension. I just put a set of nickels on a jazz and compared to the DR Sunbeams, DR Nickel Lo Riders, and D' Addario Balanced Tension sets I find them much stiffer.
And we'll need a review !
Mine (also a 6-string set destined for a fretless) have been shipped, but they've got a longer trip...
(I grew up in Champaign, haven't been back in many years...)
I just got 2 sets!
First set I opened and installed:
Anything look interesting? Hmmm.
They feel as flexible as the Nickel balanced set I took off.
First set I opened and installed:
Anything look interesting? Hmmm.
They feel as flexible as the Nickel balanced set I took off.
I noticed my Estring was darker too. But I have seen this on many other sets from other companies as stainless steel can vary from spool to spool
