D'addario Slowound SW2000-5

Yes,they are good strings."Tapered" refers to thfact that the windings are thinner on the last few centimeters of the string on the ball end.On thicker strings such as a low B,this allows better intonation.BTW,I spent a year or so in your country,and have been to Utrecht as well as most of the other cities.Nice place!

 

IMO, Slowounds are the best strings on the market. The B is tapered where it goes over the saddle. They are "sweeter" sounding, and last a long time. Also, they still sound good when they start dying. I get 4-5 months out of a set, I believe Bruce Linfield gets longer. They are not a very bright string, rather they are fat and warm, and I love them.

 

I have to agree with you, Marty. They are very balanced, and very stable. I have a set on my Ibanez Musician. Lately though, I've kind of fallen for Dean Markly Blue Steels. (they're actually nickel plated)
They're about 2 steps brighter than the slowounds, but, still have that balance from string to string. I put a set on my Casady as an experiment, now I have a set on my Yamaha 5. If you want to try something that's in the slowound's ball park, Deans are a good choice.

Mike J.

 

I just put a 4 string set of Slowounds (.50-.105) on my Peavey and my initial impression is that they're great. They may be just what I was looking for in a string. The nickel feels a bit weird to me though.. I've been using stainless steel sets for the past year. I'm sure I'll get over that.

 

Slowounds - I like 'em.

 

I just got SW3000-5
Iam very satisfied. They are great strings, i got 2 sets. The one i opened had an extra G string.
My uncle is a luthier, he hooked me up real good.