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DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND TRY D'Addario ProSteels!!!

#21
I beta tested these strings for D'Addario. I don't know how anyone can say that they go dead quickly. Not my experience at all. These are the longest lasting strings I have ever used in 35+ years of bass playing. They sound brand new for months.
I kept a set on my jazz bass for several years, and they stayed bright and sizzley. They don't really fit what I need at this time (currently I'm using TI flats on a Precision for most gigs).
 
#22
Totally man.
I can't even talk with a player who thinks nickel strings sound good.
Someone like that ... just creeps me out.

Maiden Bass said:
And for all the people who chimed in with negative comments about the ProSteels I can only say this - I have played professionally since the 80's and have owned more than 200 brand new top of the line basses (not to mention all the amps) and I have never, ever met a nickel string that I like. So, I just cannot accept an opinion from anyone who thinks nickel strings sound good.
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#23
I have used Prosteels several times and I like them just fine...but they do seem to die on me fairly quickly. Im a stainless steel string lover as well, and nickel just is not my thing, so I know what you mean. But I have to say that Dean Markley SR 2000's have won me over and I have been using them for years now. They are the longest lasting sting Ive ever used, and the tone is fantastic.
 
#24
Maiden Bass said:
Well, if you are recording in a top studio and are not getting your sound, you will spend a lot more money for all that extra recording time.

And for all the people who chimed in with negative comments about the ProSteels I can only say this - I have played professionally since the 80's and have owned more than 200 brand new top of the line basses (not to mention all the amps) and I have never, ever met a nickel string that I like. So, I just cannot accept an opinion from anyone who thinks nickel strings sound good.
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Been playin professionally since the 70,s and I never met a RW steel string I liked, so there ya go.
 
#29
Craig_S said:
That's only because you live a sheltered life, in Cleveland. When you're a big boy and momma lets you move out on your own, you'll find there are a lot of wonderful, new things you never knew about!
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Jokes dont go over to well on forums, but then again speaking of jokes
Be sure to watch the ending, a little treat for piston fans:D
 
#35
homecooken said:
I reading a lot of negativity on nickel strings. One reason I use nickel is because it's easier on the frets, right? What am I not getting using steel? I am by no means an expert on strings so any info would help.
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I don't think fret wear is as much as of a problem now a days as it apparently used to be. They make frets of harder stuff than they used to (I read), so steels shouldn't be too bad on your frets unless you have a vintage bass.
 
#36
I realize the OP is rather passionate about this subject, but I think that the all-caps "shouting" of the title might be inflaming the emotional level. We all have different opinions on what is and what is not good bass tone, and I think that message is being overlooked here in favor of a "My word is law" attitude. That goes for quite a few of the responses here, as well.

That said...I'm cheap. I wanted to try out these strings, but I wasn't sure about dropping the change on a full 5 string bass set, and since my guitar needed new strings, I bought a set of ProSteel .10s to try out. Well they had a wonderful flavor to them, some sort of drive in the Mid-Upper mid range that I had never really heard in their Nickel Strings. It rather haunted me, I think, in a good way. I could squeeze some more low end out of them with some amp adjustments - no surprise that a bass player keeps her guitar amp's bass knob around 3, I guess - but I was curious if that means I could even get enough low and low-mid range out of the bass variant on these strings. Can anyone else compare or am I just blowing smoke?

P.S. "You like bacon, he likes bacon, she likes bacon...I don't like bacon. Individual results may vary, a'ight?"
 
#38
The Pro Steels have a crisp edge to them no matter how you EQ the bass. You can have a lot of deep bottom end but there is still a crisp edge to it. It sounds really nice and good for certain applications and as I said in my previous post, they seem to fit better with Jazz basses than anything else I have played. At $17 a set, the price is right too! I acquired a Jazz via trade that had them on it and I really like them a lot! They are like Hi Beams but stiffer in feel and a little rougher to the touch (at least initially) and I think they are probably a little bit brighter.
 
#40
kirkm24 said:
I think it also has to do with the bass their on. I put them on a MusicMan and thought they were terrible but on my Jazz, I think they sound awesome!
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Absolutely. For my MTD"s ProSteels are the way to go. They really bring out that MTD punch. BUT I didn't like them on my Fender Jazz or the Peavey Foundation I had a while back. Then again, DR's sounded great on the Fender and Sadowsky, but really blah on the MTD. So it really does depend on the bass.
 
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