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

[Jim Breece]

I've been amateurish for going on 40 years, have owned 15 if not 14 basses in that time and have clawed my way to one rung above the bottom of the ladder. I use nickel roundwounds except when I use something else and I've had four beers so I'll shut up now.
Wait. Get stainless steel frets and don't worry about fret wear. Whatever you like now will change in a couple of years anyway.

 

[cheezewiz]

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.

Different strokes man. I've played since the 70s and can't stand Prosteels. I normally use nickels.

 

[chunkstyle]

i had prosteels on my Modulus Quantum 4 (EMGs) for a little while. rowdy sounding string with some serious bite. it was easy to shear people's faces off when using a pick.

it was a fun experiment, but i much prefer a richer sounding non D'Ad string.

 

[Maiden Bass]

watcha talkin about man - ProSteels are SUPER RICH!!!

 

[GHOS7WALKIN8]

I have been playing these for a few weeks now. At first I had to dial in the EQ, and let them settle a bit.
So far they do well for what I want them for. I am not conventional and I want to cut through like a buzz saw. So I'm on a different planet than most guys .

 

[markanini]

Hard to beat the feeling of stringing a fresh set of Prosteels.

 

[Phaidrus]

Fret eating monstas!

 

[GTHintz]

I have been playing these for a few weeks now. At first I had to dial in the EQ, and let them settle a bit.
So far they do well for what I want them for. I am not conventional and I want to cut through like a buzz saw. So I'm on a different planet than most guys .

Pro steels definitely are bright with a great punchy tone. It was hard for me to switch from the bass they were on to others without playing with knobs a lot so I didn't keep using them but once you get the mids right they are definitely useable.

 

[Pyrrho Epoche]

My basses choose their strings, not me. Every bass is different.

 

[Dan_reeves]

Original thread is 15 years old - Pro Steels have been around longer than I thought they were! I like Pro Steels ok - I really liked the Flex Steels though. Wish those were still around.

 

[ImTheOnlyOne]

Sound great. Made my fingers itchy years ago