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Dr neon strings any good?
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I've had DR Neons on my Sadowsky for a couple shows now.
Positives:
Negatives:
Edit: I use a pick on some songs, and I haven't chewed through the coating yet.
Positives:
- They look good.
- I do like the way they sound.
- They don't come out of the box super-bright, but they haven't started to lose anything yet. To be fair, my baseline string is Dunlop Superbrights in stainless steel.
Negatives:
- They don't make any electrical/grounding contact with the bridge, so I can get a little bit of noise with a cable. This doesn't seem to be a factor on a show, because I'm always wireless.
- They can be a little pricy.
Edit: I use a pick on some songs, and I haven't chewed through the coating yet.
They burn my finger when I do a big slide. Very odd.
They are if you like coated strings. Me, not a fan.
I don't like them but I don't play this bass that much so they have stayed on. I like matching the body color. They feel coated but it may be some other process.
I used to use them and liked them, moved to DR Black Beauties for awhile before dropping due to our set list having a lot of slides which gave me burns. So I ditched them.
Last time I tried a set of DR Black Beauties which are essentially the same thing, except coated black, they were just too stankin' bright for me. My favorite rounds at this point have been .045-.135 (5 string) D'addario Nickels and Pro steels.
The Black Beauties did look lovely on just about anything I put them on but.. bit too much twank for me.
The Black Beauties did look lovely on just about anything I put them on but.. bit too much twank for me.
They are a great coated string that look really cool, they sound great.
Over time I stopped liking the feel, they feel coated.
@ac100X don't you dare remove those from that bass. That's awesome and lots o neon.
Over time I stopped liking the feel, they feel coated.
@ac100X don't you dare remove those from that bass. That's awesome and lots o neon.
I've used them, I'm not totally into mthe idea of coated strings but I dig the sound.
The color wears off quick...
The color wears off quick...
I like em, I just wish they made a longer B.
My backups all play nice with the blacklight, but my main player bass doesn't
My backups all play nice with the blacklight, but my main player bass doesn't
I put a set of Black Beauties on a Boxer 555 the other week because . . . Black, and they sound ok. I dod note that when doing a long, descending glissando, I got virtually no sound.
This could be from any number of issues, including the strings. I have a compatriot who uses the Neons in different iterations, on every bass I've seen him play. He's quite good.
This could be from any number of issues, including the strings. I have a compatriot who uses the Neons in different iterations, on every bass I've seen him play. He's quite good.
I dont use Neons, but I did play Black Beauties, I think they're similar. I had that experience with thoem; that Burning sensation when sliding! Also thought tone was okay-good, but they felt rubbery/plasticy after a couple of weeks! Changed to black Diamonds, then finally to, Roto Sound Nexus', those sound& feel really Nice!!
Got some Blue ones on a Bird...... cool to look at and sound good, but sliding on string is a little rough.
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Oh, it's worth noting that not all colors are the same.
Blue might as well be invisible IMO, as long as you aren't shining a black light on it.
Orange seems of come off faster, but I could easily be reading into it.
Blue might as well be invisible IMO, as long as you aren't shining a black light on it.
Orange seems of come off faster, but I could easily be reading into it.
I use both Black Beauties and Rotosound Nexus, and although I have never experienced any burning sensation when playing the BB's, I do prefer the Nexus as well. Still though, I have several 5 strings, and a 6 string Cirrus that have Black Beauties on them, and they sound & feel great. I don't find them nearly as bright as D'Addario nickels and especially nowhere near as bright as Pro Steels, as a previous poster stated....thats exactly why I switched to BB's.
I like the way they look, but thought they had a squeaky sound to them. I never used them again.
