Dunlop Strings - one word "Wow"

[mmbongo]

Dunlop strings suck.

Stop saying that they are good.

Your bass will catch fire if you use them.

If you guys all keep saying they are good Dunlop will find out and they wont be 20 bucks anymore.

DR's are more expensive so logically they are way better........

Guess I better shut my darn fool mouth

 

[madbassplaya]

Guess I better shut my darn fool mouth

me too.

i hate dunlop strings, umm...they break easily and die really fast. so umm, yea, don't buy them!

 

[whatshizname]

I get mine from [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] or from whoever has the best price or free shipping. The Guitar Center closest to me stocks only .45-.105 sets (of ANY brand!) and I use the .40's on two of my basses. They have those .45's for $20.

Thanks a lot man

 

[Crystalman85]

I've recently started using dunlop strings for my bass and they sound pretty cool. I've tried their nickle-plated strings for my ibanez bass and they sound awesome. I definitely recommend those strings.

 

[Maiden Bass]

OK, you want to know what the weirdest thing is?

I have preferred only stainless steel strings for years (because of the brightness), but I think that I actually prefer the Dunlop nickel over the Dunlop stainless steel at this point (but I reserve the right to change that).

It really just blows my mind that I am actually liking a set of nickels better than stainless, it really does.

 

[Darkstrike]

I'm half decided on buying a bulk order of them(4's & 5's), I love them so much, and at the price they ask, fuggedaboutit.

 

[mmbongo]

OK, you want to know what the weirdest thing is?

I have preferred only stainless steel strings for years (because of the brightness), but I think that I actually prefer the Dunlop nickel over the Dunlop stainless steel at this point (but I reserve the right to change that).

It really just blows my mind that I am actually liking a set of nickels better than stainless, it really does.

Les O' Connor, who runs Dunlops string factory...and the guy that designed DR's strings.....says that he wanted the nickels to sound more like stainless, and the stainless more like nickels. Looks like he succeeded

 

[Maiden Bass]

Les O' Connor, who runs Dunlops string factory...and the guy that designed DR's strings.....says that he wanted the nickels to sound more like stainless, and the stainless more like nickels. Looks like he succeeded

Dude, thanks for telling me that; I did not know this at all!!!


It is really amazing for me to like Nickel strings more than SS, it really is because I've been using SS since the early 80's.

At this point I am just completely sold on Dunlop, so unless something changes with their production or God forbid they go out of business I will not even look at another brand of string.

 

[Jaco who?]

I just wanted to get the word out, especially to ALL the guys who liked DR strings when they first came out.

Many people have been noticing lately that DR strings "Ain't what they used to be", ...............

I still like 'em. Care to elaborate? BTW, I like the nickel Dunlops too.

Yeah, I didn't think so. I don't get why there seems to be an element on here that wants to turn the "big bad DR verses little underdog Dunlop" into some big controversy.

As far as pricing goes, I get DR Sunbeams from Bass Emporium for like 21.97 and Dunlops from Just strings for 16.99 or something around there. It's not like they're TI flats. Heck, 5 bucks is a cup of coffee some places. I like DR's and I like the nickel Dunlops. What's the big deal.

 

[enemybass]

tried them
They were really nice but not quite as nice as DR's

 

[Maiden Bass]

I still like 'em. Care to elaborate? BTW, I like the nickel Dunlops too.

When DR strings first came out, to me they had a slightly different feel and sound than the DR's I purchased a couple months ago.

I don't know exactly what it is (maybe it's just the quality control), but the current DR's are DIFFERENT than the DR's I bought years back.

And I have spoken with many a player here in Florida that have all recently said goodbye to DR, so I am not alone on this.

Ask around and I'll bet you'll find the same thing going on where you live.

I'm not saying all these players are switching to Dunlop, I'm sure most of them don't even know about Dunlop because they are a pretty new brand of strings, but they are leaving DR, and that's just the way it is.

 

[kirkm24]

Here's a cool clip of someone playing with the Dunlop Nickels. They sound very nice and bright yet still retain some warmth.

 

[Doodaddy]

I am thoroughly pleased with my set of Dunlops. Too bad I can't make a 6 string set out of them.

 

[DR Strings]

Les O' Connor, who runs Dunlops string factory...and the guy that designed DR's strings.....)

Mr. O'Connor did not design DR's Strings. Please bear in mind your sources before posting 'information' on the WWW.

 

[Catalin]

Hey guys i have a question for Dunlop users. Are the Dunlops strings tapered? In fact i want just the B string to be tapered.

Thanks !

 

[Lorenzini]

I wish Dunlop made a 6 string version, because I'd snap them up in a heart beat.

A Lull I played in March had them and they are super killer, and very similar to DRs, from what I recall.

 

[mmbongo]

Hey guys i have a question for Dunlop users. Are the Dunlops strings tapered? In fact i want just the B string to be tapered.

Thanks !

They are not tapered.

 

[hasbeen]

I'm close friends both with Mark Dronge and Jimi Dunlop.
FWIW, I'm a VERY loyal DR string player. ....and very happily so.

Point of clarification- Les O'Connor did NOT design DR strings.

 

[Maiden Bass]

After further review the Dunlop nickel plated steels are my absolute favorite string now. They are even brighter than the Dunlop SS is you can believe that.


IMO

Anyone can say all they want about DR, but if you own all top of the line equipment (including cables) and do a direct comparison with the Dunlop NPS against ANY DR string you will hear (and feel) the difference. If you play fingerstyle rock (as I do) then it is an absolute no brainer as the DR strings cannot compete. I just spent close to $500 in a 1-2 month period on strings alone when doing my comparison.

DR's are OK strings, nothing really wrong with them, but again for fingerstyle rock where you need quality depth of tone, brightness, and great attack with projection (especially in the crucial midrange) the Dunlop NPS are far superior than any other string I've tried.

 

[Maiden Bass]

I'm close friends both with Mark Dronge and Jimi Dunlop.
FWIW, I'm a VERY loyal DR string player. ....and very happily so.

Point of clarification- Les O'Connor did NOT design DR strings.

FWIW

I'm not close friends with either of them, but I am a loyal Dunlop string and Mesa amp player.

Why, it's very simple - because they both sound better than the other brands.