So far so good ... Been using them for the last year. About this time last year I aquired a new to me P style bass with DR strings on it, instead of changing them to my usual TI flats I kept them on for a couple of gigs until they kinda lost their sound. My bass tech had just switched to the Dunlops himself and recommended them, so I thought sure why not, I haven't used rounds in years but at $17.99 a set it seemed like a cheap experiment. Well I can tell you it has been a revelation, TI flex with a strong fundamental, growly mids and a clean top end. They are lasting well for me and are still sounding great as they age. The end result I'm still using TI flats on 4 of my basses and the other 4 are now strung with the Dunlop NSBs and this from a guy who never thought I would use rounds again,
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Dunlop - Super Bright Nickle Bass Strings
- Thread starter chinjazz
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I love them. I just wish they would do custom gauge single strings so I can string up my EADGBE 6 string bass with these.
Best rounds I have used and will not try anymore as long as these are available....check 'em out folks...great feel and perfect tension!
Put a set of 45-125 SB Stainless strings on my Ibanez 5 string. The E, A, D, and G sound great. But I'm not sure about the low B. I normally like fairly low tension on my B string, but this one seems floppier than usual....especially compared to the other 4 strings in the set. Also, it seems a bit thuddy. Not sure if that's due to the tension or if I have a dead string.
I like the .130 much better than the .125 for sure. I was shocked at how good the .130 is. Get them at www.bassstringsonline.com and you can just get a 4 string set and add the .130 B as a single.
I got a nickel set last night and knew they were the right choice before I even plugged up. I was using many brands before this, looking for passive jazz perfection. I play an American Standard 5 string, a MIM John Suhr deluxe 5 and Carvin SB5000. The Standard is my go to bass and got restrung first. This is the first time I really got to experience the phenomenon where "the bass sounds great unplugged". I played through my V4b and Berg HT210. I realized right away, the eq needed to be flattened out.
Every other string required the typical "V" pattern, witha significant bass reduction but even through my pre Fender, SWR SM900, I didn't need the parametric eq at all. They even agreed with my picky a$$ Warwick Hellborg rig.
All I have are jazz basses and I can tell you, these strings reminded me why I love them. Amps I don't use anymore are suddenly back in play.
I've recently had DR Fatbeams, Warwick EMP, D'addario lt xl...something, EB Slinky (pink pack) and Elixers.
I would only offer one critiqe. I can see why they seem to have a harsh texture to some people but I can't feel anything through my carpenter's calluses anyway. I did notice a good amount of black, gunstock type of oil on my fingers too. They are slightly more flexible than what I've been using but that's a good thing.
I was going to try the new DR blue nickel and Rotosound Swing 66 but I'm so happy with the Dunlops, they will only get tried if I can't find these Dunlops.
The Suhr Fender is next!
Every other string required the typical "V" pattern, witha significant bass reduction but even through my pre Fender, SWR SM900, I didn't need the parametric eq at all. They even agreed with my picky a$$ Warwick Hellborg rig.
All I have are jazz basses and I can tell you, these strings reminded me why I love them. Amps I don't use anymore are suddenly back in play.
I've recently had DR Fatbeams, Warwick EMP, D'addario lt xl...something, EB Slinky (pink pack) and Elixers.
I would only offer one critiqe. I can see why they seem to have a harsh texture to some people but I can't feel anything through my carpenter's calluses anyway. I did notice a good amount of black, gunstock type of oil on my fingers too. They are slightly more flexible than what I've been using but that's a good thing.
I was going to try the new DR blue nickel and Rotosound Swing 66 but I'm so happy with the Dunlops, they will only get tried if I can't find these Dunlops.
The Suhr Fender is next!
Keen to try the steel version to see how I feel vs the nickels i've been using. Anyone tried the two? What are your thoughts?
Thanks for posting this side by side comparison AndreMelBass!
Very clean and accurate way of demoing them...
I liked the left ear/right ear simultaneous play.
Have you tried the Marcus Super brights yet?
No, I'm afraid not. Just installed some 45/105 SBSS set on modded OLP MM2 (Bartolini MME + NTBT). It feels quite good, loose and not rough at all. No extra setup after upgrading from Ernie Ball Slinky 50/105. Talking 'Marcus set' (which is tighter) there is no need for more tension on my 34'' scale.
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I think the Marcus strings have a bit of a higher tension than the SBSS. I mostly use the SB Nickels, but Bass Strings Online was running a sale on the MMs while ago and
decided give them a try. All of the Superbright sets are good in my book.
Sorry for previous grammar and spelling mistakes that I made (shame). Back here one set is 25US for any SB/4 and 30US for MM/4. My next try is 40/100 nickel. Due its hexagonal core nature (more stiff) it could be sufficient. Bass Strings Online? Nice, but not for E. Europe.
I absolutely love the Dunlop super bright nickels on my Fender PJ 4 string (passive) , I wouldn't use anything else on that bass. Superb tension, clarity, tone and longevity. However, Ive just tried out a set of the 5 string super bright nickel 45-125 on my active Cort A5 and I don't like them on that bass at all. They just don't feel right on there. Too low tension, overly zingy and I get a hell of a lot of sympathetic resonance. They're coming off right away. I've come to the conclusion these strings are at their best on a passive 4 string bass.
I love them on all six of my Active basses, and was quite shocked that SuperBright Nickels were by far the best sounding strings on ALL of those basses, as I would sometimes have 6 totally different string sets on those basses as nothing else worked on all of them as well. But none of them are a Cort and you do have to find the right string for the bass. Point being, they do work great on active basses but I guess not ALL active basses
I love them on all six of my Active basses, and was quite shocked that SuperBright Nickels were by far the best sounding strings on ALL of those basses, as I would sometimes have 6 totally different string sets on those basses as nothing else worked on all of them as well. But none of them are a Cort and you do have to find the right string for the bass. Point being, they do work great on active basses but I guess not ALL active basses
I'm actually going to completely backtrack on my previous post, embarrassingly . I decided to give these strings a chance. I added a bit of relief to my neck the other evening (quarter of a turn) and raised the action a little once the neck had moved. I'm pleased to say they are a hell of a lot more usable. Fantastic in fact. If I hadn't read your post before hand I would of whipped them off pronto and missed out on being an exclusive Dunlop SB player on all my basses. Thanks.
I just put a set of these in my Cirrus last week... Not bad at all.... I still like the DRPBs though.......but for $14 these strings are great... (Clearance at GC).
I just put some on tonight. My Charvette is a p bass. Immediately I see I'm gonna have to resetup the bass despite the gauge being the same as my last set. (d'addario med nickles) I guess the lower tension is to blame. In the up coming days, I'll see if I like them.
i only use super brights 40-120's since i first got them which was about year and half back or longer
i keep going back and forth between steels and nickels
i love low tension strings and they are cheap-ish meaning affordable for me to change often enough but they actually last quite some time
but i do not change them fast enough to be able to decide between steels and nickels of the same strings (change over at about 1 month min, but upto months to 6 months if i keep going)
i might have ordered first few sets or so from mf or music123 etc but then maybe over 18 sets (for me and some friends mostly 6 at a time or so in three different orders) from @SLaPiNFuNK aka Jason at Bassstringonline.com he offers awesome prices and shipping et all!
Edit/update - I had a nickel set on the bass and switched to steels today and I love it. The steels may be slightly lower in the midrange in some way but for me that fixed the eq I was always doing to make it sound sweet. To be honest I think the steels may just be slightly even more lower in tension than nickels (I suspect this) but the feel of the strings if different in the usual way as you would expect..
i keep going back and forth between steels and nickels
i love low tension strings and they are cheap-ish meaning affordable for me to change often enough but they actually last quite some time
but i do not change them fast enough to be able to decide between steels and nickels of the same strings (change over at about 1 month min, but upto months to 6 months if i keep going)
i might have ordered first few sets or so from mf or music123 etc but then maybe over 18 sets (for me and some friends mostly 6 at a time or so in three different orders) from @SLaPiNFuNK aka Jason at Bassstringonline.com he offers awesome prices and shipping et all!
Edit/update - I had a nickel set on the bass and switched to steels today and I love it. The steels may be slightly lower in the midrange in some way but for me that fixed the eq I was always doing to make it sound sweet. To be honest I think the steels may just be slightly even more lower in tension than nickels (I suspect this) but the feel of the strings if different in the usual way as you would expect..
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