Dunlop Super Bright Nickels Should Be Called....

[IvanBassist]

I've been using D'addarios 40-100 Nickel for a while now with a pretty low action. How would a set of 45-105 SB compare tension wise?

 

[Toptube]

I've been using D'addarios 40-100 Nickel for a while now with a pretty low action. How would a set of 45-105 SB compare tension wise?

Its not going to be exact, but that should be similar enough for tension and still feel more flexible.

 

[basses51]

I do, and honestly, I've not played a set of nickel rounds that are as low in tension. They're not ridiculous low, but they are lower than any others I've played.

Are they lower tension than the D'Addario XL170's ?

 

[grimmchaos]

Are they lower tension than the D'Addario XL170's ?

The 45-105s are lighter than D'Addario's XL165's, so I'd have to say yes.

 

[Toptube]

Its not going to be exact, but that should be similar enough for tension and still feel more flexible.

Also note, it will feel different due to a larger guage. You may like it. If you don't, I would suggest trying Foderas nickels to try and keep the same guage with a bit more tension than Super Brights, but still have extra flexibility and better tension balance.

 

[BrentSimons]

Its not going to be exact, but that should be similar enough for tension and still feel more flexible.

Yupper.
Brent

 

[rockscott]

I actually have my birdsong shortbass strung with these strings. I do like them, they are probably the most versatile string i have ever used, however, not my all time favorite. Im a DR lover, high beams, sunbeams & pure blues!!!!!!!

 

[edro]

I was hooked on Super Brights (great strings) until I tried NYXLs... All my basses have NYXL now (IV & V)

 

[Toptube]

I was hooked on Super Brights (great strings) until I tried NYXLs... All my basses have NYXL now (IV & V)

Please give us some details on why you like them better!

 

[edro]

Loved the Super Brights, don't get me wrong. The low B is a bit floppy on the DSBs... They strings play/sound/feel great. My biz partner at the shop loaded his PJ (IV) with NYXLs a while back and I played his bass.. The way his low E felt (a bit firmer than the DSB Es on my basses) I decided to put a set of Vs one one of my V strings... Not a big issue as I learned/play light touch...

NYXLs and not quite as bright as DSBs, wish they were.
NYXLs sound more balanced/full across the entire spectrum on all my basses.
Low B and low E are a bit firmer feeling and as such, more forgiving when I do play hard or board tap a note on low B or E...

I still love the DSBs...the NYXLs just edged them out in the areas listed above...


edro.

tao of edro... You can take away some of too-much, you cannot create what ain't there to begin with...

 

[mmbongo]

Loved the Super Brights, don't get me wrong. The low B is a bit floppy on the DSBs... They strings play/sound/feel great. My biz partner at the shop loaded his PJ (IV) with NYXLs a while back and I played his bass.. The way his low E felt (a bit firmer than the DSB Es on my basses) I decided to put a set of Vs one one of my V strings... Not a big issue as I learned/play light touch...

NYXLs and not quite as bright as DSBs, wish they were.
NYXLs sound more balanced/full across the entire spectrum on all my basses.
Low B and low E are a bit firmer feeling and as such, more forgiving when I do play hard or board tap a note on low B or E...

I still love the DSBs...the NYXLs just edged them out in the areas listed above...


edro.

tao of edro... You can take away some of too-much, you cannot create what ain't there to begin with...

Were you using the .130 Super Bright? I like it a lot more than the .125....that .130 is TIGHT!

 

[4StringTheorist]

Were you using the .130 Super Bright? I like it a lot more than the .125....that .130 is TIGHT!

I'm about to give these strings a try since the D'Addario Flexsteels have ridden into the sunset. The best way to get a .130 B seems to be to just flat out buy the 6 string set... am I right about that?

 

[hondo4life]

I want some o dat crunchy crunch.
Should I switch to Dunlops Super Crunch Nickels from EB Slinkys?

 

[jwilson67]

I want some o dat crunchy crunch.
Should I switch to Dunlops Super Crunch Nickels from EB Slinkys?

If you like EB Nickel Slinkies you might be in for a shock when you switch to SB's. Very, very different strings. The Dunlops have a much spongier feel and roll more under the fingers.

 

[edro]

Were you using the .130 Super Bright? I like it a lot more than the .125....that .130 is TIGHT!

Probably the .125s... May try the .130s down the road on one of em....

 

[hondo4life]

If you like EB Nickel Slinkies you might be in for a shock when you switch to SB's. Very, very different strings. The Dunlops have a much spongier feel and roll more under the fingers.

Interesting. This could be a good excuse to acquire a third bass - so I can try Dunlops without giving up the EBs that I am used to.

 

[tkonbass]

I'm about to give these strings a try since the D'Addario Flexsteels have ridden into the sunset. The best way to get a .130 B seems to be to just flat out buy the 6 string set... am I right about that?

Yes.

 

[GK Growl]

Interesting. This could be a good excuse to acquire a third bass - so I can try Dunlops without giving up the EBs that I am used to.

Another Hondo perhaps? If you have ever used any of DR Strings round core offerings (Hi Beams, Fat Beams, Sunbeams, Pure Blues), these Dunlop Super Brights kinda behave like that, very round core like.

 

[hondo4life]

Another Hondo perhaps? If you have ever used any of DR Strings round core offerings (Hi Beams, Fat Beams, Sunbeams, Pure Blues), these Dunlop Super Brights kinda behave like that, very round core like.

I have tried DR Black Bettys. Although they were a great sounding and high quality string, I was not a fan of the floppiness because they buzzed on my fingerboard. I had to raise the action, and that made me sad.
Oh, well. I have no idea what I'm doing.

 

[FirewalZ]

OK...I finally tried a set on my P bass. Ive had them for a week or so, but just couldn't decide to put the on my P or Jazz, the P won. My usual brands are GHS, and DR and my P bass has had a fully broken in set of DR nickel Lo-Riders for several months, so I figured its time to put some new ones on it and why not finally try the Super Brights. My initial fears were 1) waaay to bright, given the name and 2) to low tension, given the Lo-Riders i'm used to.
I will say I was pleasantly surprised to find them not at all overly bright, as a matter of fact they are even less so than your typical round-wound is right out of the package. I did have to tweak the neck and set up a bit, and while they are lower tension than the Lo-Riders, they are comfortable to play and not at all floppy. My P bass has the Fender Orig 62 p-up, which already has an upper/mid bump and now coupled with these strings it grinds and snarls big time. Compared to the DR's, these strings crunch and snap alot more, a lot less bright/brittle highs(out of the package), tighter lows and definitely even more mid forward. The DR's are a bit darker and possibly more focused on lower-mids, but the Super Brights seem to bump the mids across the spectrum. The hollow grind im getting on the P bass is huge.... Im able to get that great P bass tone form "Pat Travers Band....Live! Go For What You Know"