Dunlop Super Bright Nickels Should Be Called....

[JimmyM]

Resurrecting old thread here for some old strings. I’ve had the Dunlop 45-105 SB nickels on 3 of my jazz basses that I use in a regular rotation for several cover bands for the past two years and all I can say is they have fallen into this perfect broken in state for each bass, still just enough highs to keep the tone rolled back 1/2 way until I need it up for some slap but the low mids are absolutely heaven. I keep thinking I need to change them but there is no reason! Even my BB3000s I use in an original rock band where I need more of an edge tone and drive some pedals, the same set has been on for 18 months of solid playing on a weekly basis and still growl like nothing else. I think these strings are magic, or just haven’t completely died yet?

They certainly have to be good and dead by now. They're quite bright when they're new and it doesn't take too long for them to go dead when you use them regularly.

 

[dukeorock]

They certainly have to be good and dead by now. They're quite bright when they're new and it doesn't take too long for them to go dead when you use them regularly.

I would think so too! Change my rounds out every 3-5 gigs. I use Stainless SB’s and sometimes the MM SB’s, which are indeed, super bright. Full disclosure; I’m an MXR/Dunlop endorser

 

[JimmyM]

I would think so too! Change my rounds out every 3-5 gigs. I use Stainless SB’s and sometimes the MM SB’s, which are indeed, super bright. Full disclosure; I’m an MXR/Dunlop endorser

Very cool! Never tried the stainless but love the nickels. I used to change them out too, but I ended up loving the dead sound. Fat like flats when you play lightly, but still have some good twang when you use a pick or slap. Closest that I've come to my concept of "flounds," the physics-defying set of strings that'll sound like anything you want. The one thing they won't do, though, is sound like a new set of strings, but I have a few sets left

 

[wyleeboxer]

Very cool! Never tried the stainless but love the nickels. I used to change them out too, but I ended up loving the dead sound. Fat like flats when you play lightly, but still have some good twang when you use a pick or slap. Closest that I've come to my concept of "flounds," the physics-defying set of strings that'll sound like anything you want. The one thing they won't do, though, is sound like a new set of strings, but I have a few sets left

Well I went ahead changed out my old SB nickels on my Flea Jazz bass with new ones, I’m on the fence now about putting the old set back on? But I have 4 shows over the next couple of weeks and plenty of practice time to try and kill them asap!

 

[Yahboy]

I have a few months used SBN40-100 from my previous 51P, install on my friend Sterling RAY24ca yesterday which has dull sounding E string from his 3 months old GHS PW.
Once setup done, plug in to bass amp, his Ray24ca get alive instantly and much better open sounding than GHS PW. The Crunchy tone along with smooth low end just like a big bite on fresh potatoes chips. The PW crunch mo a like the bite on expired potatoes chips......