just browsing, I saw there is a SRS 4H on reverb right now for $1500, with the option of making an offer... someone must have GAS, or really need the cash
There's definitely deals out there if you are patient!
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There's definitely deals out there if you are patient!
The pictures of the Charcoal Sparkle are beautiful, but you need to see them in person to appreciate just how pretty they are. I was surprised by just how nice they look when I saw one in the nearby Guitar Center.
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I've tried a couple of different DR's on mine and found really no difference in tone for the price and they died quickly so I'm sticking to Slinkys for now.
Wow, I had the opposite experience. I do like the tone of Slinky's right out of the package but they always went dead for me far too quickly - and I LOVE dead roundrounds! That's a major reason why I stopped using them (they also feel more flexible than I like).,
One of the reasons I love the Lo Riders so much is because they always aged slowly and oh so nicely for me, especially the nickels. In fact, I've never removed a set of nickel Lo Riders because they had worn out. I've only replaced them to try different strings - sometimes two years later.
But, good we have so many options these days. There are strings for everybody out there!
One of the reasons I love the Lo Riders so much is because they always aged slowly and oh so nicely for me, especially the nickels. In fact, I've never removed a set of nickel Lo Riders because they had worn out. I've only replaced them to try different strings - sometimes two years later.
But, good we have so many options these days. There are strings for everybody out there!
Body chemistry can be weird like that. DR last longer for me than any other string I've tried
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I found that rotosounds always died super fast for me (1-2 weeks). Slinkys were alright, and string joy worked well too. But now I have settled on TI flats. They've been great, and I still feel like they have attitude if I need them to.
I have that bass but in the HH config.
Those that don’t know or I haven’t played with, always comment on it as soon as it comes out of the case. It’s been my main player for 3-4 years now and I love it..
Also, for the string conversation… I run Slinky’s (green pack) on my SRS 5 HH and they last me about 3 months of regular playing
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Wow, I can get close to 2 months out of them in the winter, and I'm gigging heavily. Now, outdoors in the summer? Well, that'll kill anything
I’m murder on strings though. Most I’ve gotten out of a set of SS is maybe a month - but NPS strings do better; about 6 weeks.
I like Lo Riders myself.
Would you say that stainless steel strings generally last longer than nickel strings?
Would you say that stainless steel strings generally last longer than nickel strings?
I prefer nickels but I’ll occasionally try stainless steels just to try a string I haven’t used before. I’m not sure the nickels last longer, but it might seem that way because they typically have less zing and high end to lose so they stabilize quicker and hold that broken in tone longer than stainless steels do.
But it probably also depends a lot on which specific strings you’re talking about. So my limited SS experience might have given me a different impression than someone who changes strings a lot more often than I do and uses SS strings more often.
But it probably also depends a lot on which specific strings you’re talking about. So my limited SS experience might have given me a different impression than someone who changes strings a lot more often than I do and uses SS strings more often.
In the past I tried either Rotos 66 or DR (Sunbeams & Lo Riders)...they all died quickly.
I found that the longest lasting strings for me currently are the Slinky Flatwounds (aka Cobalt Flats) but they still have an inconsistent lifespan from set to set: first one lasted me about 8 months before feeling "dull", second set died within a month, third set we are around 6 months and counting.
My skin is pretty oily, that must be the reason most sets die quickly. Washing hands before playing and wiping strings out at the end doesn't help either. D'oh.
Now for sake of curiosity I'm going to try Power Slinkys...heavier gauge, stiffer, we'll see how they sound and how long they last. Next on the list are Dunlop Super Brights and D'Addario ProSteels.
I found that the longest lasting strings for me currently are the Slinky Flatwounds (aka Cobalt Flats) but they still have an inconsistent lifespan from set to set: first one lasted me about 8 months before feeling "dull", second set died within a month, third set we are around 6 months and counting.
My skin is pretty oily, that must be the reason most sets die quickly. Washing hands before playing and wiping strings out at the end doesn't help either. D'oh.
Now for sake of curiosity I'm going to try Power Slinkys...heavier gauge, stiffer, we'll see how they sound and how long they last. Next on the list are Dunlop Super Brights and D'Addario ProSteels.
I find Lo Riders to work VERY well on my Stingrays. I prefer the warmer tone of the nickels so that's what I use, but the stainless steels are excellent as well if you prefer that brighter tone.
They're also a relatively stiff feeling string. I know that turns some people off, but I love their stiffer feel. For those who like their sound but not their feel, I found the Sunbeams to sound very similar to the nickels but their round core construction gives them a much more flexible feel. I've never tried Hi Beams, but I suspect they'd sound much like the stainless steels but with a more flexible feel
Lo Riders are my favorite strings overall. I loved their sound on every bass I've ever tried them on.
Lo-Riders seems to be a good matching with 'Rays to me, too!
My Classic digs Lo-Riders, too. I'm not quite convinced about the nickels: tried 'em on both Rays, and they sounds a bit more dull and lifeless in a relative shorter period of time - rather than the classic ones.
I like Lo's stiffness, but I played with steel Rotos for many years, so my hand a bit used to that kinf of stiffness that makes every other string feel soft
I find Rotosounds still usable even when "dead". Unlikely other rounds (EBs, D'Addario -hate D'Addario strings-, etc), to me they seem to sound "Rotosound-ish" even after hours and hours of playing, with they're personality.
EB, for example, sound just like dead strings.
TI flats are awesome, I keep one set at home in case I'd need a "flat" sound. But I can't use them all year, because they prevent you from getting certain tones.
