The most interesting property of this metal is shape memory.
I don't see how useful it could be for a string wire though.
I don't see how useful it could be for a string wire though.
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EBS Titanium Strings?
- Thread starter Johnny Mac
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Jazz Ad said:
Dunno, play a track fifty times and heat the strings and see if they play the track by themselves.
i ordered a set of these in through my local music shop yonks ago slapped em on my warwick streamer then after 20 min took them straight back off
there not bad strings if i was a funk player or did a lot of slap work id use them they just sound a bit too "tinny" compared to what i'm used to they also felt quite rough on the fingers but they were nice n stiff on the neck wich was cool
there not bad strings if i was a funk player or did a lot of slap work id use them they just sound a bit too "tinny" compared to what i'm used to they also felt quite rough on the fingers but they were nice n stiff on the neck wich was cool
now Iv put them olso on my KSD
Great sound!!
And they hold very long
Now they are almost 3month on my Lakland
They are still clear! not new but very clear
nothing else anymore for me
Great sound!!
And they hold very long
Now they are almost 3month on my Lakland
They are still clear! not new but very clear
nothing else anymore for me
I like the tone of those strings and I've noticed that they last much longer than any other brands that I've tried in the past.
However, the feel is really weird. It feels really dry. My fingers don't glide as smooth as other brands. It's very uncomfortable especially for the right hand and I'm having trouble playing with those strings.
Anyone have experienced this?
However, the feel is really weird. It feels really dry. My fingers don't glide as smooth as other brands. It's very uncomfortable especially for the right hand and I'm having trouble playing with those strings.
Anyone have experienced this?
I have used EBS titanium nickels for years. They have a balanced character, somewhat polite mids, clear lows and muted highs. A sound that is very "easy to live with". Less growl than Fender nickels or D'addario XLs. They last a very long time, much longer than any other nickel string I have tried.
Please note: everything above is based on the US made version. It seems they moved production to China (but still keeping the premium price) and I am no longer really interested in trying them again for that reason.
Bumping this old thread because bassstringsonline.com has them on sale. Just wondering if anyone has used them long enough for them to have a track record. Specifically I'm wondering how their tension is compared to D'Addario XL nickels. I would like to stay at least that high or higher tension.
Old thread and the first I’ve heard of these. I gotta agree with some of the other replies here: it has to be titanium in name only and not actual titanium, right?
I'm planning on getting a set of .100-.45's soon. When I try them out, I'll add my own review to them here.
Titanium is non-ferrous
sure it's strong & hard, but not a good idea for electric bass strings
I'm not surprised that EBS has disappeared.
sure it's strong & hard, but not a good idea for electric bass strings
I'm not surprised that EBS has disappeared.
That's probably where the nickel alloy and steel core come in. If the outer wrap is some kind of titanium alloy, I'm definitely intrigued, given it's high "strength to weight" ratio. Plus, it's more corrosion-resistant and has a low instance of poor interaction with human tissue (ask anyone with a knee or hip replacement what they're carrying around inside them), so my slightly-higher-bodily-acidity shouldn't be an issue.
Whichever way it goes, I won't mind dropping $20 on a set of strings. I've paid a lot more for some, only to get far less results than with less-expensive sets.
I just don't like non-magnetic metals in my strings 
I assumed they were history when the link in the OP was dead, but they just moved:
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I assumed they were history when the link in the OP was dead, but they just moved:
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Many alloys in strings are (luckily!) non-ferrous. How much titanium is in the alloy? 1%? Less? Also, pure titanium is neither massively "strong" (?) and definitely not a hard metal compared to some heat treated steels.
EBS is still alive, to my knowledge.
I'm no metallurgist, but this has gotten me onto a wee bit o' research. Yes, titanium is harder than nickel, but not as much as hardened steel, so in a very general, "broad strokes" sorta way, these strings may fall somewhere between nickel-plated and stainless steel strings.
I say "broad strokes", because it turns out there are several different factors that are taken into consideration when determining "hardness". The one that has my attention is "elasticity". Titanium has a higher strength-to-weight ratio and a high degree of elasticity or "flex" compared to other metal. Those are some of the many reasons it's used in aircraft design…titanium alloys can be as strong as iron-nickel steel, but with less weight and it has a greater tendency to flex back into it's original shape when under stress.
In the context of bass strings, more flex and a little less weight? At the very least, I'm intrigued.
Who knows? I might try them and decide they're not for me. If nothing else, I've tried out things that were way more expensive than $20 and ended up disappointed, and I'm talking about more than bass strings (food, clothes/shoes, albums, first dates, etc…). Twenty bucks is a drop in the bucket compared to all that.
