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Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinkies

#22
68Goldfish said:
Tried them once. Never again.
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I don't blame you. I took them off and I may try them on another bass just to see what happens but I'm not expecting miracles. They had a nice tone for a couple hours but I noticed them going dead pretty fast. I still want to see how they react to the humbuckers on the Warwick Corvette vs the EMG soapbars on the Dean edge I first tried them on. I know how strings sound very different depending on the bass and what's in the bass.
 
#23
GTHintz said:
I don't blame you. I took them off and I may try them on another bass just to see what happens but I'm not expecting miracles. They had a nice tone for a couple hours but I noticed them going dead pretty fast. I still want to see how they react to the humbuckers on the Warwick Corvette vs the EMG soapbars on the Dean edge I first tried them on. I know how strings sound very different depending on the bass and what's in the bass.
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In thirty years of playing I’ve never had a set of strings go so dead so fast. One three hour gig and they went from bright and zingy to so dead you could hardly hear anything when played acoustically. It was the weirdest thing. Then I made the mistake of putting the bass back in the case for a few months. The next time I opened the case I was horrified at the amount of rust that was coating every string. Couldn’t get them off and my bass cleaned fast enough. Not trying to bash EB because the regular slinkies are my go to. Have been for years. And I’m even a big fan of the cobalt flats.
 
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#24
68Goldfish said:
In thirty years of playing I’ve never had a set of strings go so dead so fast. One three hour gig and they went from bright and zingy to so dead you could hardly hear anything when played acoustically. It was the weirdest thing. Then I made the mistake of putting the bass back in the case for a few months. The next time I opened the case I was horrified at the amount of rust that was coating every string. Couldn’t get them off and my bass cleaned fast enough. Not trying to bash EB because the regular slinkies are my go to. Have been for years. And I’m even a big fan of the cobalt flats.
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No rust or discoloration but the way they died out is very much like nickel. However thankfully I haven't gotten any rash from them.
 

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