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Fodera strings, first impression
- Thread starter Winston H
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And it's crazy because raw materials are cheaper to ship than refined goods. You're spending so much money on everyone else's cheap crap that could be done better at home. What is it with government thinking that we don't need to work and make money for ourselves? You're not alone. It's the cancer of the Western governments. They are so full of themselves as they leach off the people's hard earned wealth. Here in the united states it's really bad with that. Worlds richest politicians while they give the middle finger to everyone who got them there. Here let me have my fancy Tesla and power it with the amount of electricity it takes to run a city block while I thumb my nose at the peasants. Freaking parasites.
Really liking them. I'm usually loathe to post works in progress but the rough mix from having a case of the creatives at midnight a couple of nights ago just has such a huge bass sound. These strings really work nicely with the natural tone of the Thumb.
that sounds fantastic! I like the fuzz pedal tone you got here. The track is pretty badass too! It sounds like those strings have a Dr high beams kinda vibe. Maybe Dr fat beams actually. They sound like they have some mass which is a good thing. The mids and lows on the thumb are so huge that it's really a matter of getting the right character to direct all that tone. One string that you might like is Ken Smith Rockmaster strings or the tapercore strings. So far they have been my favorite strings for my Warwick and been amazing on other basses. They sound huge yet articulate and would probably be a great fit for your music. I've had them in standard but also gone down to bead tune on a 4 string set and they still sounded good without being floppy.
More strings to try...
My big needs are good sustain, bright and harmonically pleasing overtones, good voicing playing harmonics, and a decent slab of low end. The EMPs that came on my bass were too light and aged pretty badly. The .028 C string was so difficult to play because I kept accidentally wrapping it over the edge of the fretboard. Just no tension in it.
Will always choose stainless. Nickel/coated get a no from me. Don't even start me on flat wounds.
And honestly, price is of no concern to me. ~$100 for a set that lasts around 2-3 months isn't a big expense and an $8.2k bass deserves it (actually was originally priced at over 10k). You wouldn't put Laufenn tires on a Porsche, would you?
Yeah my friend you'll like ken Smith strings. They have the best overtones I've heard so far. To me they sound unique to any other stainless string because of how rich the notes all sound in every register. The last set I bought lasted me a good 6 months or so. Playing almost every day and sometimes 3 hours or more. I literally played these strings until they had good sized flat spots from the frets digging into them. They settle in and the tone just doesn't die on them. Ken made one of the first 6 string basses in the world and from being a bass builder who plays I can see he took it all into consideration with the strings. With that said I can bet you that you're getting a great c string that does everything it's supposed to. I know that b strings are good because I've had them. Also it'll be a cheaper string than what you paid this time. I think these strings are underrated and the cheaper pricing shows.
Whoa, a .044 C string, that's a chunker!
I tend to stay away from steel strings because my impression is that they are a bit scooped. Is that true with the Foderas, Ken Smiths, Sadowsky, etc?
I thought I was an only stainless strings player as well until I tried the Fodera nickel plated strings. They're very nice strings. So nice that they may now be my go-to strings.
Hardly a chunker! The G that came in my Fodera set is a .045. And it's really nice to play. I find light tension sets roll too much under my fingers.
Its possible that a lot of players would string the Fodera SS strings up and find them scooped. But for Warwick players, where we have an abundance of low-mid and mid freqs, it is a beautifully adaptable tone.
If you listen to the work in progress youtube clip of a tune I started writing on Sunday night, you will hear the massive difference in tone between the more raw start with harmonics and clean playing before kicking in the Alpha Omega to go for a grinding, but full, overdriven sound.
For me, they're very versatile. Put them on a Spector, Dingwall, P bass, Ibanez, and they may turn out as being too scooped. And who knows if you could even detect mids on an MM...they're a clacky sounding bass to begin with.
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So far only my Modulus Funk 4 string MM/J configuration. Previously, I was a Rotosound Swing Bass 66 user for years. If you haven't tried nickel plated strings in a while, it may be worth it to try them out.
My mistake, I thought it was a C string. Yes, pretty normal for a G. In my defense, they have a picture of a 6-string on the packaging.
The tone(s) in your clip sound amazing.
I'll have to try the Foderas I guess... My main bass is a somewhat Fender-shaped active 5-string Nordstrand with blade pickups (P and MM-style). Lots of nice mids, but not a massive low-mid bump like on a Warwick.
My mistake, I thought it was a C string. Yes, pretty normal for a G. In my defense, they have a picture of a 6-string on the packaging.
The tone(s) in your clip sound amazing.
I'll have to try the Foderas I guess... My main bass is a somewhat Fender-shaped active 5-string Nordstrand with blade pickups (P and MM-style). Lots of nice mids, but not a massive low-mid bump like on a Warwick.
Thanks mate! With a proper mix I'm confident I will have the best sound I've ever had from a bass.
I'll give you that, the picture is deceiving unless it were a set for F# tuning!
If you've got the mids through your setup, then the enhanced lows and highs of the Foderas may give you a really well balanced tone.
So reason why I like the Ken Smith strings is that they aren't scooped. They are really even eq. Also the tension is balanced which is why you get those oddball gauges. If you like stainless strings these are ones to try.
I didn't seem to hear much of a scoop in sadowski strings either. Definitely a bump in low mids but not a traditional scoop. If you like nickels or nickel steel you'll be very happy on these. They have a similar character where they don't really have much zing like most steel strings. I just went through a set on.
