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Fodera X DR strings
- Thread starter tleebassist11
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Did you ever try the Fodera handmade strings before they collab'd with DR? I really loved them in nickel. These are certainly nice strings, but for me, they were a step down. Curious to hear your thoughts if you tried both. Glad you're digging them. Maybe someday I'll give them another shot.
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Can you say more? I like the old fodera strings but haven't used them for many years, and I also like DR strings, so I'm interested...
I also prefer the old, handmade Fodera strings. They were special, my favorire roundwound ever, and its quite a loss that they dont exist anymore.
I never liked the previous handmade Fodera strings. They felt like they were handmade and very inconsistent in the outer wrappings. Just did not feel good under my fingers and never found them to last. Now that DR is making them I would be curious to try them, probably much better made since DR knows a thing or two about making strings!
Do they make a light gauge medium scale. For the life of me I'd love someone (other than $93 TIs or scratchy Rotos) to make a light gauge medium scale!!
So looks like they don't even do a medium scale. Which is hella confusing since half of Fodera's offerings are shorter than 34". Bah.
So looks like they don't even do a medium scale. Which is hella confusing since half of Fodera's offerings are shorter than 34". Bah.
You could try Dunlop Superbrights 100-80-60-40. They offer them in medium scale and they are quite low tension since you mentioned TIs.
Ah perfect, I hadn't seen those! And I looked at the Dunlop website too. Must have missed them. I'll will give them a go, thanks.
I also did not like the old Fodera strings that were made by a couple of guys in a small shop somewhere in upstate NY.
They sounded and felt...like they were made by a couple of guys in a small shop somewhere in upstate NY.
Among other things, they had a lot of residual oil on them right out of the package. I had to toss them in a naphtha bath to degrease them.
But they sure were affordable. Especially for items labeled Fodera. And they ended up being useful in their own way.
I ended up putting them on basses I was selling, so I could ship a bass out with fresh new strings on it.
Putting Fodera strings on a Squier or a Dean is sort of like Lisa Douglas leaving NY and moving to Hooterville.
They sounded and felt...like they were made by a couple of guys in a small shop somewhere in upstate NY.
Among other things, they had a lot of residual oil on them right out of the package. I had to toss them in a naphtha bath to degrease them.
But they sure were affordable. Especially for items labeled Fodera. And they ended up being useful in their own way.
I ended up putting them on basses I was selling, so I could ship a bass out with fresh new strings on it.
Putting Fodera strings on a Squier or a Dean is sort of like Lisa Douglas leaving NY and moving to Hooterville.
Hey guys, sorry I didn’t elaborate more. I personally prefer these newer DR strings to the older fodera strings. The old ones sounded phenomenal maybe even slightly better than these, but I much prefer the tension on these. These seem a lower tension string which I like better. They work perfect on my 32” Nik Huber and my 33” foderas.
If you have ever played DR and liked them I can promise you will adore these. Good luck and God bless you all bass brethren!
If you have ever played DR and liked them I can promise you will adore these. Good luck and God bless you all bass brethren!
I had a set of the og fodera steels on a bass and it was great. They held up for a long time and I still have them in case I need an emergency set of something. I don't like how expensive the DR fodera is so I'd probably just stick to the DR because they are still mostly keeping things reasonable for high beams and fat beams. If I can score a set for a reasonable price I'll try the fodera stainless again.
I have wanted to try the Fodera x DR, but I have a stash of Pure Blues that I haven't used up yet. I remember the original Foderas having very even response and a satisfying punch when you dig into them a little.
I personally hate them. I am really upset that I can't get the old strings anymore. I bought a stack of the new ones and tried them, and hated them so much. I hate them so much that I just gave them all away to young bass players. One of my life regrets is not taking $2000 and buying as many of the old strings as possible to last me the next 20 years of my life. Now my Fodera basses just sit in the basement because I haven't found strings that I like to put on them. I hope they find the old recipe and start making them again, because these new ones are it for me.
that's just my input on them
that's just my input on them
