Galli Strings any thoughts or experience

[Bassist30]

I really like the bassist Linley Marthe and know he plays Galli steels. I know he plays with a lot of mids and top end but has anyone here played or experienced them and would like to make a comment.

 

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I think I recall @StoicStrayCat saying he's using Gallis on his Emerald Balor - or if not pretty sure it was someone in that thread...

 

[Pier_]

being italian, I've encountered Galli strings many times

1) in the last two years the changed the "formula", and now they don't sound anything like old Galli. they last a week and sound awful...

2) they were just decent strings with no particular detail. any D'Addario or Ernie Ball sounded the same... here in Italy they were famous because they costed less than EBs and D'Addario. now they cost more, due to Amazon's prices on the other brands, and noone is talking about Galli anymore...

 

[Bassist30]

being italian, I've encountered Galli strings many times

1) in the last two years the changed the "formula", and now they don't sound anything like old Galli. they last a week and sound awful...

2) they were just decent strings with no particular detail. any D'Addario or Ernie Ball sounded the same... here in Italy they were famous because they costed less than EBs and D'Addario. now they cost more, due to Amazon's prices on the other brands, and noone is talking about Galli anymore...

Thanks for the info. Curious about them but you are right not to many people use them.

 

[RicPlaya]

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[Iofflight]

I've used these strings and actually they are one of my favorite rounds. I'm using the RSB nickel wound 45-105 on my jazz and I'll put them on my P bass and StringRay when those are ready for a swap. I just can't believe how ridiculously good they sound on my Jazz bass (with Lollars) I've had them on a year and they still sound great. It's made me want to try their flats, tapewound, and Short scale.

 

[Vinny_G]

I've not tried them yet, but they are on my list. And apparently Andy Irvine likes them a lot.





Plenty of other demos here: Andy Irvine

 

[invalidprotocol]

Galli NPS feel great but that is where it ends. Mid scooped and dull sounding with abrupt decay. Among the worst nickel strings I've tried. I cannot speak for their SS or flats however.

 

[Iofflight]

God that was completely the opposite experience for me. But here is the thing it really depends on what sound you like so maybe I should have clarified I don't like bright strings and I hate clang. I pulled off most of my EB strings, reg slinky and cobalt slinky (haven't tried the flats) because of their sound, it really puts me off. The only set I've left on were the ones on my Special because they were already six months old when I bought the bass 2nd hand and they sound serviceable on that bass.

I had Dr Sunbeams on my Fender Elite which were good when I had the N4s in but once I changed to the Lollars, which are darker, it just wasn't working. I put the Galli on and immediately loved the tone.

I still have the same pair on a year later and really like them, caveat I like pressurewound/compressors, anyway I find them deep and punchy with a bit of growl of my jazz bass, but I haven't tried them on anything else. I'm using RSB 45-105s.

 

[FenderP]

I had the Galli black nylon set on my Rob Allen Deep 4 for awhile. I've commented on them elsewhere. But in the end, I felt they were not quite the sound for that bass. They were warm, but did not have enough definition.

 

[Iofflight]

I have pulled every tapewound set I've had off every bass I've put them on because something else sounded better on those basses. I have these La Bella white gold tapewounds lying around and I just popped them on my JMJ mustang for fun because the way I cut them (for the ESP B4E) made them hard to sell and I'm really liking them. I had TI flats and GHS boomers on it before just to try different things. I've tried some D'addario tape wounds which sounded wrong on that same ESP which has Bartolini soapbars in it however those same strings are on a G&L tribute jazz bass at the local shop and they sound GREAT, I couldn't stop playing honestly I almost wanted to buy the bass.

As someone who is coming from a guitar background I have to say strings in the bass world are kind of wild because they can be totally iffy on one bass and really shine on another and I'm not used to that much marked difference in the guitar world. I know we all have our preferences but I swear even a string you might think is meh can sometimes really work on a different bass.