I've had a set of Pyramids on my '72 EB0 for maybe 8 months or so. The D string seems to have gone bad. I thought I was having some fret rattle on just that string, so I kept raising the bridge saddle, but it didn't go away. I finally realized something was wrong with the string.
I could have ordered a new set, or maybe a replacement string, but when I got this bass, it had Chromes on it. No reason to throw them away, so I still had them. And they're nicely broken in. So on they went. Sounding great, as expected, no D string rattle.
The disappointing thing about the Pyramids is the break-in time compared to the string going bad. IME, Pyramids have a thuddy E string and a twangy A, D, and G string (to various extents), but over time, the A, D, and G mellow out so you have a pretty even-sounding set of strings. But then the D went bad.
I don't see any reason to change these Chromes until something happens to them. I really enjoyed the old-school sound of the Pyramids, but I've always liked Chromes as well. I have an Essex Jazz bass that has at least 10-year-old Chromes on it, and they still sound like Chromes.
I could have ordered a new set, or maybe a replacement string, but when I got this bass, it had Chromes on it. No reason to throw them away, so I still had them. And they're nicely broken in. So on they went. Sounding great, as expected, no D string rattle.
The disappointing thing about the Pyramids is the break-in time compared to the string going bad. IME, Pyramids have a thuddy E string and a twangy A, D, and G string (to various extents), but over time, the A, D, and G mellow out so you have a pretty even-sounding set of strings. But then the D went bad.
I don't see any reason to change these Chromes until something happens to them. I really enjoyed the old-school sound of the Pyramids, but I've always liked Chromes as well. I have an Essex Jazz bass that has at least 10-year-old Chromes on it, and they still sound like Chromes.
