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looking for new strings

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SiReZ

Jun 21, 2009
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#1
i wanna get a new set of strings for my fender jazz but kinda stuck as of what brand and type to go with. i usually use D'addario but i wanna try some new ones. im looking for something that has a nice treble as much as it has low end. i was looking at rotosounds but dont know many ppl that use them? anybody have any recommendations?
 
#9
EagleMoon said:
What is the difference between the black label and the blue label strings?
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For the most part, feel. The blacks are a little stiffer and, IMO, feel more like your traditional SS strings. The blues seem to have a little less tension and are a little easier on the finger tips. Both are hexcore and both have great B strings. I know I can bend the blues easier than the blacks but it's been so long since I played a set of black label string that I'll probably go back to them if I do. I loved them until Roger came out with his blue labels. Then I fell in love all over again.
 
#12
Neither does Harris mate ;) anyway on that list Harris uses signature flatwounds and I imagine Jaco and John Paul Jones weren't using their uber aggressive sounding steel strings.

Steel Rotos do have quite a nice grindy top but with plenty of depth behind them too, for Stells they have really low tension it would seem too. Bought a set of 110 Roto steels a while back and they were really loose for high gauge steels, steels aren't really my kinda thing for anyone I play for at the moment but I was impressed about how good they sounded when you dug in, the high end wasn't really glassy and harsh like alot of steels seem to get when you pick them.

I'd also recommend looking at Dunlops too, they're nickles have quite a nice bright bite to them so they're steels probably have loads of presence.
 
#16
SwamiRob said:
Neither does Harris mate ;) .
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I was talking about the make of strings not a jazz bass, I saw the OP say seems like not many people use them, not seems like not many people use them on a Jazz :smug:. Apologies for missing Squire, it wasnt a complete list, that would have been too much effort :).

I have Rotos on my Jazz, and have used them for around 2 years now, and I have not noticed any fretwear at all yet, having said that they are quite rough. The Rotos being bad on frets thing was mainly on vintage basses as they used to have softer frets. Modern frets can cope with them easily.
 
#20
I've tried DR, Ernie Ball, Elixir, Blue Steel, SIT, and Dunop strings...but I always go back to Carvin (or Fender, they have a similar tone) strings. The Carvins produce a huge tone, especially on the low B. I believe they are made by Labella.
 

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