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Love me some R. Cocco's

#22
3506string said:
Thank you sir.
They are the RC6C steels. The bass is a MTD kz6 w aguilar obp-3 and ken smith flat top pickups.

Just as a follow up.

I am still pretty impressed by these strings. Actually impressed enough that I have stopped auditioning strings. Usually I have a fall back string (was the SR2000's) and I order a new set of strings every couple of months to try them out. They are so well balanced tonally that seem to make my obp-3 eq more effective. Have to give the Richard Cocco strings a big thumbs up for these.
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Do you play in a band? Do you have any audio or video tape of you guys? I would love to hear how that bass sounds in the mix.
 
#27
Coolhandjjl said:
I'm using the DR Nickle Lo Riders now, nice and growly. Was thinking at looking at DR Black Beauties or the Cocco's due to my obsessive quest for tone, but I really do like my Lo Riders.
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If you are thinking about putting them on your Ric, try the stainless steel R. Coccos. I use nickels on all my basses with rounds, except my Ric 4001. To get the grindy Ric tone, I needed the bite of stainless - and they're perfect. I also boost the gain, and dime the gain wheel on my Marshall MB.

It's not the right tone for everything, but it nails the Geddy!
 
#28
Engine207 said:
If you are thinking about putting them on your Ric, try the stainless steel R. Coccos. I use nickels on all my basses with rounds, except my Ric 4001. To get the grindy Ric tone, I needed the bite of stainless - and they're perfect. I also boost the gain, and dime the gain wheel on my Marshall MB.

It's not the right tone for everything, but it nails the Geddy!
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Thanks for the suggestion. Stainless Hi Beams or Stainless Cocco's seems to be what folks like for Ric.
 
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#35
I've been using DR highbeams and fatbeams for the better part of 12/13 years, but last summer a friend had been egging me on to try the R Cocco's. They are kind of hard to find, even at Bass NW they run out fast.
But all I can say is I really am diggin' the strings. They do feel a little different, but their feel didn't affect what I was used to. They are very toneful strings. Yeah they are zingy and boingy sounding right out of the pack, but once they settle in with some time (I gave them two weeks), they really opened up with beautiful sounding mids. And like everyone mentioned; very balanced and speak clearly up and down the neck.

I've had them on for a little over three weeks now on two of my basses, and I can already tell, these are what I'm going to want in place for recording sessions.
 
#38
Bought a 5er set (steel) yesterday at Rudy's in NYC. These strings sound great on my Carvin SB. Havent found a set of steels that Ive actually liked in a while but I am really digging these. I defenitaly prefer them to DR Lo-Riders. These defenitaly give my bass a different flavor than the Daddario XLs Ive been using, but it just sounds so sweet. I couldnt believe Rudy's actually carried them, its seems like no stores do. Thumbs up for R. Cocco!
 
#39
All my fretted pre-Gibson Tobiases have SS R Coccos on them, I tried them out over a year ago and couldn't believe how great they sound! Have a set of the RC Nickels on my Roscoe too and they also sound great, a big improvement on the stock/factory nickel strings.

Cheers,

EG
 
#40
Okay, I'm really loving the tone of these strings now that I've been using them a couple months. They're stainless 45-105.

One problem....I bought the last from Bass NW and they are not going to carry anymore! :crying: No one else around Seattle has even heard of these strings.
I rarely ever see them on ebay, and juststrings.com doesn't carry them either.
What dealers can we get them from??????????
 

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