I was surprised by how much clean Bottom is in the NPS SuperBrights after trying several different strings, even SS SuperBrights, on a bass that nothing else seemed full enough. The upper end can always be rolled off a little if needed, but I didn't find it being too much. Could be bass specific, tho, as prev mentioned- only one way to know.
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Need the low-down on FlexSteels please..
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On the same bass I tried DA Flex Steels, and Dunlop Super Bright Nickels, the Dunlops sounded and felt the best.
They are still very good sounding after a month of very heavy use. For their cost, sound, tension and feel, they have now become
my favorite round wound strings.
They are still very good sounding after a month of very heavy use. For their cost, sound, tension and feel, they have now become
my favorite round wound strings.
could you help a bass player out and post a link to show me exactly the string you are talking about?
It's only money that stops people from getting a good tone aye?
Well that's great, they have the 34inch.. and the 36inch scale length..
My bass is 35 inch!.. so which do i get? just deal with the 36inch?
Measure the physical distance between where the ball ends sit and where the strings clear the nut on your bass to find out the "winding length" you need.
Then refer to this chart:
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It's deeper than that, of course. But at first blush, yes, this is why there are $100, $1000, and $10,000 basses.
And why there are constant "why would anyone need a $10,000 bass when I like my $100 bass just fine" threads...
With strings, especially if you have some you like, it's a gamble on what will eventually be a recurring cost.
If you have a tone that absolutely demands zingy-fresh strings, you may need to consider the cost of replacing them every hour.
It's easy to look at the cost of any TI string without considering that most people leave them on for years.
I like the strings I'm using but always on the lookout for alternatives. I have to consider the cost of a $40 gamble on something I might not like better. Especially when I just bought 2 sets of what I like now ;-)
Ask Jason at BSO - he knows his strings, and he will know what will fit a Roscoe.
Yes, definitely. Jason is the king of strings. He's the one who taught me about "scale length vs. winding length".
My Ristola-6 has a 35" scale, the Long Scale set fits it perfectly. I think it's the IN-346 set, if that helps.
To give you a bit more info on the tone of the Superalloy's:
They're not super bright, fresh out of the pack. They sound really balanced, from Lows to Highs, they have a really rich sounding B-string and punchy low mids, the high end seems a bit rolled off, but they still have enough to cut through in a dense mix. Their texture feels similar to GHS Boomers, to me. They don't have as much tension as D'Addario XL's, but their tension is still decent. YMMV.
After a few weeks' playing time, they settle in, and keep their tone for a freakishly long amount of time.
Thanks to Michael-T for providing you with the link from BSO. That's where I buy all my strings, Jason is fantastic. You may also want to ask him about which brand of string will give you exactly what you're looking for. He's a Guru on all things string-related.
And just to let you know, I'm replacing the 18 month old Superalloy's on my bass with a set of Fodera Nickels, after talking with Jason at BSO, as I prefer a bit more string tension than the Infeld's provide. But the tone and lifespan of the Superalloy's can not be beat, IMO. They're a very unique string.
OK - I know I was going on and on and on about Pure Blues and how awesome they are. Well, they do sound awesome...for about 3 hours! By the end of my first gig with them on Saturday the E and A string lost all their high end and the D and G weren't too far behind. Back to Fat Beams and stainless steel strings in general for me!
God dangit.. I was just about to buy the Thomastik superalloys but now a few people have mentioned Fodera Strings.. I'm just going to have to buy like 5 different sets and after 2 or 3 years I will finally have used all of them to see which strings are for the tone I'm looking for..
I was trying to start with the string that has to be closest to the sound I"m looking for and then I will EQ with the amp and etc to get the rest.. but I need the right string first!
I never tried GHS aything.. yet..
I've tried alot but I only can remember - (Labella deep talking bass ,ErnieBall slinky ,Daddario XL and Flatwounds ,DR -I think Marcus miller version) * oh and some older elixer set..
there have been other strings i've tried but just can't remember what they were..
I should be home in about a week, I'm a Truck Driver, and I'll let you know how the Fodera Nickels compare to the Infeld Superalloy's, -If you haven't already ordered a set.
I also own a Roscoe SKB-3006, but I ordered 10 sets of Roscoe-spec'd D'Addario's Nickel Rounds from Keith. I probably have 4 or 5 sets still on hand. The Roscoe strings have a .130 B-string, they feel and sound great, and the price of the strings were pretty reasonable IIRC.
My Ristola came with either a .125 or .128 B-string (can't remember which), so I've stuck with sets with a slightly lighter gauge B-string. It seems to be working out pretty well. On the Ristola, I've mostly used D'Addario XLs, I tried a set of Ken Smith Burners (which were pretty darn nice, I've read somewhere here that Ken Smith bass strings are made to Ken's specs by GHS), then I bought the Superalloy's. Man, if only the Superalloy's offered a set with as much tension as the D'Addario XLs, I'd stick with them! Like I posted before, the Superalloy's have a really unique sound.
I'm very excited to try the Fodera Nickels. I've read a lot of positive posts about them, and you can't beat Jason's price on them.
I have a couple of sets I can sell you... Not my cup of tea. I would not recommend them. But I have to get rid of them to somebody. : )
Hey! Watched the video and read some of the previous posts. I think Boomers would get you closest to the sound, but those die pretty fast (At least in my experience) so I'd steer away from those. Honestly, I'd start out with D'addario Nickels. They make them in various scale lengths and they're not super expensive plus I feel like D'addarios just have that "solid" low end. Prosteels are also really nice, but I think that'd be a little bit further from the sound you want.
One thing to remember: if your new strings are too bright, you can always roll off your treble a little bit. It won't really take off all the brightness and zing but it will help quite a bit! Assuming the Roscoe is an active bass, you can just roll off some of the treble on your bass's eq. Hope this helps
ha.. I ended up getting Fodera Nickel strings.. I like them.. they probably aren't the closest to the sound I'm looking for in the video but I'm happy with them.. but I need to really test them.. i"m just playing them in my room through little headphones.. I will test them on a gig soon and with 4x10 cab and etc..
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