I gotta pick some of those up. Maybe I can go right to DR since they are like 10 minutes from me in NJ... never realized it!!
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New DR neon strings
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I just put a set of the green on my Warmoth Gecko, and I gotta admit - I like em. Sound is better than I was expecting (though I am known to have low expectations). It looks like the 80's just threw up on my bass, it's perfect 
The orange ones are less "clanky" and slick than the Elixirs on my Ric. More perceived tension too, and generally pretty nice. Now I have to get this bass dialed in (it's super sensitive to temperature changes, which we have had a lot of this past week)
I just put a set of the green on my Warmoth Gecko, and I gotta admit - I like em. Sound is better than I was expecting (though I am known to have low expectations). It looks like the 80's just threw up on my bass, it's perfect
ANy pics?
Not yet, likely tomorrow. I gotta pull out my camera for a painting to send to my client, so I may as well photograph this at the same time.
I did just run these through a band practice and they sounded fine though. So I have no real complaints!
Humm, the green ones. Humm, do like looks wise. How do they sound compared to rotosounds swing66 is the question. Has anyone who also uses rotosound swing 66 willing to say what they think the sound similarities and diff's are? Ty.
I wish I could help, but I've never really spent any time playing DRs. It's always been Elxirs, D'Addarios, or Dingwall Stainless for me.
Going by what is mentioned on the site (nickel plated on round core) they are basically coated Sunbeams.
Hooray for the first online review of NEON!! I love the 80's reference too....
I just put a set of the green on my Warmoth Gecko, and I gotta admit - I like em. Sound is better than I was expecting (though I am known to have low expectations). It looks like the 80's just threw up on my bass, it's perfect
Hah yay, I have achieved something! I'll go a lil more indepth for you and others:
I've never been a hard to please string guy - I've gone through a bunch of brands over the years and I liked a lot of them, I have simple needs.... if it lets me make my noise I'm happy. So I am not good at comparing string brands/makes too well.
None the less, I do feel that they have a nice defined tone, feel sturdy and not like I'm going to rip the coating off, and are just plain ol fun looking. I'm going to have to get used to the fact that coated strings just feel plasticy to me, but there's not much you can do about that, and it's not too distracting when I really get into my groove.
With that said, my guitarists want sets as well, so you may have gotten some more customers
.Well mine came in the mail today, but my atk is still att he shop so i have to wait longer, its been over a y ear since its had new strings and 7 or 8 months since the B broke. lol its about time to get her runnin again.
The 50 gauge black beauties that I put on my spector american bolt on before I went to wooten woods 3 week bass nature camp snapped very soon and had a very trebly sound.
The smaller gauge fodera strings that I put on at the camp lasted much, much longer and even feel better. I still use em for the thick sound.
The smaller gauge fodera strings that I put on at the camp lasted much, much longer and even feel better. I still use em for the thick sound.
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Need pics of the orange ones, i may wanna put them on my gecko when its done. Honestly im more interested in if they are using the new coating on the regular strings and if so will they have new packaging and what not. I can see people trying to sell old ones as new if they dont change stuff. I want the new coating on black beauties and red devils.
Those look fantastic, now i just need a blacklight rig 
And yeah, any word from DR on if the black beauties and others will have the better coating? I would imagine they would but i want to be sure. If so those are going on my P.
And yeah, any word from DR on if the black beauties and others will have the better coating? I would imagine they would but i want to be sure. If so those are going on my P.
Well heres the answer straight form DR
"we no longer use the old coating anymore. Our new, durable, Proprietary, K3 coating will be on all the Neon strings and the Extra-Life strings. We will continue to use the same Extra-Life boxes... it will have the K...3 logo printed / a sticker will placed on all the boxes. We have been shipping the New K3 coating strings a little bit before the annoucement was made on 9/23/10 without the logo. You may check the inside flap to look for K3. We are working really hard on getting everything done for both our dealers, their customers and for everyone else."
"we no longer use the old coating anymore. Our new, durable, Proprietary, K3 coating will be on all the Neon strings and the Extra-Life strings. We will continue to use the same Extra-Life boxes... it will have the K...3 logo printed / a sticker will placed on all the boxes. We have been shipping the New K3 coating strings a little bit before the annoucement was made on 9/23/10 without the logo. You may check the inside flap to look for K3. We are working really hard on getting everything done for both our dealers, their customers and for everyone else."
