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Nice J slap tone - string suggestions?

Discussion in 'Strings [BG]' started by BassyBill, Jul 2, 2008.

  1. Jul 2, 2008 #1
    BassyBill

    BassyBill Still here Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 12, 2005
    West Midlands UK


    I generally like nice zingy rounds (Rotosounds) on my Jazz basses, but this slightly warmer, woodier tone sounds good to me. So, what strings immediately spring to mind when you hear this (rather heavily compressed, or at least it sounds that way on my laptop speakers) tone?
     
  2. Jul 2, 2008 #2
    Ryan Mohr

    Ryan Mohr

    Oct 23, 2007
    You could always shoot him a message on youtube, but generally DR Hi Beams are a favorite among slappers.
     
  3. Jul 2, 2008 #3
    nickn

    nickn

    Oct 6, 2007
    Phoenix, AZ
    MarloweDK's a nice guy; he'll answer you if you ask him a question. Go ahead and ask him all about his tone. Actually I think he posts here too, but I haven't seen him post recently.
     
  4. Jul 3, 2008 #4
    VroomVroom

    VroomVroom

    Jan 2, 2007
    SF Bay Area, CA
    Great tone and stellar playing in that vid! DR's definitely come to mind for me.
     
  5. Jul 3, 2008 #5
    rappa29

    rappa29

    Aug 17, 2006
    Palm Harbor, Florida, USA
    Totally in the groove. Not overly flashy. No wasted motion. Not beating the crap out of the bass. Oh yeah and killer tone!

    Would love to know what strings he's using as well!
     
  6. Jul 3, 2008 #6
    BassyBill

    BassyBill Still here Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 12, 2005
    West Midlands UK
    His youtube section says he uses DR, D'Addarios and La Bellas. No more specifics. I'll shoot him a message later.
     
  7. Jul 3, 2008 #7
    RedsFan75

    RedsFan75

    Apr 26, 2007
    Cincinnati
    He might have it listed on his website...
     
  8. Jul 19, 2008 #8
    BassyBill

    BassyBill Still here Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 12, 2005
    West Midlands UK
    I've just put a set of DR Hi Beams on my graphite neck Jazz (the fretted one). They're nice strings, zingy bright but with plenty of grunt in the mids and nice definition in the lows. I'm unsure yet whether I prefer them to my usual Rotosound Swing Bass rounds or not. I certainly don't prefer the price - £29 a set over here, about twice what I pay for Rotosounds (understandably, I suppose).

    I've got a gig tonight and I'll get a more accurate impression of them then, but if I like them enough then I could pick up a few sets while I'm in NY next month, the price would be a lot more reasonable there.
     
  9. Jul 19, 2008 #9
    DavePlaysBass

    DavePlaysBass

    Mar 31, 2004
    CO
    Labella Hard Rockin Steels slap very nice as well.
     
  10. Jul 19, 2008 #10
    Lorenzini

    Lorenzini Supporting Member

    Dec 31, 2004
    Los Angeles
    He is in the freaking pocket. Wow