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Nickel vs stainless
- Thread starter Don Sanders
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It's not just a matter of "opinion"; it's a fact that nickel (both pure nickel and nickel-plated-steel) is warmer than stainless steel.
Beyond that, GHS Balanced Nickels take on a darker timbral character after they play in, and continue to darken tonally with age. I can't speak to other pure nickel strings.
Normally yes, but there are brands that make bright strings, super bright, rock bright... Saying that rotosound swing 66 nickel is quite bright
I agree with you to a certain degree in that nickel strings from one company could be almost as bright as (or even brighter than) stainless steel strings from another company.
That said, comparing nickels and steels within the same family, the chances are the nickel would be warmer than the steel.
Roto Swing 66 Nickels being warmer than the Swing 66 Steels.
Dunlop Super Bright Nickels being warmer than the Super Bright Steels.
D'Addario XL Nickels being warmer than the ProSteels.
GHS Boomers (NPS) being warmer than the Super Steels.
Etc. etc. etc...
All down to personal taste or whatever works best on a particular bass. I find nickels work better for me on my stingray
And some nickel strings have as much lowend as a politician has brains
Stainless any day for me. I think it's highly subjective because honestly some good comparisons on the internet show little or marginal difference in between nickel and SS. But when I play (fingers) i find the nickel lacking some bottom end (and not just the bright tone which I'm not after). They've got more grit. I also find the SS I use (DR Fat beams and Dunlop Superbrights) last longer than the nickel I used before (Slinkies end d'Addarios).
You're being overly too technical, like you usually are...
I did specify in a couple of my earlier post about "nickel" being either "pure nickel" or "nickel-plated-steel" and "steel" being "stainless steel".
You're leaving out stainless like folks often do. That's under-technical.
That statement was like saying you're comparing a Ford Mustang to a Ford. They're both Fords. If you're going to leave out a qualifier it should be steel, since all electric bass strings are steel.
I thought we had this conversation already:
stainless steel strings - What do you call them?
That statement was like saying you're comparing a Ford Mustang to a Ford. They're both Fords. If you're going to leave out a qualifier it should be steel, since all electric bass strings are steel.
I thought we had this conversation already:
stainless steel strings - What do you call them?
