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Old Slow wound
- Thread starter downlow411
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The XL series nickle strings. When D'Addario stopped marketing the SloWounds they said that they'd adopted the slow winding technique for all their strings. Don't know how they compare to SloWounds now because I've not used D'Addario strings since I started using DR (because they fit a string-through without having to special order extra long strings).
John
John
While some may not agree,I find the D'addario XL Nickelwounds to be so close to the Slowounds that I can't tell the difference between the two.
I am using the XL Nickelwounds now that they stopped making Slowounds.It is true that,after they break in a little,they sound like Slowounds.
But fresh out of the package,the XL Nickelwounds have alot more high-mids in them.The Slowounds were much smoother sounding new.
But fresh out of the package,the XL Nickelwounds have alot more high-mids in them.The Slowounds were much smoother sounding new.
I think I read here at one time that DR Marcus Miller strings came close. I know that DR winds them slower than the other strings in their line. They seem to have more bass and mids and less harsh on the high end.
Slowwounds were a great string. Don't know why the pulled them. Lot's of us were very loyal to those strings and kind of found "the string". They should have kept them in their line. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Slowwounds were a great string. Don't know why the pulled them. Lot's of us were very loyal to those strings and kind of found "the string". They should have kept them in their line. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
And to think, I was just going to post a thread similar to this...
I was a huge Slowound fan, and was really ticked when they stopped making them. I actually switched back to using EB Power Slinkys after that, but I've never stopped trying to find the old Slowound tone.
I see some suggestions for XL Nickels, and DR MM's (Though I've never been a big fan of DR's) maybe I'll give both a try.
I was a huge Slowound fan, and was really ticked when they stopped making them. I actually switched back to using EB Power Slinkys after that, but I've never stopped trying to find the old Slowound tone.
I see some suggestions for XL Nickels, and DR MM's (Though I've never been a big fan of DR's) maybe I'll give both a try.
I've still got the same set of Slow Wounds on my BG, that I had when they stopped making them!
I always remember when somebody looked at the packet and was horrified - that sounds disgusting, they were imagining blood pouring slowly from a wound that would not heal!!
I believe the XL's are not wound at the same speed as the Slowounds were...so not really the same string.That being said,I can't really hear any difference between the two sets.
The original XL (they've been around for decades) weren't. But when D'Addario stopped making SloWounds, they said it was because they started using the technology on all their strings. And the only difference in 1999 or so between XL and SloWounds was the machine they were wound on. They used the same wires with the same alloys on all the nickle strings.
John
John
bongomania
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That's exactly what I thought, seeing the thread title. What an awesome band name though! "The Old Slow Wounds", or even just Old Slow Wound as a nickname like Slow Hand or Blind Lemon.
The Slowounds were D'Addario's premium nickel strings. Yes as technology on the XL Series got better,D'Addario could not justify selling what were basically the same string. If you research it out you find the XL's are still wound at normal speed, unlike the Slowounds which were wound at a slower speed.
So since you said yourself there is no difference in the strings, why does it matter?
