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Opposite Day! Strings you hate.

#181
michael_t said:
Only since my hand surgery last week. I just had all the bandage taken off this afternoon, so my glass is half full again. :D
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Congrats man, glad to hear it!

Only string I couldn't get along with was DR Low Riders. They seemed to have no fundamental, only overtones. Oh, and they never wore out so I finally had to just rip them off of there!
 
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#182
ValeriusCrow said:
According to info given in several interviews and his band's members Joe Dart plays some pretty old Roto's, while David LaBruyere - awesome bass player who worked with John Mayer some time ago - didn't change Roto's on his main bass since 1995! So I wouldn't say that "nice tone = new rounds". Correct me if I'm wrong.
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I'm sure not ALL pros change 'em every show but a lot do.
 
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#183
Sartori said:
I was.

I normally use D'Addario XLs.

I boost my mids a lot, actually, with my metal bands. I play both finger style and with a pick, though at the time I was mainly using a pick.

When I tried boomers, it was like there was a wet blanket over my tone.
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XL's are one of my favorites, too. Great strings!
 
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#188
Jonahlane said:
I hate D'addario strings. I've tried everything they offer, and can't stand the feel of them. I currently love the Dunlop Super brights.
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Everything? All of these? I think of D'addario as the base line bass string manufacturer and then shoot off from there for something better or different. Like the "Chevy" of bass strings.

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bunkie said:
Everything? All of these? I think of D'addario as the base line bass string manufacturer and then shoot off from there for something better or different. Like the "Chevy" of bass strings.

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Ive tried all of their steel and nickel rounds, and then the chromes. Haven't tried the tape wounds, but for the genre of music I play, they wouldn't be super appropriate.
 
#196
I bought a set of DR Hi Beams, which seemed pretty well liked around here.

Never. Again.

These are the brightest strings I've ever owned... until they got old. Much like Keith Richards, the D and G are obnoxious to listen to and refuse to die, despite the E and A being entirely dead. The pick sound is terrible, fingerstyle is dull and flat yet somehow has no thump (for the record, they're on an import MM bass and played through an Ampeg B115).

I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of DR Pure Blues. Wish me luck!
 
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I'm surprised this thread hasn't shut down yet like that Fodera pricing thread - but maybe we haven't patronized talkbass' sponsors enough to irritate the mods.

Gotta keep that cash flow going. Remain sold out =D

To contribute to this thread, and I said it before, but GHS Boomers are a joke.
 
#198
I'm voting for Fender flats again! I purchased a set for my Starcaster, as I figured their stiffness would offset the shorter scale length. That one element of my plan worked, but the tone wasn't what I was after. There is some sort of plastic-y element to Fender flats that I can't easily describe. A slightly lispy 'thuck' to the notes, with a twang that just doesn't seem to sit well with the rest of the tone. They are bright strings, but that brightness just hovers over the integral flats tone of each string, combined with an annoying 'pedalling uphill' feeling when you play. The E string is also surprisingly textured for a flat, with the winds not truly butting up against each other to provide a smooth surface.

I suppose the green silks are quite pretty.
 
#199
Axstar said:
I'm voting for Fender flats again! I purchased a set for my Starcaster, as I figured their stiffness would offset the shorter scale length. That one element of my plan worked, but the tone wasn't what I was after. There is some sort of plastic-y element to Fender flats that I can't easily describe. A slightly lispy 'thuck' to the notes, with a twang that just doesn't seem to sit well with the rest of the tone. They are bright strings, but that brightness just hovers over the integral flats tone of each string, combined with an annoying 'pedalling uphill' feeling when you play. The E string is also surprisingly textured for a flat, with the winds not truly butting up against each other to provide a smooth surface.

I suppose the green silks are quite pretty.
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How long did you have them on?
I do agree they sound terrible for the first two months, but the trick to bringing the best out of them is to stick with them for at least a few months and play the heck out of them.

I always chuckle when people complain about a new set of flats sounding horrible when they're new. ;)
 

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