Opposite Day! Strings you hate.

[Michael Schreiber]

we don't hate strings but the fact that we can't get any decent sound of it.

Very commendable point of view! I had to learn that the long road, until someone else played my guitar... and I realized, its not the strings, nor the guitar, it's me who need to improve. Since then I love... *harrumph* hate to hate my gear.

P.s.: ...and all roundwounds are pretty gay

"Gay" in the sense of gorgeous, right? ^^
Yet, mine are still underaged, so let's see what the future brings - if they keep their gorgeous brilliance, I mean, of course

 

[chilliwilli]

Anything from D Addario or Ernie Ball, unless you don't mind strings that die within a day of installation ...

This sounds crazy to me. I can't comment on Ernie Ball, but D'addarios last forever and a day for me. XLs, Pro Steels I've tried almost all of them. Even Chromes keep their signature high mids for a long time.

 

[Bass'd on a true story]

I love the sound of Ernie Ball strings, but I'll never pay money for them again. By the time you are done putting them on the bass, you have until about the 2nd chorus of the first song you play before they are dead.

The strings that game on my Rickenbacker 4003S were by far my least favorite rounds ever. Nothing good to say about them. Too much tension, sounded dead while brand new, had this weird rotating feeling when i played on them hard.

 

[chilliwilli]

Only 2 strings that I ever disliked:

Rotosound 77s. I could feel them digging into my tiny vintage style frets as I played them and they went through too many tonal changes in the week I had them on. Just the other day I saw an amazing Early 80s MIJ Squier P bass in the music store. It was wearing Rotosound 77s though and some of the frets actually had valleys lol.

DR Hi Beams. I had them on an early 2000s USA Fender Deluxe 5 string Jazz. The scooped tone was nice at first, but I couldn't un scoop them and got annoyed lol and the G string felt floppier than I'm used too.

I'm fine with just about any other string though. If you are too particular about this sort of thing chances are you can't play that well.

 

[bassliner50]

I hate dead strings, no matter what kind.

 

[michael_t]

Here's my casual observation so far regarding this thread...

The list of strings that are hated by some is basically the same as the list of strings that are loved by others. "Opposite Day" = "Mirror Image Day".

Only three that are universally despised - Mapes, Hartke and Darco.

 

[wolfkeller]

I really must be a wierdo cuz I exclusively use roto 66 on all my basses and love them for sound, feel and tension. Yeah, after 2-3 hrs of playing they can Get tough to play but otherwise np. Second to those are blue steel and I have black beauties on a bass and love them as well. So, as usual I prefer all thinks no one else does, I cannot just go buy at the store! Yup, I'm lefty too!

 

[MoeTown1986]

I can't stand roto rouns or D'addario rounds. Any other strings are just fine.

 

[eriky4003]

I purchased Ernie Ball and L&M (rumoured to be manufactured by Dean Markley) house strings that died promptly. Both cases, it was in a pinch. The strings basically got me through a gig and I had to replace.

 

[Brother Goose]

Blue Steels stayed bright for about 3min.

Can't say I hated them, however

 

[DwaynieAD]

cant stand boomers or fender flats. used to sing the praises of fender flats until i tried literally any other flat. and a for boomers, well they just are, well. boomie its like permanent fart sound no matter the bass, amp, or eq settings. no thanks.

 

[Sixgunn]

Anything other than steel rounds.

 

[JMacBass65]

Any nickle round wound I have ever tried. Plus every factory installed string I have ever tried, with the exception of TIs on the Pino CS model.

 

[Sixgunn]

I hate boomer and all nickel strings AND Rotosound steels. They all go dead way too fast.

 

[bunkie]

Not so much brand, but phosphor bronze round wounds....bright and loud for an A/E unplugged, but way too much squeak when plugged in.

 

[Sixgunn]

Flats in general.

 

[bolophonic]

I have never enjoyed the sound of Chromes under my fingertips. Not sure why, but they sounded awesome when I gave them to my buddy.

 

[Salicete]

RotoSound, Swing Bass 66, yes, the Geddy strings...

Rough even for roundwounds, uncomfotrable, and just never liked them at all.

 

[JRA]

i hate all strings and i wish i played keys instead!

but i really do hate any flatwound string....so far....as of this writing....flats suck and roundwounds don't suck...but YMMV

 

[Buzz E]

Chromes. They're as flexible as rebar.