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ProSteels - undesirable mids?

#43
HeavyGroove said:
I reached out to D'addario support earlier today to see if they have had any reports about the EPS300-5 ProSteels. I'll report back if there is anything or if it's just me not liking them.
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There's probably not anything wrong with the Pro Steels. As you can see, preferences and tastes in bass strings are all over the place. Sorry, but you aren't immune to this phenomenon....:roflmao::roflmao:. Your preferred strings are out there somewhere.....:D.
 
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Geri O said:
There's probably not anything wrong with the Pro Steels. As you can see, preferences and tastes in bass strings are all over the place. Sorry, but you aren't immune to this phenomenon....:roflmao::roflmao:. Your preferred strings are out there somewhere.....:D.
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I don't disagree with you, but it seems odd that one string sounds completely different than the rest and not in a "went dead faster than the rest" kind of way. Oh well.
 
#49
HeavyGroove said:
Customer support reached back out to me and they are going to send a new A string - excellent service!
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They once sent me a whole new set of nyxl after a set I had purchased had two strings break without being up to pitch.. then when I got the new set I didn't care stretch them as they were the single most tense strings I've ever used. They ate through my fingers and thumbnail too. Ernie ball eats through my hands and go dead quicker than crud too ime. Ymmv
 
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Lenny JG said:
They once sent me a whole new set of nyxl after a set I had purchased had two strings break without being up to pitch.. then when I got the new set I didn't care stretch them as they were the single most tense strings I've ever used. They ate through my fingers and thumbnail too. Ernie ball eats through my hands and go dead quicker than crud too ime. Ymmv
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What strings are your preferred set?
 
#51
LiquidMidnight said:
Yeah, sounds like there is something goofy with the A string. Generally, dying rounds will take on a boxy honk with a "dead clickiness" in the top-end. Sounds like the A went dead before the others.

Pro-Steels' longevity is a big reason why I switched to them from Dean Markley Blue Steels as my preferred stainless steel string.
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You may want to look up apex cryo strings

oh and look at where they’ve made ;)
 
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#53
I’m aware Jerry Burns uses pro steel strings from chic when I met him he asked me what strings I used when he played my Warmoth 70s J do you like the feel of the Marcus mothers T even plugged it through his Aguilar rig

Fuel what is the Marcus Miller Dunlops and procedures are very like feeling like sandpaper but the Marcus Miller has much more of a meaty low mid
 
#55
Aidil said:
Why did you choose the tapered ProSteels for a shortscale bass?
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A few reasons:

- I had read on here that the taper helps with B string performance (which even if it was tapered on both ends, would just be at the ball end since I clip off the top of the string for the EHB bass anyway). Not sure if that's true or not but might as well try it. The taper is on the B, E, and A string.

- I didn't want to jump all the way the .135 and alter the nut, so I figured the .127 (which probably doesn't make any real difference) was at least larger than the standard .125.

And the most important....

That's all that was in stock for 5 string ProSteels, ha!
 
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My goodness, D'Addario customer support is swinging for the fences.

They had sent an update that my replacement string had been sent out, so I replied to thank them. I basically got a, "we are bonded by blood," response, lol.

I'm not going to lie, it worked. Even if the ProSteels don't work out in the end, I'll still check out the NYXLs in the future.
 
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HeavyGroove said:
My goodness, D'Addario customer support is swinging for the fences.

They had sent an update that my replacement string had been sent out, so I replied to thank them. I basically got a, "we are bonded by blood," response, lol.

I'm not going to lie, it worked. Even if the ProSteels don't work out in the end, I'll still check out the NYXLs in the future.
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Hey man, have fun, you might love em. Everyone I know says the same thing I do about the nyxls. I've seen people here rave about em though. Hope ya find what you're looking for in the end!
 
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HeavyGroove said:
A few reasons:

- I had read on here that the taper helps with B string performance (which even if it was tapered on both ends, would just be at the ball end since I clip off the top of the string for the EHB bass anyway). Not sure if that's true or not but might as well try it. The taper is on the B, E, and A string.
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Yes, IME tapering on the ball end/bridge side helps reducing the low-B mudiness on the higher fret notes. AAMOF, I prefer to use tapered low-B too and I've swapped the stock EXL170-5SL (non-tapered low-B) on my EHB1005MS (the long scale one) to NYXL 45-105 set and a tapered NYXL 130T low-B. But, if I use a lighter low-B (125~120), I'm fine with a non-tapered low-B.

I just never own/play a short scale with a low-B, so I know nothing about this combo.

HeavyGroove said:
- I didn't want to jump all the way the .135 and alter the nut, so I figured the .127 (which probably doesn't make any real difference) was at least larger than the standard .125.

And the most important....

That's all that was in stock for 5 string ProSteels, ha!
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can't argue on that... :thumbsup:

In regards of putting on a 135 low-B, I've used it several times on a few Ibanez basses. None needed nut modification.

Lenny JG said:
What does tapering at bridge have to do with the length of the instrument?
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just occured in my mind, maybe...

since there are 3 tapered strings (B-E-A) out of the ProSteels EPS300-5 set, which includes the A string that the OP is having a problem. And, the fact that tapering makes those strings flex more a little bit on the saddle side. Also, given that these strings are being put on a short scale bass which strings are already relatively lower tension and became more flexible...

maybe... the strange mid on the 3-7 fret range of the A string perplexing the OP is caused by the string being too flexible.

just my 2¢... :whistle:
 
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Aidil said:
Yes, IME tapering on the ball end/bridge side helps reducing the low-B mudiness on the higher fret notes. AAMOF, I prefer to use tapered low-B too and I've swapped the stock EXL170-5SL (non-tapered low-B) on my EHB1005MS (the long scale one) to NYXL 45-105 set and a tapered NYXL 130T low-B. But, if I use a lighter low-B (125~120), I'm fine with a non-tapered low-B.

I just never own/play a short scale with a low-B, so I know nothing about this combo.


can't argue on that... :thumbsup:

In regards of putting on a 135 low-B, I've used it several times on a few Ibanez basses. None needed nut modification.


just occured in my mind, maybe...

since there are 3 tapered strings (B-E-A) out of the ProSteels EPS300-5 set, which includes the A string that the OP is having a problem. And, the fact that tapering makes those strings flex more a little bit on the saddle side. Also, given that these strings are being put on a short scale bass which strings are already relatively lower tension and became more flexible...

maybe... the strange mid on the 3-7 fret range of the A string perplexing the OP is caused by the string being too flexible.

just my 2¢... :whistle:
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All good points/info. My playing style is naturally aggressive, so I've had to try and dial that back a little bit with the short scale. That's one of the main reasons I tried the ProSteels - I was looking for a higher tension/more stiff string to compensate, as the Dunlop Super Brights I normally play just felt sloppy. Besides the mids problem, the ProSteels do sound great and seem to work well with the short scale.
 

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