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Signature strings. Do you use them?

Do you use signature strings?

  • Yes. My signatory knows their stuff

    Votes: 5 4.0%

  • No, it’s just marketing guff

    Votes: 66 53.2%

  • Sometimes, it depends on what I’m after

    Votes: 30 24.2%

  • Carrots make terrible strings.

    Votes: 23 18.5%
  • Total voters
    124
#42
Was at the tail-end of Marcus Miller's endorsement with Fat Beams. Loved those strings but decided to try Dunlop Super Brights (DSB) based on all the good word on those and then jumped over to the Marcus Miller Dunlop Super Brights (MM DSB) which are my favourites for the Rick. Voted 'Sometimes' as most of my other basses are using regular DR Lo-Riders. Liked Fats better than Hi-Beams for their booty and same with MM DSBs rather than the regular DSBs.
 
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#44
Dlew919 said:
As opposed to standard sets, or making your own gauge mix. (Or making your own if you have the equipment). Elaborate in the comments, and tell us what types you l8ke.
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For me, only Dunlop Marcus Miller Set sound awesome on any Jazz bass.

The Pino flatwound set sound not well on all my P bass. Also weird fretting feel and unbalance stiffness on their string gauge in my hand. LTF4A and Ti flat still my choice.
 
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#45
The only “signature” set I’ve tried was the Pino Palladino set from Ernie Ball, and I was disappointed.

That being said, I use different sets and setups on most of my electric basses. I figure I should be getting different tones if I’m going to justify owning more than one bass.
 
#46
Cleezmo said:
I said sometimes. I started using DR FatBeams years ago when they were still the Marcus Miller FatBeams. Since he moved on to Dunlop, I'm still using the same DR strings, but now the boxes just say FatBeams without his pic. So, I guess I used to use a signature set?
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Marcus Miller signature set of the Fat Beams had the gauges 45-65-80-105. DR doesn't offer that as a factory set anymore.

DR FB MM.jpeg
 
#48
Dlew919 said:
As opposed to standard sets, or making your own gauge mix. (Or making your own if you have the equipment). Elaborate in the comments, and tell us what types you l8ke.
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I have to say... no, I don't. Honestly, I don't see - or hear- any reason to. And, TBH? The only signature flatwounds I'm aware of, are the Steve Harris Roto SH77 Flats; and Dogal's "Jonas Hellborg" and "Jaco (Pastorius) Carbonsteel" strings. I like - and use - Roto RS77s, but I won't use the SH77s. For one, I don't need flats that heavy; and, as a lifelong fan of the West Bromwich Albion soccer club, I refuse to put strings with his favorite team (West Ham United) colors on them. I do use Dogal's Jaco Carbonsteel Flats, though. And, I have a set of the Jonas Hellborg Flats, but... I don't have a bass I really want to put those ridiculously expensive strings on, at the moment... The vast majority of signature strings are rounds, and I never play rounds if I can help it. Only one of my 27 basses wears rounds (TIJR324 Jazz Rounds); and then, only because that bass sounds gawdawful with any other strings on it.
So, no; I don't use signature strings - for the signature, anyway. I use the Jaco Carbonsteels on a bass with neck problems, that needs strings with as low a tension as possible. And, according to Dogal's packaging - and how quickly they come up to pitch? 11 lbs. of tension per string is about as low as you can get... The "Jaco" part is immaterial, AFAIC... :whistle:
 

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