Got me on that one! Lol I like the blacked out thunderbird too! That's a classic look.
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Silk colors
- Thread starter G.Bisson
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It's the Epiphone version of the Gibson Blackbirds (Nikki Sixx signature? model) from around 2000-ish. Mine's an '08, I love everything about it!
Except for having the Nexus strings on it.
The pickups are WAY to hot for Alloy 52 strings, I found out.
It's got Roto 77s now (the newer ones, with black silks at the ball-end), which has worked out pretty great, imo, especially playing with a pick
Hmmm...don't think they match what I have. I was thinking maybe mine are old D'Addario Slowound, as I've read something about those having had multi-color silk, but I've not found a photo to compare.
I still have the original strings that came with my Peavey G bass. They look identical to the pic above
Root - the pics that you posted don't resemble mine. Take another look at the pics I posted and you'll see that my strings have multi-color silk windings on the headstock, while the silk at the bridge is blue.
I agree!
....and they do sound good, too - good enough they'll be staying on it for the foreseeable future
That's awesome!I agree!
....and they do sound good, too - good enough they'll be staying on it for the foreseeable future
~I just wanted to check with you guys about these strings.....I think they're DR Legends. Yes?
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And Ibanez does some gorgeous paint finishes, if I do say, and if that one is any example !
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It would be helpful if you could provide pics of these strings at the headstock as well so we can see how the silked ends are at the tuner end.
These look like Sadowsky Blue Label Flats. Or, possibly SIT Flats.
Are these actually flats? Or can they be half-rounds?
Purple silk at both ends could mean Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats or Ken Smith Slick Rounds (= half-rounds/groundwound). One way to distinguish the two is by the winding length (ball end to silk). Ernie Ball = 37.25" ball end to silk, Ken Smith = 38" ball end to silk. This is why a pic of the headstock is also needed. Thanks.
These look like Sadowsky Blue Label Flats. Or, possibly SIT Flats.
Are these actually flats? Or can they be half-rounds?
Purple silk at both ends could mean Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats or Ken Smith Slick Rounds (= half-rounds/groundwound). One way to distinguish the two is by the winding length (ball end to silk). Ernie Ball = 37.25" ball end to silk, Ken Smith = 38" ball end to silk. This is why a pic of the headstock is also needed. Thanks.
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Picato Nylons had a pale yellow silk.
They were a very common string on Gibson EB3's in the 60's and 70's in Australia.
Very punchy strings with thump and a smooth even bass tone across all strings.
If you liked Andy Frazer, these strings got you there.
They were a very common string on Gibson EB3's in the 60's and 70's in Australia.
Very punchy strings with thump and a smooth even bass tone across all strings.
If you liked Andy Frazer, these strings got you there.
If it helps, the purple silk flats do sound significantly brighter than any other flats I've tried. Might actually be groundwounds. Thanks for the reply.
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The way the non-silked part of the E string wraps around the tuner post suggests they're 38" in winding length (ball end to silk). That definitely points to Ken Smith Slick Rounds, which are Alloy 52 (nickel-iron) half-rounds/groundwound.
You only show one string...
If the ball ends are color-coded gold-red-black-green (E-G), then yes, they're D'A Chromes Flats.
If all four ball ends are brass, then they're Ernie Ball Stainless Steel Flats (NOT Cobalt).
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