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Hope the OP tries the nickel Rock Brights as well, especially considering he can get them at a discount. The Power Wounds are nice but the Rock Brights are truly the Cadillac of the SIT line up.
What is the tension of the SIT Rock Brights like? Id lie to try them but need to make sure I get the right gauge. A store here in the UK is selling them off real cheap at the minute and fancy trying them out . I've been using Dunlop Super Brights for a while now and kinda get sick of them. They seem to be getting a more flubby/elasctic feel and don't hold their brightness like they did when they first appeared on the market. I like a lighter gauge string (40-100 or 45-100) that is evenly balanced and a little bit a of resistance there .
The steels are rougher so may have a higher perceived tension than the nickels which I would say are average tension wise compared to most hexcore nickel plated steel strings. I'm using .050 to .110 NRB all tuned down a whole step to D standard but the heavier strings still hold a nice playable tension in that gauge. I'd say they're definitely worth a shot and have great long lasting brightness.
They're Rock Brights to me are the ones I like the most.. Yep I've found them to be a very consistent and really good sounding but my overall preference is the Rock Brights see if they can send you a set to give them a try.. Or maybe see if they can send you a sampler of there various brands this way you can A/B them and see which one suits you best.
Cheers!
Cheers!
I recently put Rock Brights on my Skjold 6 string and love them to death. They’ve been on for about 2 weeks, done a few rehearsals and a gig and they have a great voice. The B string is the best that that bass has ever had as far as being warble-free up the neck, I have looked for B strings that get no warble as far up the neck as possible, and the Daddario had done okay, getting me up to the 12th fret before warble made it annoying to play further up the neck from there (mostly for arpeggios and scale exercises anyway,I’m not on stage up that far up on the B string for any reason-DR strings were a warbly disaster for this bass by the 6th or 7th fret and I tried multiple sets). I was very pleased that somehow the B string on this SIT set is warble free way past the 12th-up to 20th or so. If that is true in general and it wasn’t a fluke, this will be the set I’ll get for this bass to the end of time
Back when I had a seven string bass ,I used SIT Conklin PSR18135 exposed core seven string stainless.
Now I use the same seven string set on my six stringers.
Minus the high F .018
This is because the C and G are thinner than most other C and G strings.
.025 and .035 respectively.
Now I use the same seven string set on my six stringers.
Minus the high F .018
This is because the C and G are thinner than most other C and G strings.
.025 and .035 respectively.
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Mohini Dey likes them..
I got a set about two months ago.. haven't put them on yet as my playing has dropped drastically since my band broke up but I will be moving soon and starting all over again so to speak.. On a side note ..In my packing I found a set of Elixers.. brand new.. that have to be about 13 years old..
I got a set about two months ago.. haven't put them on yet as my playing has dropped drastically since my band broke up but I will be moving soon and starting all over again so to speak.. On a side note ..In my packing I found a set of Elixers.. brand new.. that have to be about 13 years old..
