Alright! Finished up all my schoolwork, got the laundry done, and recorded the clips for the Ziko's. It's been a busy day
Ziko Strings. Also a Chinese import, these ones were a bit more expensive than the Caye's and Orphee's. At 14 bucks a pack for a 6 string set though, these are still far cheaper than any US made strings.
These are basically Mediums's, despite the package saying "extra Light".
Here's what you get when you take them out of the package:
A tangled rats nest of strings coiled around each other randomly. You'd think that if the guys at the factory had simply taken the bunch and coiled them all into a loop as one set, they'd be relatively easy to take apart again. Nope, somehow they're all twisted around each other randomly so that you have to thread them through one at a time
And here's what you get when you finally get them apart:
Aaaaaand surprise surprise, two of the string have short windings again:
Now then, despite these minor annoyances, are these strings worth the price? Do they sound and feel good once you've gotten over the kinks and slid strategic pieces of paper into your nut?
YES!
First off, these these things feel perfect. They're on the stiffer side, springy, and solid. They're just the right stiffness that makes it easy to dig in and make every note huge and responsive, without being so immovable that playing chords makes your hands cramp up. Playing them is a delight!
And sound: These things have a HUGE bottom end, without piles of low mids to gum everything up and make it muddy. The highs and high mids are present, without being rip-your-ears-off piercing. I kept fooling myself that they sounded like such-and-such different strings that I've recorded, but after comparing the sound clips, they're definitely their own particular timbre. If I had to narrow it down, they're kinda like a cross between Ernie Ball Slinky's and GHS Progressives.
and now, the sound clip. I went ahead and paired them up with Slinky's, because their kinda sorta similar... ish. Moreso than anything else I've recorded so far. Definitely better though, to my ears.
I'm definitely going to be buying many more of these in the near future. For something that feels perfect for my playing style, with fantastic tone, at 14 bucks a pop, I'd be a fool not to stock up on these in bulk.
Ziko Strings. Also a Chinese import, these ones were a bit more expensive than the Caye's and Orphee's. At 14 bucks a pack for a 6 string set though, these are still far cheaper than any US made strings.
These are basically Mediums's, despite the package saying "extra Light".
Here's what you get when you take them out of the package:
A tangled rats nest of strings coiled around each other randomly. You'd think that if the guys at the factory had simply taken the bunch and coiled them all into a loop as one set, they'd be relatively easy to take apart again. Nope, somehow they're all twisted around each other randomly so that you have to thread them through one at a time
And here's what you get when you finally get them apart:
Aaaaaand surprise surprise, two of the string have short windings again:
Now then, despite these minor annoyances, are these strings worth the price? Do they sound and feel good once you've gotten over the kinks and slid strategic pieces of paper into your nut?
YES!
First off, these these things feel perfect. They're on the stiffer side, springy, and solid. They're just the right stiffness that makes it easy to dig in and make every note huge and responsive, without being so immovable that playing chords makes your hands cramp up. Playing them is a delight!
And sound: These things have a HUGE bottom end, without piles of low mids to gum everything up and make it muddy. The highs and high mids are present, without being rip-your-ears-off piercing. I kept fooling myself that they sounded like such-and-such different strings that I've recorded, but after comparing the sound clips, they're definitely their own particular timbre. If I had to narrow it down, they're kinda like a cross between Ernie Ball Slinky's and GHS Progressives.
and now, the sound clip. I went ahead and paired them up with Slinky's, because their kinda sorta similar... ish. Moreso than anything else I've recorded so far. Definitely better though, to my ears.
I'm definitely going to be buying many more of these in the near future. For something that feels perfect for my playing style, with fantastic tone, at 14 bucks a pop, I'd be a fool not to stock up on these in bulk.
can imagine a set with an 80 has alot less tension than alot of 45 - 105. Defo want to give the La bella rx series another chance. I used to stretch the strings when I changed, bad mistake as I never realised it knackered them.
what basses ya got?
like the sound of them
