...they are pretty light. Just put em on my my t bird, maybe I got the wrong size? .45-105. But they feel like jello. Not bad just very bendy. Oh they show lint too but who cares. Aside from that they play great
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These Black Beuties are nice but.....
- Thread starter Reigninblood
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I'm pretty sure black beauties are hex core. Perhaps they put light gauge set in medium gauge box? The black beauties being hex core being main reason I didnt try them after finding I liked the neons which are round core.
I put a set on my Stingray the other day, went to practise and ended up changing back to the lo-Riders that were on there previously when I got home. Same gauge but completely screwed up my action due to them just being too floppy, was buzzing everywhere.
yeah I got crazy fretbuzz going on,.but we play pretty loud so you can't hear it. They feel really slinky.
Little Update: I've gotten them broken in on my Thunderbird, about 15 hours or so on em. They are starting to really feel good now. I was skeptical the first few hours, but now I love these beauties! I think you just gotta be patient and break em in cuz I'm playing faster because my action is lower and more precise because the black coating let's me slide around the neck easier. I'm sold on em.
I'm gonna hold off on the truss adjustment because I'm loving this super low action. Through the amp it sounds perfect, no buzz at all.
I have them on an ibanez srx 300. They are definitely less tension than my power slinky's or regular slinky's but I still like them. I had to have a set up and my truss rod adjusted along with raising the action a little more to accomodate them...but I like the sound and feel so a few tweaks was worth it.
Really? I love my Black Beauties, but the only thing I don't like is that sliding is much rougher with the coating. They chew up my fingers, and going back to my other bass with Elixirs is like going from sandpaper to a slip-and-slide.
Frustration hits! I was tuning my E string when it came unraveled. Now the E is useless :-( anyone know where I can buy just the E? Or am I f***ed? If i can't buy just the E I'm out $33.00. And will just go back go regular DR's. I Googled single black beauties E for bass, nothing. Quite pissed at this moment.
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I googled "dr black beauties single strings", so maybe I had better luck with that search.
I googled "dr black beauties single strings", so maybe I had better luck with that search.
