Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

I had wondered a few(eleventy-seven)pages back what tone you associate with purple.

Funny thing is that it doesn't work that way. If I hear a sound, I can tell you what color it is. If I see a color, it's just a color.

 

[GIBrat51]

Tried another set of under the radar strings on the NR and I'm pretty sure these are it. I was playing and enjoying what I was hearing and not thinking of which EQ adjustment to make. I switched my mid setting to #5 setting (3kHz) with slight boost and I was liking what I was hearing.

I don't know if anyone here as heard of these before or not.














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I have. Actually, they've been around for... well, not a long time (AFAIK), but long enough to be one of the companies that makes the factory strings your new Rickenbacker wears. Along with D'Addario... Their flats are one of the handful of brands that I haven't tried in all the years I've been playing flats. But, now that I have my new Experimental Flat Wound Testing Device (ie., a new bass I bought for this very task - and because it was kinda cool, of course), I will give them a try. Reports over on the Strings Forum are pretty positive about SIT strings...

 

[Stealth57]

I’m not joining the club.

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[GBassNorth]

I’m not joining the club.

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Seems odd that the silks are nearly touching the nut on one bass and well away on the other. Are they the same length and brand of string?

 

[dagrev]

Yeah, some weird guy from NYC was recommending these. I should check them out.

Yeah, he was from Brooklyn so I knew to disregard his effusive hype.
But maybe worth buying a stack at a time.

 

[GonePlaid]

Funny thing is that it doesn't work that way. If I hear a sound, I can tell you what color it is. If I see a color, it's just a color.

OK. Dig deep into yer mem'ry banks(insert Jeopardy theme). What sound did you hear that made you see purple?

 

[dagrev]

I like this cherry, in fact I think that was the first thing that caught my eye, many of them are darker, maybe this is faded (1970) but I think it's really pretty.:



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Gorgeous.

 

[dagrev]

Calling dibs on #42 because it is the answer to the biggest question in the universe.

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Especially now that tone is in the fingers myth has been put to rest.

 

[bobyoung53]

Gorgeous.

Thanks.

 

[dagrev]

I have. Actually, they've been around for... well, not a long time (AFAIK), but long enough to be one of the companies that makes the factory strings your new Rickenbacker wears. Along with D'Addario... Their flats are one of the handful of brands that I haven't tried in all the years I've been playing flats. But, now that I have my new Experimental Flat Wound Testing Device (ie., a new bass I bought for this very task - and because it was kinda cool, of course), I will give them a try. Reports over on the Strings Forum are pretty positive about SIT strings...

They are great strings. Used to come on G&Ls. Never tried their flats, which seem interesting and mean I will at some point.

 

[GonePlaid]

Gorgeous.

Maybe I should leave mine on the front porch to get some sun(and rain).

(I should also shoot a clearer pic)

 

[bobyoung53]

View attachment 4733151 Maybe I should leave mine on the front porch to get some sun(and rain).
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(I should also shoot a clearer pic)

Give it 53 years, it'll look just like mine.

 

[BklynKen]

Yeah, he was from Brooklyn so I knew to disregard his effusive hype.
But maybe worth buying a stack at a time.

I buy 6-packs. The one thing I hate about SIT is their packaging. I find it makes changing strings super annoying.

 

[dagrev]

I buy 6-packs. The one thing I hate about SIT is their packaging. I find it makes changing strings super annoying.

Fret Nation has them for <$16 a set. Seems a steal. Where do you get your's from, if you don't mind me asking? I'll likely get a couple sets tonight, but six sets would be more than I would need and last a long time. And yes, their packaging is difficult to get used to. I can't figure out the plan they are going for with that.

 

[BklynKen]

Fret Nation has them for <$16 a set. Seems a steal. Where do you get your's from, if you don't mind me asking? I'll likely get a couple sets tonight, but six sets would be more than I would need and last a long time. And yes, their packaging is difficult to get used to. I can't figure out the plan they are going for with that.

I get them from Fret Nation.

 

[GonePlaid]

Give it 53 years, it'll looks just like mine.

Well, I'm down to 40 already(it's an '09).

 

[bobyoung53]

Well, I'm down to 40 already(it's an '09).

It'll go by just like that.

 

[GonePlaid]

It'll go by just like that.

At my age(pushing 77), I hope not.

 

[icefly]

The one thing I hate about SIT is their packaging.

In the last 2 years I may have bought 4 or 5 SIT strings, and they all came in this "not sealed simple package".

Some strings I already used:

 

[TBird1958]

I like this cherry, in fact I think that was the first thing that caught my eye, many of them are darker, maybe this is faded (1970) but I think it's really pretty.:



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I have a bad lust for an EB-3......Not helping here!