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#229,421
TBird1958 said:
More Green...............Frank has an Olive Green Firebird too.

Still Thursday on the Best Coast!

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Need to sneak Frank's Firebirds in from time to time.
 
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PaleAngel_90 said:
What do you think about Rotos?
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They are are great option--for certain basses. Very punchy. I like them on a couple where they are a great match. Nothing sounds like Rotos--that I've ever tried. They often are thought to be super bright and clanky, angry piano, but can do more than that. GHS Boomers may be the next oldest Round Wound (someone please correct me), or certainly very early to compete with Rotos. They are not as bright being Nickel Plated Steel, have lower mids and have a bigger sound. Dunlop Super Brights may be a good option. They are spoken of highly by some here.
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
But where's the snow?
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On the ground and in the air this AM, not a big deal. It is however the perfect excuse to sit at the model desk and enjoy working on a 60' Beer Car - Yes, I'm a hopeless dork.

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dagrev said:
Yes, the PWs are warmer, but in no way dull. Really nice brightness for NPS. I didn't think the Boomers would be a good fit on the NR either, but tried them just because. I was shocked how the mids in the Boomers really brought some life to the NR. Those and the PWs are the best sounding option for my purposes. Power Steels are my third favorite. One thing with Boomers is to make sure they are regular Boomers and not "Round Core" Boomers, which are darker and have less mids. Round Core is clearly on the package in big letters, so it's easy to tell.
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Ah, I may have inadvertently bought the round cores. I’ll have to check the packaging if I still have it. My only real negative on the SIT PS strings is they are a bit grippy, not as fast and slick as tapes or flats obviously but even a bit more grip than most rounds I’ve tried. Are the SIT PWs a bit smoother more like a ground or oval wound string, kinda half way between a flat and a round?
 
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dagrev said:
They are are great option--for certain basses. Very punchy. I like them on a couple where they are a great match. Nothing sounds like Rotos--that I've ever tried. They often are thought to be super bright and clanky, angry piano, but can do more than that. GHS Boomers may be the next oldest Round Wound (someone please correct me), or certainly very early to compete with Rotos. They are not as bright being Nickel Plated Steel, have lower mids and have a bigger sound. Dunlop Super Brights may be a good option. They are spoken of highly by some here.
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The RS-66s can definitely do the Angry Piano, especially on a VP. They cover a lot of tonal range, but they have more top than I ever use, and not quite as much bottom as I like.

Ahem away.
 
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TBird1958 said:
On the ground and in the air this AM, not a big deal. It is however the perfect excuse to sit at the model desk and enjoy working on a 60' Beer Car - Yes, I'm a hopeless dork.

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Just one of many reasons we love you, V!

Also, that is beautiful work!
 
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BklynKen said:
Sweeet. What beer?
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Like many cars from several different railroads, this one was assigned to Coors Brewing, Golden, CO. It was designed to their spec with large inflatable bladders and bulkheads to protect it in transit, very heavily insulated as well.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Ah, I may have inadvertently bought the round cores. I’ll have to check the packaging if I still have it. My only real negative on the SIT PS strings is they are a bit grippy, not as fast and slick as tapes or flats obviously but even a bit more grip than most rounds I’ve tried. Are the SIT PWs a bit smoother more like a ground or oval wound string, kinda half way between a flat and a round?
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You may be able to locate/search for your purchase on your computer if bought online. Unfortunately they look the same. However, if you can get a closeup shot of the core around the ball end and magnify it, you can possibly see if it's hex or round core. E and A strings are most helpful. You'll likely need to take several pics and hopefully one will get the right angle to see if there are edges to the core. (Voice of experience after getting them confused.)

SIT PWs are typical round wounds (hex core) and not like GHS Pressure Wounds, which is what you are describing. SIT version is Silencers, which seem to be the same process as GHS, but GHS is Alloy52.
 
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TBird1958 said:
Like many cars from several different railroads, this one was assigned to Coors Brewing, Golden, CO. It was designed to their spec with large inflatable bladders and bulkheads to protect it in transit, very heavily insulated as well.
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Are you building the innards as well?
 
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