What's Your Brand?

[Clark Westfield]

DR

Cause they are awesome and made right here in New Jersey.

 

[johnh89]

A man after my own heart . Rotos made in sevenoaks , Kent , UK . 20 miles from home . Still the best strings ever for me but local gives me certain smug feeling.....

 

[Gnal]

I voted other. Right now, I’m enjoying Fodera strings light gague

 

[Watchootognbout]

I use S.I.T. Conklin PowerSteel stainless 7 strings on all three of my sixers.
I like the .025 C string.
(I don't use the F#)

 

[west al]

D'Addario ETB92S Nylons. Never had any intonation issues on any bass with ETB92 Nylons. U.S.A. made as well.

 

[GlassToMouth]

I've deviated many times for experimentation. But I always come back to Elixir. I'm in a couple different cover bands. Ranging from old school funk, to modern pop. Some jazz fusion stuff for fun occasionally. I'm cursed with body chemistry that seems to kill most rounds. I'd swap out other brands every few weeks, but I get months out of Elixirs. I like snappy, Hi-Fi tones a lot. I have multiple basses. Most are fully active EMG equipped. I tend to favor their nickels but I like the stainless as well. And the smooth texture makes slides a breeze.

 

[KevinDBassist]

For my P Bass with a EMG Geezer I play Chromes . On another spectrum my active Emg pickups ESP LTD Phoenix I run pro Steels . D'Addario

 

[CPplaysBASS]

I've been stuck on DR Hi-Beams 45-105 for years after going through multiple brands and types. The tension is similar to D'Addario rounds of the same gauge (based on the fact I didn't need to tweak my neck relief when switching between the two). I prefer tension a tiny bit on the high side for "piano tone" and clarity, but really love the flexibility (i.e. "bendability ) of the round cores. I stopped considering any other strings. Plus I can always find them in stock locally (a huge plus).

 

[Skip Chucker]

GHS. They make string less than a mile from where I work, and I love bass boomers and pressure wounds.

 

[Skip Chucker]

DR

Cause they are awesome and made right here in New Jersey.

I respect that you support your local business.

It's the same reason I play GHS.

(Read this in Roy Kent's voice- add F bombs where you see fit)"Because they're good lads, they make a good product, and I could have a beer with them after work at the local pub."

I'll take that over, "Well, the mids are little more fronted and the tension is an RCH less (or more) than XYZ at this scale length" every day of the week.

It's awesome when you can connect with the people that make the product that you like.