When you've been happy with Nickel Lo-Riders, what bass were they on?

[jasper383]

Epiphone Casady

 

[StringslamDan]

They made a huge improvement on my G&L L2500 in a good way! On some basses though they just sounded like dead strings.. I do love them on certain basses though. It's usually D'addario XL Nickels on darker basses and DR Nickel Lo-Riders on brighter basses, although I've been wanting to try Rotosound 66 Nickels. I also use Gallistrings hex-core nickels which are great too.

 

[totallywink]

My favorite strings! Love the Lo Riders (45-105) on my two Warwick Streamers (passive CV and active LX). Sound great through my Aguilar TH 500 and two Aguilar 1/12 cabs. Lots of goodness there!

 

[Matt Lake]

I have nickel low riders on my J bass, PJ bass and five string Yamaha TRB1005. My J bass and my PJ bass are strung BEAD. Overall they are pretty warm sounding. I like the sound of the DR Sunbeams (nickel) but with a round core they’re a little floppy for the B string. The Lo riders are hex core so they seem to have a little more tension. Not as much rattle and clank. I think the Sunbeams sounds slightly warmer and have more overtones. The Lo riders B string can usually work on a 34” scale without sounding like mud. I can usually play the low D and often the low C and maintain clarity. Frankly the open B on my 34 inch scales is not really good enough to let ring for very long. I can use it as a quick passing note but that’s about it. I like them. They are worth a try.

 

[FunkyFlashFive]

I used them for quite a while on my Reverend Mercalli 5 and liked the sound and feel. I eventually moved on when I was having too many strings break (including 2 on the first gig after a string change!). Haven't had any break in the 6-7 years since I switched to swingbass 66s

 

[80jazz]

I played a fresh set on a Yamaha PJ bass. They were superb.

I now have a set of 45-105 that will now sit because I don't use that gauge.

I suspect that DR Nickel Lo Riders are a great string.

 

[pbass2]

My fave roundwound. Have sounded great on my P w Fralins, and on my Geddy w Model J's. I like 'em really old and broken in - I use them sometimes in situations where I'd normally grab my P w flats---I just use a foam mute. I can get Nickel LoRiders to thump.

 

[Strung_Low]

Nickel low riders are my go to strings. They have great tone good tension and seem to last awhile. I had them on my spector, and now use them on the stingray.

 

[osv]

I have lo riders on all my basses at the moment, including my sb-2. My favorite string, though I am looking at trying some Rotosound 77’s soon.

 

[WarwickE36]

Had them in my Warwick streamer stage 2. Liked em for a bit but they went dull fast (I think its my body chemistry with nickel) ... So I put them on my Ray34 and love em.

 

[LanEvo]

I like nickel Lo-Riders on Precision basses. They have a nice lo-mid grind. I've found that SIT Ellefson sigs sound and feel about the same ... but cost virtually half the price.

 

[InhumanResource]

Browsing through old threads about Lo-Rider Nickels, there's plenty of description about what they're like — a bit stiff, lots of low mids etc — but not much context given for where they were when they really sang.

So it would be great to hear on which basses they worked for you — and perhaps which strings they did better than, on that bass.

I've a G&L SB-1 — so an MFD split pickup — on its way, which I'll definitely be stringing with nickel-plated steels, and I'm wondering if Lo-Riders Nickels should be the first strings I try on it.

I used them on my MIJ Marcus Miller jazz w/ East preamp for years.

 

[michael_t]

I've found that SIT Ellefson sigs sound and feel about the same ... but cost virtually half the price.

How much do you pay for the SIT? The two sets of Nickel Lo-Riders I just ordered cost me $18 ea. as part of a 4-set deal.

 

[conttador]

I have a ‘77 Jazz and I’d been chasing that Marcus Miller tone for a while. I wasn’t crazy about the tone I was getting on it so I decided to put in some Alleva Coppolo pickups (which came up in the classifieds here) since I really liked what I had heard from AC basses.

I took it to my tech along with some nickel Lo-Riders (to preserve my frets I thought) and man, that bass with the Alleva Coppolo pickups sounds incredible! I plan to stick with these strings until they don’t make them anymore or I die.

That Jazz sounds incredible! It’s like a completely brand new instrument. I never thought I would modify it but man this was the absolute best decision ever!

 

[Ricky Rioli]

..... Lo-Rider Nickels ..... Lo-Riders Nickels .....

Funny you should mention Nickel Lo-Riders ....

Thank you to the nice mod for correcting the thread title for me

Embarrassing to start a thread about something and get its name wrong

 

[oren]

I have them on my Roscoe SKB 35” fiver and they sound good and play quite well, and seem to be lasting a decent long time.

 

[Jazz Ad]

I think they absolutely shine with jazz pickups. They give them the oommph singls Js often lack.

 

[Yahboy]

Lot stingray and L2000 owner love Nickle Lo Rider.

 

[dave64o]

Lot stingray and L2000 owner love Nickle Lo Rider.

Yep!

 

[michael_t]

Thank you to the nice mod for correcting the thread title for me

Embarrassing to start a thread about something and get its name wrong

"Lo-Rider Nickels" vs. "Nickel Lo-Riders"... Not a big deal. I knew exactly what you meant.

I've seen threads where they talked about "Nickel Boomers" and "Sunbeam Nickels", both of which are kind of redundant as all Boomers and all Sunbeams are NPS rounds.