Members The Unknown Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 Easy to bend, easy on the neck, not floppy... Ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 Easy to bend and not floppy? Heh. I like elixirs a lot. They slide easy, and bend fairly easily IIRC. They also last ages if you don't play with a pick. I'm also pretty happy with the GHS double balls I've got on my steinie, and I think you'll find a lot of people recommending GHS in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 Easy to bend and not floppy? Heh. I like elixirs a lot. They slide easy, and bend fairly easily IIRC. They also last ages if you don't play with a pick. I was gonna say Elixirs too, but that's because I always suggest Elixirs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 Yeah, I keep meaning to try black beauties, but Elixirs are hands down the best string I've ever used. And they're no more than 30% more expensive for 100% more string life (and they sound the same through the entire life of the string). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdb Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 Easy to bend, easy on the neck, not floppy...Ideas ? any particular tone you are trying to achieve? rounds, flats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 Yeah, I keep meaning to try black beauties, but Elixirs are hands down the best string I've ever used. And they're no more than 30% more expensive for 100% more string life (and they sound the same through the entire life of the string). I've tried coated DRs, and I wasn't nearly as impressed with them. I personally felt they sounded and felt much worse than Elixirs. YMMV. I agree. Elixirs are worth the money because of how long they last, and I love the way they feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zebra Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 Yeah, I keep meaning to try black beauties, but Elixirs are hands down the best string I've ever used. And they're no more than 30% more expensive for 100% more string life (and they sound the same through the entire life of the string). I've been meaning to try elixirs on my fretless. I once played a fretless that had them and it sounded and played great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 any particular tone you are trying to achieve? rounds, flats? I was also going to ask what strings he's currently using, and why he's looking for something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 I've been meaning to try elixirs on my fretless. I once played a fretless that had them and it sounded and played great. Yeah, the easy slide makes them super sexy on a fretless. I play fretted basses mainly but my fingers get sore super fast doing that fretless bull{censored} with normal roundwounds. You could use flats I guess, but they always feel slightly "sticky" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdb Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 I was also going to ask what strings he's currently using, and why he's looking for something else. well, yeah, there's that too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Unknown Posted December 31, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm looking for roundwounds and I'm currently using Elixirs, but have been for only a short while. I heard something about them being hard on bass necks (making them bend more, so you need to tighten thr truss rod more often), so I thought I'd try to think of something else... What I'm reading here makes me think that the "elixir = hard on the neck" thing was not based on true facts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 DR Lo Riders To my ears, they have more "definition" than the Elixirs, without being too "snappy" or bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 I heard something about them being hard on bass necks (making them bend more, so you need to tighten thr truss rod more often), so I thought I'd try to think of something else... What I'm reading here makes me think that the "elixir = hard on the neck" thing was not based on true facts... I've never heard that, and I'm not even sure how they could possibly be harder on bass necks than other strings. Anybody else heard that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brother Mango Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 Easy to bend, easy on the neck, not floppy...Ideas ? Sounds like one reason I like tuning my basses a full step down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members countrybass Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 I've never tried Elixor's, but I have used DR Low riders. Although I don't use them, I use Rotosound SS, I liked the DR LR's alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fannedfretbass Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 i just got a set of rotosounds for christmas, the B string popped while i was putting it on. factory defect i guess. i ordered a ken smith set that should be here soon, well see how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 DR Lo RidersTo my ears, they have more "definition" than the Elixirs, without being too "snappy" or bright. I do recall liking the Nickel-Plated Lo Riders (I prefer Nickel over Steel). SIT Nickel Rock Brights were similar to those if my ears remember correctly... I used the SITs over the DRs based on price, but then I switched to Elixirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hasbeen Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm looking for roundwounds and I'm currently using Elixirs, but have been for only a short while. I heard something about them being hard on bass necks (making them bend more, so you need to tighten thr truss rod more often), so I thought I'd try to think of something else... What I'm reading here makes me think that the "elixir = hard on the neck" thing was not based on true facts... I've been involved in alot of string design for quite a few different brands of string and I can say that Elixir do not cause neck strain issues. May I ask where you heard that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 the Elixirs don't give me that mid punch i need... may be good for less agressive sounds, but not for mine, that's for sure..... ..... i'd say DR Lo-Riders or D'addario Prosteels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZanaZulu888 Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm a DR guy and after months of using DR Hi-Beams(which I loved, VERY easy to bend, only floppy if you couldn't control it IMO), I'm on my second pack of DR Lo-Riders, and while they are a tad stiffer, the tone has more depth good for mid-low range. The Hi-beams have a bright, piano-like, snappy tone when first strung on but the snappiness dies down after a few weeks, its tone is very mid range. They are both easy on the fretboard and I only use SS round wounds, I play finger-style which may be why I find Hi-Beams easier to control, so it really comes down to what tone you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members countrybass Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 i just got a set of rotosounds for christmas, the B string popped while i was putting it on. factory defect i guess. i ordered a ken smith set that should be here soon, well see how that goes. Yea, probably a factory defect and not something that you did. After all Roto's haven't been around too long and I guess they haven't got sting making figured out yet. lmao!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 My favorites are Thomistik Infeld (sp?) Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burnthiscorpse Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 always used regular old D'addario nickel wound. never had one break on me. soound nice and gritty for the older stuff. they stay in tune. I tried DR guitar strings once and they were the worst ever. so i dont see me trying them for bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members logosone Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 Rotosounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted December 31, 2008 Members Share Posted December 31, 2008 I tried DR guitar strings once and they were the worst ever. so i dont see me trying them for bass. No offense but that's kind of an ignorant way to think. I love GHS Boomers on guitar but can't stand the GHS Bass boomers. Guitar and bass strings are 2 entirely different animals bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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