bassmonkeee
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Freddy-G. said:
Kevin is a great guy. He posts at The Dude Pit. He can talk trash with the best of 'em, and is always quick to send a replacement for a dead string.
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Kevin is a great guy. He posts at The Dude Pit. He can talk trash with the best of 'em, and is always quick to send a replacement for a dead string.
Freddy-G.
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bassmonkeee said:However, if you want to try this set of basically new TI Jazz Rounds (they have less than 1 hour of playing time on them with no fret indentations & no frets=no fretwear). I'd let them go for $25, which is less than half price of a new set of 5 string JRs. A bargain way to find out if the Jazz Rounds work for you, or not. We could even meet up at the Duluth GC, so there'd be no shipping, either. They are about as far from stainless steel strings as you can get.
Hey Bassmonkeee, thanks for meeting me at GC last night and for the great price on those TI Jazz Rounds. I put them on the Bongo when I got home. Yes I did have to make an adjustment of the truss rod because of the decrease in tension. The polished nickle is so much easier on the fingers, nice and smooth compared to steel. And the sound! I really love it! Yes, it actually changes the sound of the Bongo. I'm thinking it sounds more like a Jazz Deluxe on steroids! BTW, your fretless Bongo is quite nice. Thanks again.
bassmonkeee
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Freddy-G. said:
Cool! I'm glad you like them. I'd have kept them if I had a bass that I could put them on in the near future. My loss--your gain.
The smaller windings really do give the strings a more supple feel, don't they?
I bet the neck humbucker soloed gets nice, and warm....
Psychicpet
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right now I've got Super Slinky 5s on my fretless SR5 and have been a blowhard about using rounds on fretless and never flats BUT with all this talk of flats I think I might try some flats out on my fretted Bongo but the only thing I've really not liked about flats is the tension..... maybe I'll pick up some TI flats or EB flats in the near future....but I still do prefer a lighter gauged round on my fretless'
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Franky
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i cant afford to buy strings that have brand names, apparently the acidity of my sweat is pretty high (so says dr davidson). so buying name brands isnt an option for me.
bassmonkeee
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Franky said:i cant afford to buy strings that have brand names, apparently the acidity of my sweat is pretty high (so says dr davidson). so buying name brands isnt an option for me.
You should try Elixirs, D'Addario EXPs, or DRs coated strings (Black Beauties, Red Devils). Since all of these strings are coated, your acidic sweat shouldn't come into direct contact with the metal, so you should be okay.
bassmonkeee
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FireAarro said:
This doesn't work if you have highly acidic sweat. People with this unfortunate problem can kill a set of strings in an hour. Who wants to remove their strings every day?
StingRayzor
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I use coated strings precisely for the problem of acidic hands. I have found the following to be true in my case:
-Uncoated strings lose their zing in a matter of hours, usually about 6-8 hours of playing time for me. Last time I recorded with uncoated strings, I had to change them three times within two days. The engineer would notice dullness and a change of tone within three hours of playing time.
-Out of the three coated strings mentioned, I have found the Elixirs lasted the longest as I usually change my strings every two months or so.
-The DR's and D'addario's did not last as long, maybe one to two weeks, but they do have better tone than the Elixir's.
-I wash my hands before playing, and if I am putting in a marathon session, I will wash and dry them during as well.
YMMV, but they have been quite an economical choice for me. I have found that I need to roll back the treble a little on my basses. They are very bright.
-Uncoated strings lose their zing in a matter of hours, usually about 6-8 hours of playing time for me. Last time I recorded with uncoated strings, I had to change them three times within two days. The engineer would notice dullness and a change of tone within three hours of playing time.
-Out of the three coated strings mentioned, I have found the Elixirs lasted the longest as I usually change my strings every two months or so.
-The DR's and D'addario's did not last as long, maybe one to two weeks, but they do have better tone than the Elixir's.
-I wash my hands before playing, and if I am putting in a marathon session, I will wash and dry them during as well.
YMMV, but they have been quite an economical choice for me. I have found that I need to roll back the treble a little on my basses. They are very bright.
