Are dead steel strings still more bright than new nickels?

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I have not used steels for a long time and never on my Wick. Are dead steel strings still more bright than new nickels?
 
Yeah.

It's not just treble that's missing. Any form of live is pretty much missing................At least that's my experience.
 
A friend of mine, Ryland Kelly (awesome bass player. You should check him out if you can) used to play with old old old strings on his Wick way back when. He literally NEVER changed them. They made my hands smell bad.
 
EB Slinkys made my hands stink when I used them. :oops: :roll:



I'll gladly say I don't use them anymore. :lol:
 
Slinky's are the only string I've managed to break. 2 D strings and a G.
 
naetog said:
Slinky's are the only string I've managed to break. 2 D strings and a G.
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Once when I had Slinkys on I somehow broke the E string when I was on stage. That sucked!
 
No.
Dead strings lose much or their upper armonic content.
And they lose intonation too.
 
corvette master said:
i prefer half dead strings to new ones.
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Agree, I love good broken in strings. On a side note, my buddy has literally polished rust off his strings. They have been on there for years...
 
I've read things about how to bring dead strings back to life. It has something to do with boiling them in water for a while then putting them in the oven. I cant remember exactly. Sounds silly but I guess it works.
 
For me the best strings are new, then they just get worse and worse, until I change them :-)
 
Florin said:
For me the best strings are new, then they just get worse and worse, until I change them :-)
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+1

Actually, for a day or two stainless steel strings are a little too bright for me. But once they're a little broken in, I totally agree. I play a ton, so if I get 4-6 weeks out of a set I'm pretty happy.

I do like the warmer tone of nickel strings, but they seem to die after about 2 weeks for me. It would be too expensive for me to use them.

I have tried boiling SS strings as well. It does give them a little more life, but I wouldn't recommend it if you perform. Once strings have been wrapped and re-wrapped they become more brittle, so you're just waiting for one to break...
 
I'll take some fresh DR Marcus Miller signatures any day over broken in strings.

Ahh.. So crisp and bright. 8)
 
i just boiled my emps, nice tone. they just died, which means i must play a ton...
 
i like the sparkle of fresh stainless strings, too.
but they're a bit rough in the first day.

boiling strings doesn't help a lot.
because a string goes baggy after being in such a tension for maybe a year, so even strings that are put on a bass for a year without being played will definitely sound different from the same set being fresh.

you know, boiling only get's out the grime out, but it doesn't make the strings be tight again.

so, that's the reason why nothing can beat fresh strings (for me)

peace
 
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