Author Topic: Elixir strings : really worth their price ? (Read 372 times)

peever · « **Reply #15 on:** February 18, 2006, 12:05:12 AM »

i dont know too much about the price (i dont buy strings very often) but if you want a coated string, the nicest PERSONALLY ive tried were the DR's.
But its all personal preference.

bassplayer5 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2006, 05:44:26 AM »

Hi,
I am new to the club. I have an essence 5 string fretless and I was wondering if Labella flat wound strings are good to use on my bass. I am looking for that Jaco sound. If anyone can help I would appriciate it greatly.

dejan · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2006, 06:07:51 AM »

Hi Duane,like you and many others,I think about Jaco sound when I play fretless.I've found a good tone with D'addario round wound.I know that Jaco used to play with Rotosound round wound (but I'm sure that his great sound was in his finger and in his soul).Bye

bassplayer2106 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 21, 2006, 10:16:07 AM »

It's an expensive business trying out the various strings that are on the market nowadays, obviously what one person likes - someone else hates.
I've recently started to use DR Marcus Miller signature strings 45 - 105 on my SC and they have totally changed my thinking on a good bass sound - for 10/15 years I used light gauge 30 - 90s ala Mark King and I've just realised on how much sound/tone I was losing out on.
I also recently tried flatwound strings and hated them - no proper tone just a muddy thud.
I think that if you find a string that gives you the sound that you like and enables you to play the way that you want, then you should stick with them.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #19 on:** February 21, 2006, 10:41:43 AM »

I agree with that. I have only used the Alembic strings on my SC bass and am very happy with the sound.

I may experiment with another brand when these need changing but I have not found any short scale strings in any of the music stores in my city so may have to try on-line.
Jazzyvee

bassplayer2106 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:25:15 PM »

I've never tried the Alembic ones - I find it hard to get short scale ones so I just buy regular ones and cut them to length.
There's a couple of good on-line stores though - I use stringbusters and stringsdirect.

(Message edited by bassplayer2106 on February 21, 2006)

jazzyvee · « **Reply #21 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:35:37 PM »

I have bought all my alembic short scale strings from here. They are cheaper than the on-line alembic store too.

www.juststrings.com

I'm in the uk and they have always arrived in under 5 days.

bassplayer2106 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:53:41 PM »

Ah that's a good site - I'll have to try that one.
How do the Alembic ones sound - silly question I know - compared with the DRs if you've tried them.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #23 on:** February 21, 2006, 03:19:32 PM »

well I've only had alembic strings on my sc so I think it must sound just like Alembic want it to sound ;-)

I've never tried DR's on any of my previous basses.

Jazzyvee