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Picato 766steel / 735nickel feedback


daflewis
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Hi All,
As some of you will know, I work for Innovation double bass strings and I run a sub forum in the EUB and Double Bass section...

Now... Innovation is part of Picato strings, and the reason I've surfaced from the depths of DB land is that i have a question for anyone who has used Picato electric bass strings - particularly the 766 steels and/or 735 nickels....

The company sells far more of the 735s and very few 766s, and I'd love to find out why - has anyone had any problems with the 766s? is there something in the sound/tone/evenness across the set?... etc.... Just a bit of feedback please, if that's ok....

Thanks very much in advance.
Cheers!
Daf :)

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I'm not sure how useful my feedback is as at is was around four years ago that I installed a set of the 766 steels on a bass, but out of the packet the E string was somewhat darker than the other three and didn't have the zing expected from a new set of steel strings. It wasn't extreme enough to make me think that they were faulty and it seemed to even up after a few weeks of playing, but players who are looking for that brightness might not be massive fans of them.

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I'd be interested to know across the board how many people use Nickel vs Steel?

Picato probably have stats on this, or there may be forum threads. But, i'd guess a lot more people play nickel than steel? That said, I would imagine people playing on steel change strings more often (and might even be drawn to lower cost sets?)

Let us know if they figure it out! :)

Tom

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Hi Tom!
It's been a while... must catch up properly... :)

I don't know actual figures, i'll see if i can get some idea from the factory - as steel is brighter, I'd imagine players who like steels might change them more often to maintain that sound...? but my reason for the question is a concern that there may actually be a problem rather than just personal preference...

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  • 2 weeks later...

I've used the nickels - nice strings, but the E never seems as lively as the others. Only used the steels once (yonks ago) but remember the E as being dull and I didn't like the rougher feel of stainless. I think of the Picato nickels as a cheaper alternative to DR Sunbeams...and always wondered why shops never used to stock them. I only buy online these days, and rarely change strings.

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