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Brilliant, I'll go order some now.

I had heard that description of Elixir Steels as well @Baloney Balderdash, but it isn’t right. The Elixir steels sound like other steel round wounds to me (just as if they’d worn in a little). And I’m well used to different steels.

Pure Blues are good. I quite like the Rotosound Ultra Mag, very similar to Pure Blues. Never tried the Dunlops or SITs but will have them on my radar too.

Do new Elixir Nickels sound like worn in NYXLs then, do you guys think? Or not quite that bright?

Howdy all I’ve been trying out lots of strings lately. I could use the hive mind on this one. I love NYXL strings on pretty much everything. Been trying Elixir Stainless Steels also and find they sound fantastic on most basses also. And the feel is so much better than typical steels (I’ve used ProSteels, Swingbass 66s, Hi Beams, and Fat Beams in the past). I’ve never tried the Elixir Nickel Plated Steel Coated strings. The videos I’ve found only of them are not that helpful either… Can anyone tell me if the Elixir Nickels are as bright as e.g. D’Addario XLs, NYXLs, or EB Slinkies? Those would be useful points of reference. Thanks all. Pete

Interested to hear how all this turns out. I’ve just cottoned on to Elixir Stainless Steels and they sound and feel great. It’s got me looking at the Rotosound Nexus as well as the Dragonskins.