fatback Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 What it says, really. Need new strings, but want to keep my pickup options open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrkelly Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Probably not, you need strings with metal cores for mag pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Silver Slaps don t have any steel in them, Prestos or Eurosonics as they're sometimes called are similar to Silver Slaps in tension and feel and do have some steel in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks for that. Any idea about the evah pirazzis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Evah Pirazzis are Steel Core AFAIK, havn't tried them tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrkelly Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Evah's are most definitely synthetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 seem's they're Steel wound [url="http://www.pirastro.com/homeset.html"]http://www.pirastro.com/homeset.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrkelly Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 [quote name='slobluesine' post='1123929' date='Feb 11 2011, 03:22 PM']seem's they're Steel wound [url="http://www.pirastro.com/homeset.html"]http://www.pirastro.com/homeset.html[/url][/quote] That's true but it's only the thin outer wrap that's metal, inside it's all synthetic. You could try them with a mag pickup but I doubt there's enough metal in there for it to work properly. Might be an expensive experiment if it doesn't work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 if you want low tension steels bump down some Spirocores and get a high C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks for the advice, gents. Maybe bumping steels and a mag is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) [quote name='slobluesine' post='1124179' date='Feb 11 2011, 06:32 PM']if you want low tension steels bump down some Spirocores and get a high C[/quote] How does that compare to getting a solo set and retuning? Since I've gone the mag route, I definitely need to know more about steels. Edited March 15, 2011 by fatback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thomastik Dominants worked fine with a Kent Armstrong mag pickup for me, and those have a synthetic core with steel windings, so it's probably hard to predict without trying them. As chrkelly said though, its a costly experiment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tino Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='fatback' date='Mar 15 2011, 02:17 PM' post='11631 Since I've gone the mag route, I definitely need to know more about steels. [/quote] Im told Tommy was a fairly competent guitarist and a whizz on the banjo and that David was pants as a prospective PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='tino' post='1163645' date='Mar 15 2011, 08:33 PM'][quote name='fatback' date='Mar 15 2011, 02:17 PM' post='11631 Since I've gone the mag route, I definitely need to know more about steels. Im told Tommy was a fairly competent guitarist and a whizz on the banjo and that David was pants as a prospective PM [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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