BASainty Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 As some of you may have noticed I have recently bought a Yamaha TRB 5II which I completely fallen in love with but I want to restring it for the sound I normally use and like. I like a smooth, phat and punchy sound with a little bit of zing when its needed. Can anyone help suggest what strings would be good for this? I was thinking about maybe some flatwounds (as I use them on my other basses) but I want to hear what you guys have to say first. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Sounds like you have the sound you like from the string you already use in which case I'd go for either the Elites or Picato if you want to play it safe. If you want to try something different give Status Hotwire half-wounds a go. I really like them, very smooth sounding and a similar to flats but with a bit more zing if you need it. You can get them here - [url="http://www.status-graphite.com/"]http://www.status-graphite.com/[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASainty Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 [quote name='ikay' post='1269908' date='Jun 15 2011, 12:09 PM']Sounds like you have the sound you like from the string you already use in which case I'd go for either the Elites or Picato if you want to play it safe. If you want to try something different give Status Hotwire half-wounds a go. I really like them, very smooth sounding and a similar to flats but with a bit more zing if you need it. You can get them here - [url="http://www.status-graphite.com/"]http://www.status-graphite.com/[/url].[/quote] Thanks for the suggestion im definitely going to check them out. I was thinking about going for a set of Elite nickel plated strings I heard they give a smoother sound with a bit of a zang have you had any experience with nickel plated string? or would you still suggest looking at the hotwires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 [quote name='4StringFortress' post='1269918' date='Jun 15 2011, 12:15 PM']Thanks for the suggestion im definitely going to check them out. I was thinking about going for a set of Elite nickel plated strings I heard they give a smoother sound with a bit of a zang have you had any experience with nickel plated string? or would you still suggest looking at the hotwires?[/quote] For roundwounds I only use nickel. I've tried various SS but just prefer the sound of nickel for what I do, a touch softer and more organic if you know what I mean. I'd still suggest trying the hotwires or some other 'halfwound'. The only way to find out is to give them a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASainty Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 [quote name='ikay' post='1270415' date='Jun 15 2011, 06:29 PM']For roundwounds I only use nickel. I've tried various SS but just prefer the sound of nickel for what I do, a touch softer and more organic if you know what I mean. I'd still suggest trying the hotwires or some other 'halfwound'. The only way to find out is to give them a go![/quote] Ok cool thanks im gona get a set of Status Halfwounds and see what they are like thanks for the advice =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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