Count Bassy Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I am a great fan of Status Hotwire Half rounds, so thought i might try out their round wounds: Does anyone have any opinions on them (good or bad), and how do the Premium (round core) and Standard (Hex core) ones compare? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Hi, I followed exactly the same route. I love their halfs and decided to try both their roundwounds and flats. Status Roundwounds? When new they felt odd sounded over bright to me. Initially I was so disappointing that I took them off my favorite bass and but rather than waste them I stuck them on another bass that I have lying around to noodle on. Then I played them in for a while and after about 3 weeks absolutely loved them so I put them back on my favorite bass. I find them stable with a nice sound...unlike some previous strings that I had, which sounded great when I put them on and then quickly changed to sound pretty dead and unresponsive. Don't expect to be blown away by them initially and allow time to "run them in". [i]Note: I had a similar experience with the Status flats. I tried them on my EMG powered LTD and thought they were inferior to the half rounds. I them left them lying around until I got my Warwick and put them on that because I didn't have an alternative and was surprised by to find that they sound great.[/i] Of course its all subjective anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I've used nowt but the Premium Round Wounds for the last 5 years. Love them. They feel great, they last well, they sound good to me. Service from Dawn is excellent. I know nowt, but in the probably 300+ gigs I've done with them, they have been great workhorse strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1399401584' post='2443925'] Service from Dawn is excellent. [/quote] What about later in the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1399402200' post='2443939'] What about later in the day? [/quote] That could have been a LOT worse, I knew I'd left myself open there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Who makes the Status strings for them? Always been curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I used to use the roundwounds on headless basses - as good as anything else on the market as far as I'm concerned - great tone, long lasting and available in 30 gauge - trying to find strings as light as this from any other manufacturers is an absolute pain (in the past Mark at Bass Direct has broken a 6 string set for me). As Karlfer says, the service is great and Dawn is always really helpful. I also like the idea of supporting small businesses from the UK... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Anyone here using the roundcores on a 5 here? What's the B string like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Yup, the roundcore on my 5er. Since having a fiver, I've had strings by Fodera, Dunlop, The EB Cobalts and the Status. The Status are my favourite - really rich and even. The B is absolutely fine, although saying that, all of a sudden my B seems to be having trouble intonating (after nine months), so I'll be putting another set on soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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