Strings - The Importance of Being Ernest

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[quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1401228407' post='2461565']
They are great for having a flat feel but a tonality of a round that has bedded in nicely.
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Well that's exactly what I want. We shall see!

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[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1401017042' post='2459100']
FYI Mark the bass of mine you played last week has Status half wounds on it.
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[quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1401228407' post='2461565']
I really like my status half wounds. They are great for having a flat feel but a tonality of a round that has bedded in nicely.
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Hotwires arrived and I love 'em. Feel like flats but sound like rounds. What's not to like?? No dead strings in the pack, either.
Thanks for the recommendations.

Edited May 31, 2014 by discreet

[Beer of the Bass]

How's the B-string on yours? I tried some Status half-wounds on my five string and found the B string overly thumpy, but some of that could be down to my bass. I moved them over to my four string fretless, where I think I like them better.

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[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1401572009' post='2464951']
How's the B-string on yours? I tried some Status half-wounds on my five string and found the B string overly thumpy, but some of that could be down to my bass. I moved them over to my four string fretless, where I think I like them better.
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That's what I like most about them... the B is nice and stiff - not floppy at all (fnarr, fnarr) and they're bright enough to get growl on a Jazz, but smooth enough to feel like flats. They sound like rounds that have been played-in - they will boing but they can thump, too. They work well with my new JZ3 Pre. Love 'em!

Edited May 31, 2014 by discreet

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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1401571368' post='2464943']
Hotwires arrived and I love 'em. Feel like flats but sound like rounds. What's not to like?? No dead strings in the pack, either.
Thanks for the recommendations.
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