Re: Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:14 pm
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Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 4:57 pm
Great video --- your modded 4000 was is sounding real good !! 
Re: Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:33 am
Nice sound!
Re: Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 11:22 am
So are these steels?
Re: Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 3:22 pm
Hartke nickel (cheap 3 pack) strings. They've really been a reliable (and economical) favorite of mine for a while.
Re: Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:26 pm
They have a bit of clank to them I don't get much when I use nickels. It could be your rig or technique, but I was expecting you to say steels with some low-mid boost or something to that effect. It's a cool tone because it is not overly bright and more than adequately "fat" on the bottom end.
Re: Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:39 am
Exactly what I was thinking.It's a cool tone because it is not overly bright and more than adequately "fat" on the bottom end.
Re: Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:48 am
I've got DR fatbeams (ss) on my 4000 now,i sometimes think they're almost TOO bright,even after being on for over a year now. I have a brand new set of Sunbeams (same roundcore construction in nickle) that i may have to throw on there.
Re: Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 1:43 pm
I have Sunbeams on my '67 RM and they are very nice! That's the first set of them I've tried.
Re: Three year old bass strings on an old Ric.
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:20 pm
Even acoustically, it's got a bit of snarl to it. If you're ever out this way, you'll have to take it for a spin.cassius987 wrote:They have a bit of clank to them I don't get much when I use nickels. It could be your rig or technique, but I was expecting you to say steels with some low-mid boost or something to that effect. It's a cool tone because it is not overly bright and more than adequately "fat" on the bottom end.