More warmth from strings?

[papersoul]

Is it really that noticable with different but similar strings as far as tone? I am using GHS Boomers 11-54 custmo gauge and love the feel, but sometimes I feel thay can be bright or provide more string noise.

Anyone have experience with D'Addario? I try to find companies tha make it easy to by single strings like Ernie Ball, GHS, and D'Addario. I want to retain the nice resonance and tightness of the Boomers.

Who knows....mabye I'll stick with them.

 

[ntotoro]

I find that D'Addario strings aren't as bright when brand new, but don't seem to have a really bad dropoff as they age. I like strings with a bit more sparkle, though, like GHS strings.

You may want to try something like the Ernie Ball Rock & Roll strings or something else that is all-nickle. They are appreciably warmer.

Nick

 

[papersoul]

I think I just get thrown by the very bright tone of brand new GHS Boomers.

 

[Bludave]

I use D'Addario strings on everything. THey don't break, they sound good and have relativley good life. What more can you ask for? But everybody is different..... Thank God!!

 

[sgstrat]

For a warmer tone you may want to try a set of DR Pure Blues or GHS Nickel Rockers. Let's face it, trying different strings is probably the lowest cost tone modification you can make!

 

[papersoul]

Are the Nickel rockers pure nickel??

Will they effect intonation if I replace my Boomers????

 

[MattPete]

I like DR Tite-Fits. D'Addario are sometimes too bright for me.

 

[Sir Cuitous]

Nickel seems to have always produced a warmer (read:less bright) tone for me. I was told that it's never pure nickel. It's a Nickel coating and only on the wound strings!?! Though I can't say for sure what really goes into a nickel string, non-nickel has a "ring" that bugs me and is too bright. I have finally settled on D'Addario strings - very consistent tone.

 

[dalastcaffeine]

DRs tite fits never cease to give me a good tone even when you don't chage the strings for like 4-5 months

 

[papersoul]

Nickel seems to have always produced a warmer (read:less bright) tone for me. I was told that it's never pure nickel. It's a Nickel coating and only on the wound strings!?! Though I can't say for sure what really goes into a nickel string, non-nickel has a "ring" that bugs me and is too bright. I have finally settled on D'Addario strings - very consistent tone.

Have you tried GHS Boomers?

 

[papersoul]

DRs tite fits never cease to give me a good tone even when you don't chage the strings for like 4-5 months

I have been using GHS Boomers 11-54 custom and don't know if tite fits come in a .54 gauge.

 

[Jonny C]

I was told that it's never pure nickel. It's a Nickel coating and only on the wound strings!?!

This is correct. The "pure nickel" refers to the wire that wraps round the wound strings (that's a tongue-twister!) - the inner core and plain strings remain a metal alloy.

The strings I use are Ernie Ball Nickel Wounds, and they're pretty dark sounding. You could try shifting up a gauge altogether, but I doubt that'd make much diffference given you're current gauge.

 

[papersoul]

Jonny, you have that LP strung with 12s? what is the low E??

Do you know anything about correect tension and balance on the neck of an LP?

I use GHS Boomers 11 14 18 30 42 54 in drop D a half step down so my low E is actually Db and my low A is Ab.

Do you see any issues with tension in this case?

Thanks!

 

[bvc310]

Flatwounds. I picked em up a few months ago and love em. A set of flatwound 11 are the extremely smoot and warm. I swear by them.