Softest Feeling Rounds

#24
Groove Doctor said:
If this was the DB side, you'd be told to develop your callouses.

+1 to nickels.... unless your skin is acidic (like mine) and dulls strings super quickly.
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How do you know if your skin is acidic? I mean I have a MusicMan Stingray that's about a year-and-a-half-old and there's rust on the pole pieces, but maybe that's because of sweat? I don't know, what do you think?
 
#28
Ewo said:
I'll tell you what you prolly won't like, IME/IMHO: Cobalts. Those have the gnarliest tactile sense I've ever experienced.

(Cobalt lovers, please don't jump on my head. I think they sound good--but they're rough to the touch, IME.)
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I tried a set of those, they were bright, but made my finger tips smell like I spent the day cutting and drilling steel pipe without gloves.

Anyway, softest round (in a tactile sense) I ever used were Elixir coated strings.
 
#31
Herrick said:
The softest I've played are the Black Beauties.
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+1 for DR coated strings. I've used only DR Neons for a year now and feel they are very kind to my fingers - for roundwounds. I believe the Neons are coated Sunbeams? So they would be smooth. While the "clank" of the Rotos I once used is absent, I don't miss it as both my style and technique evolved. (I would not go to the coated strings for slappin' & popping.) The DR coated strings give me exactly the articulation I desire and are smooth under my fingertips. YMMV.
 
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#33
Nickel. Not as bright as steels, but they make the "softest" rounds, IMHO. My nickel of choice are the GHS Boomers, they are a good combo of feel and price, but as always on TB, YMMV.

Strings are tough to recommend and it can get expensive trying to find "your" string. Good luck and may you find your favorite without spending a small fortune.

EDIT: I also use FastFret on my rounds too. Helps keep the strings clean and smooth feeling.
 
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#34
Buzz E said:
I have the TI Jazz flats on two different basses and they last forever. Can anybody give me a ballpark life expectancy on the TI rounds? I'd like to try them.
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It's the same with the TI rounds in that the tone changes very little over time. The only time I ever had to change them was when they got a bit rusted, and that may simply have been the result of some outdoor gigs. So anyway, in most cases I would think that one could get a few years of use out of them.
 
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