"warmest" roundwound strings?

[jazzgtrl4]

Hi

what would you say are the warmest roundwound strings out there? Pure Nickel?

I have some D'darrio nickel coated. I also have some pure nickel which i haven't tried yet, Just wondering what others thought experiences have been

[neatomic]

pure nickel wrap on a round inner core...

dr pure blues, thom be-bops, pyramids

cheers

[Tommy_G]

I have found the eq spectrum is deceiving and relativistic... So the starting place for tonal correction through string selection has two faces to it.

Too little of something = too much of something else.

[ptchristopher3]

Easy - Newtone Archtop strings. Warm and low finger noise due to the narrow gauge outer wrap. I like them very much.

Notably warmer and much quieter than DR Pure or T-I Bebops.

[TOMMO]

What neatomic said. I'm using Pyramids - .010 sets on standard and .012 or .013 for slide setups and they sound warm and fat.

[Frank67]

TI Bebop IMHO

[skiboyny]

Pyramid Classic hand polished

[cmajor9]

+1 for TI Bebops.

[jazzgtrl4]

Cool, thanks for the replies

[omphalopsychos]

What do people think of the pyramid hand polished vs john Pearse pure nickel? I’ve only tried the latter and love them.

[Skip Ellis]

I've used GHS Burnished Nickel Rockers (10-46) for at least 25 years and love 'em. I think there's also a heavier set of 11-50. Strings and beyond carries them.

[jads57]

Well at least for amplification situations a TONE knob should do the trick,LOL!

[neatomic]

Well at least for amplification situations a TONE knob should do the trick,LOL!

the tone knob only modifies what the string/pickup magnetic interface is already putting out!!!


cheers

[jads57]

Just as the player only modifies the tone with pick and or fingers. But comment was just meant in fun originally!

[neatomic]

Just as the player only modifies the tone with pick and or fingers. But comment was just meant in fun originally!

yeah i getcha!!! hah...no worries

but true..every detail counts!!... and then theres the pure magic!

cheers

[jads57]

As much as I appreciate all the variables and fun in chasing tone. I think we would all get more mileage by simply playing a lot more, and worrying about the gear. But since gigs are so few these days, lets get back to gear,LOL!

[SkipBurz]

+1 for pure nickel. Although I use flat wounds on my hollowbodies and semi-hollows, I use D'Addario pure nickels (11s or 12s) on my American Standard Telecaster. I play in the jazz ensemble at the college where I teach. Sometimes on rehearsal days, I'll just grab my Tele as I head out the door. I can get a nice smooth jazz tone by rolling back the tone a bit and playing on the neck pup. The pure nickels give you a little less output then more modern strings, which may or may not be an issue.

[Peter C]

There's no way of knowing how you will react to certain string types. Some people love pure nickel the first time they try them and you may become a radical round core or hex core fanatic, or you may not feel any discernible difference between the two types. Some players complain about the squeakiness of a particular string, whereas others will wonder what all the fuss is about, or even swear that it's as quiet as a flatwound.

So, you could try all of the strings mentioned here, but if you find one that fits the bill, save time and stick with it.