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Overwater strings - yay!


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Back in 2012 I bought a Hohner VI B Bass, the first of 3.  By chance I strung it with Overwater strings.  The bass loved them, and never sounded as good on any other strings.  

Which was a shame, because for reasons unclear Overwater stopped stocking those strings not too long afterwards.

So imagine my delight when I found an unopened six pack of nickel light roundwounds for sale on Fleabay a few days back.

Cost me a fortune, but the bass is happy again.  Don't know why.  Maybe its the construction,  or the weird gauge:  028, 038, 058, 078, 098, 128. 

Probably the last set in the world so I'd best look after these then. 

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i'm not sure if it was the case for the nickel roundwounds but the overwater flats were made by Picato as far as i can remember, i bought sets from both brands a few years back and they were identical in feel and tone. (in fact i only bought the Overwater ones as the 5 string Picato sets were more expensive than the overwaters and someone on here told me they were the same)

 

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19 minutes ago, lownote12 said:

Anyone found strings similar to the Picato/Overwater?  When I asked Bass Direct they put me onto La Bella nickel rounds.  These are nice but not the same. 

I don't know if this helps, but Wal basses always used to be strung with Picatos at the factory, but now they use D'Addario XL.  Perhaps they are similar in feel?

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