Mark Bass Advanced Stainless Steel rounds (Now purchased)

[fretmeister]

Anyone tried them? Any comment on flexibility and tension?

 

I often use Dunlop superbrights 45-105 which have a very thin hex core so they are very flexible and tension wise feel more like 40-100 for other brands.

 

I’m trying to avoid new US products until the insanity ends so I’m looking at alternatives for when I need some.

 

Has to be stainless steel as I have a nasty reaction with nickel.

 

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Edited March 13, 2025 by fretmeister

[Supernaut]

Add that to Russian, Chinese, N Korean... just buy Super Brights dude and don't get caught up in social media hype. 

[fretmeister]

Andertons have them for £20.99 with £2.99 delivery.

 

So I've ordered a set to try. Thought I'd do that before trying the North Korean strings.

[fretmeister]

Very quick first thoughts.

 

They are very flexible - quite like roundcore DR Hi-Beams, although the MBs are hexcore.

They have more treble than the Dunlop Super Bright Steels but it's not harsh at all.

The windings feel nice under the fingers - not too rough and there is minimal finger noise compared to other strings I have tried.

 

I will need a tiny truss rod tweak as the bass I've put them on had flats on it with a much higher tension, but I'll let it settle in for a day (aka too lazy to find the allen keys I put somewhere safe!).

 

And finally, Andertons are by far the cheapest with them at the moment at £20.99 + shipping. Hi-Beams are a good £15 more expensive.

 

I'm planning on playing a lot this weekend so I'll update after that.