KASH Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I currently have a set of Elites Stadium medium 45-105. I quite like them, but I think I'm more of a nickel guy. Are the Player series as good as the Stadium? Another dummy question, do nickel strings have less tension than stainless steel or they just feel more loose for any other reason? (at least to me) Perhaps going for a heavier gauge will solve the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Adrenochrome Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Well I use 'em and I like em. I haven't tried the steel ones though so I can't compare them. The only steel strings I ever tried seemed to have similar tension to nickel for the same (nominal) gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleal Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I've been using the player elites on my warwick thumb & i think they sound very good but they dont last very long, they do feel as though they have less tension than stainless, soundwise they sound thicker & slightly less bright but still bright enough to acheive a cool slap sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASH Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) [quote name='littleal' post='599035' date='Sep 15 2009, 10:52 AM']I've been using the player elites on my warwick thumb & i think they sound very good but they dont last very long, they do feel as though they have less tension than stainless, soundwise they sound thicker & slightly less bright but still bright enough to acheive a cool slap sound.[/quote] I use the stainless ones 45-105 which i find have a bit more tension than the same gauge in nickel. Thinking about maybe try nickels 50-110 or something like that, i'm a heavy handed guy and like my tension high, with the help of a higher action of course. The stadium in terms of life are great. have them for about 3 or 4 months, about 10h playing a week and gigs every weekend, but again i don't like the sound of brand new steels, u reckon the nickels won't last that long?? Edited September 15, 2009 by KASH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleal Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 They dont last as long as the steels but i prefer the thicker sound & the feel, i usualy do around 2-3 months & then change them but i do a fair bit of percussive playing so once the top end has gone on go a new set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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