beerdragon Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Its time for a new set of strings i think, i've seen these Optima Gold strings, anyone tried them? i have a ser of Ernie Ball super slinkies on at the moment and i wondered how they compared sound wise. i'm happy with the EB's and was going for another set but Gold coloured caught my eye. Shallow i know [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/Catalogue/ViewProduct.aspx?productId=1388"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/Catalogue/V...?productId=1388[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I used this years ago when they were Maxima. Entwistle used them, about 2 packs per gig if I recall. They are OK, but they soon lose their shine, then they go a dull bronze colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I had a set on my fretless and liked them - they sound very brassy and full. I switched back to the old Marleaux steels as for some reason they just sound 'right' on this bass but I have no doubt they will sound good on a fretted bass also. Here is a cheeky pic The silk ends are bright pink which I thought was quite cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddys nose Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I've got a nearly new set 40-100's you can have to try,they came on a bass I bought and where too light for me.PM your address and I'll send 'em. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I brought a set of the flatwounds, total crap, i may have gotten a bad set ( and to be fair A-strings did offer to replace) , The E was dead as the monty python parrot, they were rough as a badgers arse and generally felt unbalanced, binned them after about 5 minutes. They did however look very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon Posted October 12, 2007 Author Share Posted October 12, 2007 Big thanks to Geddys nose for sending me a pack of Optima gold strings for Free! they came today so i'll stick them on and try them later. there really are some nice people out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Let us know what you think of 'em!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 £32 from strings direct - £16 from Thomann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman7 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Colonel Foster one day whilst out on a moon walk (before Michael Jaskson!): " You mean to say you guys come all this way just to find out which strings we use..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 He must use DR Red Devils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Bumping up an old thread here chaps!! I just put some Optima strings back on my fretless - looks quite striking with the gold 'board Lovvin' it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raph Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I got a set about fifteen years ago - the shop I was in at the time only had Rotosounds or something else I knew I didn't like, so I got these Optimas, at £40 a set! They surprised me by being stunningly good, not just a gimmick with the gold look - a really solid tone and nice highs, not clangy but just nice. They lasted over five years of heavy gigging on a Fender P, several times longer than I'd ever used any other set of strings. When they eventually started to go dull, I tried to find another set, and all I could find was Maxima, which were supposedly the same, so I bought three sets straight off. The tone wasn't as solid, I mean by that the basic pitch of the note wasn't as clear and the sound not as fat, and guess what they went dull at the same rate as any other strings. So Maxima, in my opinion, aren't the same as the old Optima, and aren't anything to write home about. They're good, but these days I find Slinky nickel much more reliable, last as long, and are on average a bit cheaper. Not as good for posing though. I still have sets of Maxima on a couple of old basses, but they rarely get gigged so they're still fine. They do sound nice, but as i say, nothing all that special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 These are the ones I have - packaging is a bit boring though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywoodrox Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I thought maxima were the originals and optima were the new re issued ones? I would consider the optima for sure if they lasted 5 years, wonder if they are ok with fast fret string cleaner too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I had a set on a bass a few years ago, Optimas from Thomann, and they sounded great for at least a year on a bass with a trem, even after they dulled to hell. Actually, I should dig that bass out, chances are they're still on it. They had green silks though, not pink like Peds, and I'm sure they were yellow/gold for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Used to use them years ago and thought they were great but instead of the brightness going over time it seemed as though the bass slowly disappeared. Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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