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DR Neon strings

  • 11-10-2014 05:34PM
    #1
    MetalDog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 904 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering, has anyone used these and if so are they any good, i.e. do they sound good, last long, not break easily etc, or are they just a gimmick?
    http://www.drstrings.com/#!neon/chts


Comments

  • #2
    roast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭roast


    Not really sure how their guitar counterparts fare, but I used these on a bass a couple of years ago.
    They look great and the coating is pretty tough (it eventually flakes off, but I'm a pretty heavy player so I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did).
    Tone-wise though, they sounded a bit dull tbh. Could never get a satisfactory tone without drastically changing EQ settings. The pickups in that bass weren't great to begin with, but still certainly sounded better with uncoated strings.

    Conclusion - Meh. They will get attention though. :P


  • #3
    MetalDog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 904 ✭✭✭MetalDog


    thanks maybe I'll give them a shot at some stage in the future. . . Halloween is coming up.


  • #4
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,815 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    I found them to be severely lacking in mids on bass. A set of really cheap rounds did a better job. They'd be fine for a video or photo shoot. ;):)


  • #5
    -=al=-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    They're pretty fun and lasted longer than I expected. Not particularly bright but a bit of fun all the same


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