Some of you may recall my mention in the Freebies Forum of Hartke introducing strings. I ordered a set and they came on Tuesday!
The set I chose is the .045 - .105 , 4 string, long scale.
These are nickle wound / hex core.
I put them on an old Ibanez TR, and I've been playing on them since Tuesday. I'm quite impressed. They really make that P-style bass sound completley different.
These strings are so bright, in fact, that I had to roll the Presence and Treble on the amp back just a bit and up the Bass a little. Anyone with a P-style that wishes for a bridge p'up should consider these.
The winding is very smooth for Round-wounds, and after two tunings all string-stretch was gone! I can't find any fault with these strings.
I haven't seen them in my LGS (Local Guitar Shop) yet, so I don't know what the retail price is. If they are under $35 (US), I'll sure get a set for my Fender.
:)
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That's pretty cool. I looked them up:
http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/bass-guitars/accessories/bass-strings.asp?mfg=Hartke
$10 for a set of strings is incredible!
