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in Nicklewound and Stainless Steel strings?

Does one sound better than the other? I have never used stainless steel strings, only ever nickel wound.

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Stainless steel strings are brighter and to me they feel rougher. I like nickel coated strings on my guitars and stainless steel strings on my basses.
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Post by bassist_25 »

As OK said, steels are brighter. I find that nickels are more "organic" sounding and have a dirty low-mid growl to them. I prefer steels on active basses, nickels on passives, and nylon-coated on fretless.
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Post by lonewolf »

Stainless doesn't corrode and will last longer than nickel. They're great for bass players who only want to buy 1 set per decade. Well, maybe not that long.
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