Anyone Try DR Pure Blues Nickels?

[CantankerousCarl]

There is a decent (not spectacular) deal on these right now...I generally use the PRS and D'Addario strings (EXL110s). Price is good enought to maybe try...

Anyone our here try/use the DRs? From what I read, the pure nickels may be a bit darker than what I am used to with the EXL110s.

 

[gush]

Thats all i use. Where is the deal being had?

 

[garrettb]

Years and years ago I went through a phase where I used them on my Strat, but they really just sounded like broken-in D'Addarios to me.

 

[gball]

I used em on my Strats for a while also and they were great in that application but I never cared for them on shorter scale guitars for some reason. I think, yes, they are a bit darker sounding than what you are used to. Excellent quality though, so I definitely recommend trying them out to see if you like 'em.

 

[tyt921]

please let me in where the deal is at as well, my cursed hands will only take pure nickels....if not, in matter of seconds, they will rust like no other

 

[CantankerousCarl]

Gush, tyt921 - just got a flyer, GC has them buy 2 for 12.58, get one free if I read correctly, which is just under $4.20 a set, pretty good deal it seems from regular price.

06-12 through 06-15

 

[tyt921]

Thanks Carl for the information.

I did some quick research, it seems most brand also makes these pure nickles strings. As well as Ernie Ball, and D'addario. Not to add more problems but theres a new material called cobalt?

 

[andy474x]

Carl, I used to use them almost exclusively. I still do on my SE CU24, because it's a brighter guitar and they tame the highs a bit. I was also using them on my Akesson, but I switched to Tite Fits because that guitar is much warmer sounding and they added just a touch of twang... kerrang... something to the tone to liven it up to a "just right" level.

Trems tend to be brighter in my experience, so give them a shot on one of your trem guitars! They're fantastic strings, it's just about using them on the right axe.

 

[gush]

Thanks for the heads up CantankerousCarl, I use the nickle DR to help tame the high frequency fizziness my 5150 seems to have. They also seem to be tougher to break, I think.

 

[gush]

Looks like the three pack is two nickles and one coated for 11.99. Does that look right? Bummer, I won't use the coated strings.

 

[andy474x]

Looks like the three pack is two nickles and one coated for 11.99. Does that look right? Bummer, I won't use the coated strings.

Bummer. They were doing that deal last time I bulked up on strings, I didn't do it for the coated strings, only because it was a few cents cheaper than two individual sets of Pure Blues.

Since they came with the PB's I tried a set of the coated on my buddy's axe... they sounded pretty awful. Like rubber bands. But my buddy is a drummer that changes his guitar strings every 3 years, so they'll last him forever and he'll never know the difference anyways!