Ricardo Gonveda

Bright sounding, long lasting (to me at least, I barely sweat), and when they die the don't become this dead sounding string like most nickel strings that have pretty much no definition and because they are made of Stainless Steel they keep pretty much pristine for a loooong while (just look at Joe Dart Jazz Bass that had already old Swing 66 strings when he got it and used them until he got the Music Man) also they are aren't too tense but they are a little bit stiff on the first two strings, so low action is pretty much must do for that classic Rotosound clank

I have tried the classic Swing 66 (both on Stainless Steel and Nickel) and I love them, but out of curiosity I decided to try the Sheehan set due the unusual gauges of the 1st and the 4th string and it is definitely an upgrade from the regular 66, the 4th string is a little more tense and less floppy so it feels more comfortable to play while the first string is less stiff compared to the regular .045 Every bassist that loves the classic Swing 66 should try this set, it works well for any tuning from E standard up to Drop C in my experience without any problems

For those who don't know regular bass strings are made of Nickel on Steel strings, these strings are made in Pure Nickel, which give you a warmer tone compared to regular strings even brand new and they retain this warm and clear tone for longer, also they don't go completely "dead" sounding compared to regular Nickel on Steel strings after months or even years (in my experience of course) Also call me crazy, but I think they don't have as much output compared to the Swing 66 Stainless Steel, aside from that I would recommend them if you are into most styles of music from pop, funk, rock, jazz, reggae, etc. But I'm not sure if I could recommend them for something like metal, pop punk, etc. As they don't have that "zingy" sound that Nickel on Steel and Stainless Steel strings have

I have used a lot of bass strings over the years and once I noticed a lot of players from Argentina used these strings, later I discovered that it was because it was a national brand so I decided to tried them as they were cheaper here in Chile and I must say I have been really impressed, the quality is IMO on par with most bigger brands (outside maybe Rotosound) and they last a lot, now it is the only brand of strings I use and no regrets!

I have had a couple of Dimarzio cliplocks out there and I've been very happy with all of them, but when I started using heavier basses my shoulder sometimes would ache a little (well I thrash a lot on stage too) until I discovered the 3 inch wide strap and it fixed all of my problems, I tried many straps and strap locks and all of them had pros and cons but eventually I went back to my roots with the Cliplock, it is just so convenient and so comfortable and if someone is on the look for a Cliplock and doesn't mind the fact that it is only available on black then always go for the 3 inch (7,6cm) over the regular 2 inch (5cm) as it is equally flexible and practical but it distributes the weight way better and feels better on longer sets or rehearsals.