# Same string, different color, different feel?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [August 26, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292 "2024-08-26T03:27:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@bodahrevy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bodahrevy)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/1 "2024-08-26T03:27:40Z")
So I’ve noticed something. And I wanted to post about it to make sure I’m not trippin. With some string, different colors play different. For example, I went through an entire pack of 100 yellow OT regular and then got another pack but in white and it feels less soft, not as bouncy and more rigid. I even found an old yellow that was brand new and tried them back to back and there is a noticeable difference. Is it the dye? Or am I trippin. I don’t think I am. Anyone?
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/2 "2024-08-26T03:30:57Z")
This is real. I thought it wasn’t when I first heard that but nah it’s real. Dying is a chemical process and does like magic chemistry to the strings. Idk how it works. I’m in the arts : ) but yeah lol this is a real thing. You’re not tripping lol.
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### Author:  [@theendofcake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theendofcake)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/3 "2024-08-26T03:34:37Z")
> [@GTDropKnot](#):
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> Dying is a chemical process
even if you had a typo you wouldn’t be wrong 🤷
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### Author:  [@K1LCr09](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/K1LCr09)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/4 "2024-08-26T03:37:13Z")
I do feel that yellow felt a little more rough than hot pink in Kitty String.
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### Author:  [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/5 "2024-08-26T03:39:56Z")
I am so glad you made this post. I been curious how OT yellow fat is compared to OT white Fat. I only have white and it’s decent but I was wondering if the yellow was better. OT doesn’t seem to hold up well compared to some other bulk strings I have played and I was curious if it’s the white or if the yellow breaks down similar. It seems like as the strings reach a few days of solid play that binds slip this weird way against the response pads.
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### Author:  [@Vikingman2041](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vikingman2041)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/6 "2024-08-26T03:42:16Z")
As a person who makes their own string. The same brand, style and weight of thread, but different colors have vastly different feels when spun. I can adjust on my individual level, but I imagine mass production doesn’t allow for those minute tweaks.
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### Author:  [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/7 "2024-08-26T03:55:26Z")
i just thought it was a placebo
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### Author:  [@Yoyomikie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyomikie)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/8 "2024-08-26T09:11:33Z")
Somebody made a post about this awhile back and someone commented how their wife was in a profession I forget what it was but she told him that yes, different dyes are made up of different chemicals because each pigment is derived from a totally different source, so these ingredients naturally will all interact with the material in a slightly different way leading to different play feel characteristics
Or something like that, don’t quote me
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### Author:  [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/9 "2024-08-26T10:06:50Z")
I remember reading this same thing. And it makes sense to me.
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### Author:  [@bodahrevy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bodahrevy)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/10 "2024-08-26T15:16:07Z")
Thanks for all the responses fam🫡 I knew I wasn’t trippin😭 now I j need to find some yellow OT string
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### Author:  [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/11 "2024-08-26T17:38:24Z")
I been mostly using OT white fat and Yoyostringlab lab ka-pow. I think after coming to the conclusion that the yoyostring lab ka-pow lasts way longer than OT that it’s worth the extra money. I just washed the ka-pow yesterday and it’s still holding up great in the time I’ve went threw at least a few OT. I still really like how OT plays when it’s brand new though I like the Kapow the most.
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### Author:  [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/12 "2024-08-26T18:00:34Z")
> [@Can different colors of the same string feel different? A chemist comments](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-different-colors-of-the-same-string-feel-different-a-chemist-comments/401591):
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> So I had noticed, but thought I was imagining things, that different colors of the same brand and size of string felt quite different. I thought it might be just random batch variation, but from my (admittedly small) sample size, it seems pretty regular! Like OTF neon green seems distinctly softer, fluffier, and a tiny bit bigger than OTF pink. I think I remember some other post about this on this forum, and people thought it was probably ridiculous? Anyway, I randomly mentioned this to my wife…
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### Author:  [@bodahrevy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bodahrevy)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/13 "2024-08-26T18:20:30Z")
I love the first few hours of OT play but I trash em after that. They suuuuck w string tension ngl. Been mostly using Sochi pheonix and they’re super nice but not great for every throw
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/14 "2024-08-27T05:40:53Z")
I pretty much use slick 8 blue and slick 6 white at this point but at one time used various colors of 100% cotton string. Different colors felt different and had varying life expectancies. So yes, the dye makes a difference.
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### Author:  [@Albertino](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Albertino)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/15 "2024-08-27T07:50:00Z")
100% there is a different, I really noticed it in Kitty string First class Fat, I do love the yellow but the I do not like at all the green, feels like so much more coarse and tight.
I usually use only neon yellow string because I noticed some similarities between brands, the softness in the hand is one of those characteristics.
I will be curious to try nice white strings, I do like them but I didn’t found any decent one
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### Author:  [@bodahrevy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bodahrevy)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/16 "2024-08-27T16:16:24Z")
I agree with the yellow thing, they feel similar and I also agree w the softness. I love white strings because let’s face it, yellow doesn’t look great on every color yoyo. But I’ve found that I don’t like the white versions of any of my preferred brands. Now I only try to go for clear or raw colors because man oh man nothing better than a yellow string on a clear yoyo. Pink and orange look magnificent as well. Any color actually lol
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### Author:  [@VidTrent](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VidTrent)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/same-string-different-color-different-feel/408292/17 "2024-08-27T19:37:46Z")
I believe that is why @theendofcake mentions the color of the string in her review thread, it definitely makes a difference, sometimes a big difference in my experience, however, whether that difference is a good or bad thing is pretty subjective.
> [@Cake’s String Reviews](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cake-s-string-reviews-string-saturday/383615):
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> Hi y’all, I go by Cake online. I’ve always loved review content, and I’d like to be one of the first ones to focus specifically on string! I’ll be posting here when I have the time, and since I’m pretty perfectionist in nature the reviews will take a while per string, especially since I’m a full time college student and not getting paid for this. I just love yo-yos! Below will be my grading process, if you disagree with any of the criteria or feel like I missed anything, you can always comment …