dmckee Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) I've just discovered TI Flats on a fretless Precision I bought and I love them! I've tried a few sets of flats in the past but I never got into them, I think mainly because of their increased tension and/or their lack of sustain. Or maybe I just didn't give them long enough to break in.... Either way, I love the TIs, both tension and tone. Anyway, I'd like to try them on my Lakland Hollowbody short scale. The TIs come in short scale, but some folk seem to be saying that they're actually medium length (32"). Anyone tried TI Flats on a genuine 30" scale bass, or any other recommendations for short scale low tension flats with a similar tone to the TIs? Edited September 11, 2016 by dmckee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Morning This might help: Thomastik-Infeld Bass String Winding Length: Short Scale = 35.5" Ball to Silk Long Scale = 37" Ball to Silk Super Long Scale = 39.75" Ball to Silk Cheers Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmckee Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Cheers. In that case they are definitely too long! I was wondering about the La Bella Low Tension Flexible Flats or maybe Pyramids..... That *actual* length for the TIs is really useful - I've not noticed other folk publishing this info but will have a hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmckee Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 And here it is: http://www.bassstringsonline.com/Bass-String-Lengths-by-Manufacturer_ep_47-1.html So, the La Bellas might be worth a crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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