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D'Addario maybe? I use their strings, and have done for ages, both on 6 string bass with a high C, and a 7 string. They have quite a selection of gauges to choose from including both wound and plain C strings.

I have absolutely nothing to add to the discussion here, but I just love the name of this, Verellen Meatsmoke .

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1494277704' post='3294698'] Think this is bogus. No one uses flats. Mandolin strings are too short. Most banjo strings are loop end. I have an Irish tenor set with a .028 wound 3rd and a 5 string set with an .024 wound 4th and they are both just under 1 metre long. Your best bet is to contact Newtone and ask them to make you some specials. [/quote] I've tried Newtone, they don't make flats. It needs to be 93cm from ball end to the silk. They do sell flat wound banjo strings, a loop end would be fine.

Before each set. If I've got new strings on I might check after a few songs too.

A slightly bizarre request . I'm still searching for a flat wound high F string. I was just reading a thread on a site, someone wondering why string manufacturers make mandolin and banjo strings almost twice as long as they need to be. So I'm wondering just how long are they? If anyone plays banjo or mandolin, and they happen to have a set of flat wound strings lying around, could they measure them please? The string gauge needs to be something like a .025, or thereabouts.

The Gary Willis website has some useful stuff too.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1494243520' post='3294228'] Good shout Also, the fellow from Galssjaw, forget his name but he played the bass on Worship And Tribute which has some great playing on it [/quote] I believe Nick Beggs has to learn Wilson's bass lines.

Steven Wilson. Jimi Hendrix.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1494157451' post='3293673'] Food for thought however; I was at the October Double Bass Bash last October and one member had a remarkably small speaker cab that would put Barefaced cabs to shame. It may have been a lot heavier however as it used multiple small drivers, say four or five inch cones. I think there were about six or eight in an array. I looked for the hidden sub but there was none! [/quote] That sounds like a Phil Jones cab.

How about soaking it for a while in some very weak tea?

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1494068038' post='3292976'] Hey Si, I'm just drafting a tech support ticket for them this morning. I'm trying to describe what's been happening in a more useful way than "it just stopped working and I don't know why" which is kinda what happened but not useful for a support tech! I'll go over all the symptoms I mentioned above and see what they come back with. I'll update this thread with the results (most likely mid next week hopefully as they won't pick anything up until Monday at the earliest). That will be SiBob Great to hear yours got sorted - that gives me some hope for mine. Although I do still have concerns that there will never be any driver updates or optimisations for it. [/quote] I got it sorted, but did end up selling it. It was very fussy, it liked to be plugged in after launching Logic Pro. I ended up buying an Apogee One, which sounds just as good, and works seamlessly.

I had one of these. One of the members on here is part of their technical support team. He was brilliant at helping me to get it sorted out.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1493978361' post='3292273'] After 50 years of doing this, I always say go with the best person. The best guitar player could be the worse person for the band Blue [/quote] I would agree totally. You want reliability. That's generally the second question after 'are they any good?'

[quote name='matski' timestamp='1485532099' post='3224721'] "I just called to say I Love You" by Steveie Wonder. What makes it worse is the fact it seems to go on for aeons and just when you think the torture is almost over.... *KEY CHANGE*. Aaarrrrgggghhhh!! [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwOU3bnuU0k[/media] [/quote] It is pretty awful, though tbh I'm not a fan of Stevie Wonder anyway.

[quote name='Paulhauser' timestamp='1493931322' post='3292008'] What's the gauge you are looking for as a high F? I always used 0.020 and can't remember I ever came upon a wound one, only plain steel ones. I don't think anyone makes wound strings near 0.020, flat or roundwound. [/quote] I'm using D'Addario nickels, I think it's currently a .024.

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1493910492' post='3291780'] The new Ernie Ball Cobalts are very compliant but I'm not sure you'd get a 7 string set.... G. [/quote] That's the problem, plenty of flat wound strings being made, but the high F is the problem. There's no problem with round wound strings at all. I've even tried a flat wound guitar string, but it wasn't long enough.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1493906036' post='3291715'] If Thomastik can't make you a custom set, I've heard La Bella are very accommodating to putting custom sets together for people and they make a low tension flat which is probably the closest you'll see to TIs. [/quote] Thanks, I've emailed Thomastik, I'll email LaBella too.

Thanks, didn't think so. Also the string they're offering as a high F is a 0.32 which I don't think will tune to an F, I've used that gauge as a high C.

What's the tension like on these? I'm looking for a set of flats similar in sound and feel to Thomastik which I love. They're for a 7 string bass. I've been offered a set of Chromes.

I think some on here were born before the electric bass was invented .

[quote name='binky_bass' timestamp='1493829778' post='3291092'] The website does scream pretentious... It's such a shame as the basses are great, but I can't get past a bad attitude of a builder. I mean Fred Bolton of Bee Basses, Bill Conklin, Alan of ACG, Sanders De Gier, Chris of Overwater, Jens Ritter and even Hans P. Wilfer of Warwick, all of these guys are spot on, they talk to you, they discuss with you and guide the project and are generally top blokes from my experience in talking with them through email etc. I don't understand the arse-ish attitude of certain builders... It goes without saying that Jerzy will not ever have my business, it's also soiled the bass I do have somewhat! Anyone for a soiled Jerzy Drozd 7 string?! [/quote] You've got. Jerzy Drozd? Nice, you've got a great collection.

[quote name='DaveFry' timestamp='1493812214' post='3290827'] Autistic-pianist-learning-upright-bass here contributing : I also enjoy sound-to-colour synaesthesia , and I find the colours in 432 more saturated , although I don't expect anyone to believe that now . @ Leftybassman ; Ambient is not necessarily bound to equal temperament ; he plays solo 7-string fretless . [/quote] I have autism too, maybe it's that but I definitely hear, or perhaps feel a difference in the sounds.