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The feel and tone of different makes of flats is remarkable and I would be disappointed if I only tried TIs and Chromes.
I have some rounds that I try occasionally, but I still don't 'get' them :)

Some strings sound poor on some basses and perfect on others - it's very nice when you find the right match.

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[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1353516300' post='1875519']
Actually its the feel I go for rather than the tone, that's why i keep taking them off. I really dont get flats although i enjoy playing them if that makes sense.
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Try the Fender 9050CL 45-60-80-105 flats set. Feel and tone. They converted me from rounds.

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[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1353633160' post='1876911']
Try the Fender 9050CL 45-60-80-105 flats set. Feel and tone. They converted me from rounds.
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+1!

I try others occasionally and at the moment have some Rotosound flats on one of my basses but nothing beats the Fender flats for me - perfect tension and feel.

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Have done it loads of times. The only problematic part is getting the curly end of the string straight to get back through the bridge hole and sometimes after changing a number of times end of the string will have enough of it and snap.
If you have a bridge where the strings drop in rather than go through a hole then it can be done endlessly.

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[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1353503520' post='1875265']
I used to play only headless, so that wasn't an issue. I was worried about the way the string wraps around the machine head .
Cheers
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You should always be concerned about how a string winds... and if you are careful, you should be able to swap out quite a few times.
If you clean up strings you'll probably have come across this issue...
and have had a few strings give way on you thru fatigue.

I normally find strings are past their useful life after 4-5 cleans and rewinds...
Fatigue and gunk gets deep into them and the thicker strings can't/don't clean up to be useable..so I bin them

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[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1353633160' post='1876911']
Try the Fender 9050CL 45-60-80-105 flats set. Feel and tone. They converted me from rounds.
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+1

I didn't need converting to flats, but these are great strings (imho)

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Hello Ray,

I have done this a few times and it can affect the wrapping at machine head part if the distance from peg to nut is different. Tone isn't affected but you're likely to notice a kink from the previous bending point, either around the peg or in between the nut and the peg.

The main 'problem' for me has been, as a Swing Bass '66 user, it disturbs the silk winding, rendering it a bit unsightly as the string is fed through another bridge. This is only an aesthetic issue, and a minor one.

Cheers.

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[quote name='WarrenD' timestamp='1355314126' post='1896725']
Hello Ray,

I have done this a few times and it can affect the wrapping at machine head part if the distance from peg to nut is different. Tone isn't affected but you're likely to notice a kink from the previous bending point, either around the peg or in between the nut and the peg.

The main 'problem' for me has been, as a Swing Bass '66 user, it disturbs the silk winding, rendering it a bit unsightly as the string is fed through another bridge. This is only an aesthetic issue, and a minor one.

Cheers.
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+1 on it ruining roto silks.

I managed two switches with a set of 66's nickels (45 - 105). On the third swap the D string IIRC snapped at the tuning peg. Daignosis: Two basses with different diameter tuning pegs . . . all that winding and unwinding through the bridges results in metal fatigue. I'm impressed they stood up to that and a few months playing. They is some well made strings!

The silk on the chromes seems to be a little hardier than the roto silks - but I haven't given them enough abuse to really compare.

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