Machines Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1363726259' post='2016715'] I think it will be okay, the bass can do either through or over. Depending on how it went I was thinking of putting some on my T-40, which only does through body :/. [/quote] Same here, I think it would definitely be an issue though, plus you'd need flats long enough to not be tapering off to the silk between the nut and 1st fret, which I can tell you D'Addario Chromes will do on a T-40. Edited March 20, 2013 by Machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1363726860' post='2016737'] 'Tis true, but my Laklands are great and cost me around £28 - imported from Chicago. [/quote] I usually pay about £22...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 My TIs came. I'm empressed so far. In hindsight I probably didn't need xls for the lakland and they seem fine strung through result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1363767650' post='2017118'] I usually pay about £22...? [/quote] I dunno, I suppose it depends on what the exchange rate is like at the time of purchase..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) I've just bought a bass with Fender flats on and I'm not sure about them. They have a great feel to them and suit the bass (feel wise) very well. It's an Epiphone Jack Casady bass. Only trouble is, I get a less crisp sound out of them. Sort of duller and more muted ..... like the treble has been rolled off the bass. I don't know if it's the bass itself or is that the sound of flats? Never played them before .... although there were a set of TI flats on a Precision I bought once, but I ignored them and removed them straight away without really testing them. Might get another set of flats and put them on one of my Precisions as a test ......... or will I find that flats are just generally muted in sound? By the way I'm a pick player with a somewhat more aggressive right hand use than normal. Edited March 21, 2013 by The Dark Lord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Being somewhat the same type of player, I find flats (Chromes mainly) are fine when in the mix, as I don`t really notice the lack of bite. It`s only when the bass is played on its own I find them lacking in comparison to rounds. That said, I just can`t get on with the feel of them - after years of using Roto Rounds, I can`t handle not having that rough abrasive feel under my fingers. I have however switched to Nickels as I liked the way flats sat in the mix, and nickel rounds have a more flat-like tone than steels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1363888175' post='2019014'] Being somewhat the same type of player, I find flats (Chromes mainly) are fine when in the mix, as I don`t really notice the lack of bite. It`s only when the bass is played on its own I find them lacking in comparison to rounds. That said, I just can`t get on with the feel of them - after years of using Roto Rounds, I can`t handle not having that rough abrasive feel under my fingers. I have however switched to Nickels as I liked the way flats sat in the mix, and nickel rounds have a more flat-like tone than steels. [/quote] Exactly. I love the sound of flats, but the range of sounds with rounds is hard to beat. By just playing at the end of the fretboard I can get a fatter sound, if that's wanted; but nothing bites so satisfyingly as nickel rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Yeah. I think a lot of us a devoted Rotosound round geezers. I fancy I'll have a dabble with flats though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I'm a pick player too. I tried Chromes, but they were too bright for me so may suit if you think flats are too 'dull'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1363896343' post='2019183'] Yeah. I think a lot of us a devoted Rotosound round geezers. I fancy I'll have a dabble with flats though. [/quote] Exactly what happened to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1363904965' post='2019452'] Exactly what happened to me. [/quote] The slippery slope!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWijchers Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) Heavy TI user here as well. They might be expensive but they last a long time. I use TI flats on both my fretless basses (a Jazz and a Stingray) and TI rounds on my fretted Yamaha. Somehow I never seem to get on with 'normal' rounds (too much treble for my taste) but the Nickel TI's are just right for me. And that Stingray with TI flats...what a sound ! Edited March 22, 2013 by RWijchers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smythe Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Ive converted to being a flats only player now, I used D'Addario Nickel Wounds for years but thought I'd test the waters on flats. I got some Chromes and initially hated them, They felt cumbersome, stiff and had a tacky/resisistant feel straight out the box and were no good for sliding with, so i quickly relegated them to a practise bass, but with a 4-5 months of playing around with them, they started to come to life. The tension eased up, the tacky resistant feeling subsided and they felt and sounded great. Within 6 months they were back on a main 5 string bass. Now i've bought another set for my 4 string. I use Thomastiks 43-100 for my fretless, they have very little tension and plenty of prominence, perfect for fretless. They're a little too low tension to put on a fretted bass for me (they just rested on the frets in tune!), i would of needed to do a lot of truss and bridge adjustments to make them playable; which i wasnt prepared to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 [quote name='Smythe' timestamp='1367407972' post='2065194'] They felt cumbersome, stiff and had a tacky/resisistant feel straight out the box and were no good for sliding with, [/quote] Giving them a good rub with an old cotton t-shirt helps to shift the tacky feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smythe Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1367408070' post='2065198'] Giving them a good rub with an old cotton t-shirt helps to shift the tacky feeling. [/quote] Thanks, I'll do that with the 4 string set when i get around to putting them on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Last year I had the chance to a/b my Lull PJ5 (with the J switched off) with Happy Jack's Lull P5. They are identical basses and even though they both sounded fantastic; Jack's sounded better! I couldn't let that situation continue, so after a lot of emails to various people I discovered that the difference we were hearing was down to the strings. I changed my DR Lo-Riders to Lakland Flats and the whole bass came alive. Tonally our basses are now the same. For me the price and longevity wasn't an issue, on this bass flats just sounded so much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1367408916' post='2065211'] I changed my DR Lo-Riders to Lakland Flats and the whole bass came alive. [/quote] Good choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1367408916' post='2065211'] Jack's sounded better! I couldn't let that situation continue ... [/quote] That's cut me to the quick, that has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njr911 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Just got a set of Labella deep talking flats off a very kind basschater. Black nylon tape wounds. Looking forward to trying hem on the cv jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yepmop Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Last week I got a new set of La Bella deep talkin' Jamerson strings £38 delivered, LOVELY sound to them, will only get better with age (unlike me ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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