steviebee74 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'm not one for doing my own set-ups! I'm happy to get my gear done by a very capable local professional who I fend to be very good and reasonably priced so each time I get a new bass or change string gauges, I factor in the cost of a setup into that. I don't mind as it keeps the yearly tax bill down. However, I've been wondering if I can change between flats and rounds of the same gauges without needing any adjustment. Any advice appreciated. Thanks in advance. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'd get it re-set. I put flats on my Coronado and the tension was all wrong 'till it was properly set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) For what it's worth I had 45 - 105 rounds on a bass that were swapped for fender 9050 flats of same guage and no adjustment of truss rod or saddles were needed for me, just intonation. Everything felt fine Edited April 10, 2014 by Greggo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Depends if the tension between them is similar or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 [quote name='Myke' timestamp='1397188096' post='2421595'] Depends if the tension between them is similar or not. [/quote] This. Some flats are low tension (Thomastik, La Bella black/white nylons) though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 [quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1397196880' post='2421618'] This. Some flats are low tension (Thomastik, La Bella black/white nylons) though. [/quote] And some are much higher - Rotosounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 [quote name='steviebee74' timestamp='1397169907' post='2421548'] However, I've been wondering if I can change between flats and rounds of the same gauges without needing any adjustment. [/quote] 'Same gauge' means nothing if the strings are of a different make with a different construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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