Thunderbird Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Olympia Flat wound strings has anyone ever tried these? and are they any good? I was thinking of trying flats but did not want to spend much incase I do not like them so I am going to maybe take a punt on these or should I pay the extra and get some Status flats? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Status Hotwires for sure, just pennies over £20 to your door & they're as good as much more expensive flats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks Jon HotWires ordered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I didnt like Status flats i thought they were a bit dull sounding ............. sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 ive just bought some of the Olympia`s will let you know my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 [quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1422133202' post='2669164'] ive just bought some of the Olympia`s will let you know my thoughts. [/quote] Would be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The strings arrived so ive lashed them down onto a newly built p bitsa, 1st impressions when opening the pack, are they rotos? i put one of each side by side and they look and feel very very similar but thats where the similarity ends, once strung on the p (previously strung with a set of Fender flats) i had to raise the saddles and slacken the truss rod a touch as they were dragging on the fretboard, theyre lower tension than the similar gauge fender which are in turn lower than rotos, win win as far as im concerned, they feel very nice like most flats do. Sound wise, not quite as bright as the Fenders probably due to the tension but perfectly acceptable and theyre certainly not as dull and thuddy as either status or picato. Would I buy more, damn right i would for the price i think theyre a winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 [quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1422572942' post='2674335'] The strings arrived so ive lashed them down onto a newly built p bitsa, 1st impressions when opening the pack, are they rotos? i put one of each side by side and they look and feel very very similar but thats where the similarity ends, once strung on the p (previously strung with a set of Fender flats) i had to raise the saddles and slacken the truss rod a touch as they were dragging on the fretboard, theyre lower tension than the similar gauge fender which are in turn lower than rotos, win win as far as im concerned, they feel very nice like most flats do. Sound wise, not quite as bright as the Fenders probably due to the tension but perfectly acceptable and theyre certainly not as dull and thuddy as either status or picato. Would I buy more, damn right i would for the price i think theyre a winner! [/quote] Nice one Jeff think I will give them a whirl I really liked the Status flats but have had the dead E string issue (twice now) like lots of other people, Status are great changing the dead string but it is a hassle I could do without at 20 odd quid a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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