Cicero Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Installed some on mine a few days back. I like the tone, although it may turn out to be a bit too mellow. No biggie, though. However, the strings generally seem a bit more difficult to intonate and I'm getting a lot of rattle also. Any tips on how to set these up properly? My knowledge of setting up basses is non-existent, so please bear with me 🤔 Danke. Edited October 13, 2018 by Cicero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Nylons usually have much lower tension than rounds or flats, and so, as you’ve said you zero knowledge/experience of setting up basses, i’d suggest taking it to a pro to setup Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Only used them on a fretless P and they sat perfect. Maybe it's the gauge that's causing the problem, not hard to move the saddles up a bit and add a bit more tension to the truss rod, go easy tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 ..........hang on a minute, did you write floutwounds ??? Everyone knows that only trainee prima donna guitarists can use these. Full on prima donna guitarists then move on to flouncewounds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 My phone has an unusual way of spellchecking 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 When I had some on an old P-bass of mine the nut had to be re-cut because the E was so thick. I loved the sound but definitely a pro setup required (I appreciate others may have the ability but I didn't and indeed still don't). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 I've done some minor saddle adjustments, which seems to have helped, but the E String still seems to be struggling. It has a very indistinct sound to it, to the point where it's not always clear what note is sounding out, if that makes sense. The actual string itself does look too big for the space in the nut, so I think that too will no doubt be part of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Tapes on a P-bass ??? My favourite combo ever since I bought a set of Rotos for £5. OK it was 83 but I was stony broke 😁 If you've also bought Rotos the E is .115.pretty sure it is. There's a school of thought says the nylon will contract over time into the nut slot. Never happened with me,I filed the slot. Another thing I remember about Rotos is they have serious "thump". The thump is more pronounced than the note and takes a bit getting your ear used to it. Could be part of your trouble. La Bellas and the sadly discontinued Status tapes come in standard gauges,also have more notes than thumps 😎 I'd order up another nut if any cutting is on the cards. If you go back to roundwound just put the original nut back on 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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