BigBeatNut Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 This is going to be a tough one I think. It's a nice growly flatwound that's an odd one out in a set that came with the bass. Haven't found anything to match it. I think it's an A strung in the E position ... so detuned and that may contribute to the growl ... that and it being on a fretless. The only other distinctive thing is that there a clear gaps in the windings ... gaps on labellas are much tighter. Pics Any help would be appreciated as I'm starting to get obsessive about the sound of this string. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Nobody got any ideas on what this string might be ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 It looks a bit Fendery to me...... I haven't got any now to check against, but certainly not D'addario or GHS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaver Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Might be Joe Osborn signature flatwounds, I can't find a decent picture to back that up at the moment though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 [quote name='deaver' post='810754' date='Apr 18 2010, 09:18 PM']Might be Joe Osborn signature flatwounds, I can't find a decent picture to back that up at the moment though[/quote] I think Joe Osborn Flats have black silks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 Whoops ... there have been some things eliminated because of the [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=649020"]talkbass thread[/url]. Notably: [quote name='Meatrus']My first thought was Fender flats, but unfortunately no, as they have green silk at the ballends.[/quote] [quote name='MarkusBass']Blue are Chromes. Lakland JO Flats are black, GHS Precision Flats (same as JOs) are purplish.[/quote] [quote name='lowendfriend']My first reaction was Sadowsky Stainless Flats (Black Labels). But on close inspection, they have grey silk real close to the color of the strings. I also see the wrap is tighter than your pic. (Sad's are wound by LaBella). The second pic is Detroit Flat Stainless from webstrings.com. No silk but a smoother wrap style than your pic. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=164374&d=1271516679"]pic 1[/url] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=164375&d=1271516679"]pic 2[/url][/quote] Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman69 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 The gaps may be due to wear/stretching of said amazing string.. good luck with your quest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 [quote name='Musicman69' post='810968' date='Apr 19 2010, 01:51 AM']... good luck with your quest.[/quote] Hmmm, yeah .... I'm beginning to wonder if I was nuts to ask anyone to ID a string with no silks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 It looks like a Warwick string... but they don't make flats. Its wierd all the companies I think it looks a bit like don't make flats! ClearTone and Warwick being the 2 main ones, that ballend looks identical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Picato flats have no silk but I don't think they match with the gaps in the windings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) Possibly GHS Brite Flats - they have the gaps but I'm unsure whether they have silk. Edited April 19, 2010 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='811417' date='Apr 19 2010, 02:14 PM']Possibly GHS Brite Flats - they have the gaps but I'm unsure whether they have silk.[/quote] Red silks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='811417' date='Apr 19 2010, 03:14 PM']Possibly GHS Brite Flats - they have the gaps but I'm unsure whether they have silk.[/quote] [quote name='throwoff' post='811465' date='Apr 19 2010, 03:51 PM']Red silks![/quote] Not those then. Are the gaps in the windings on Brite Flats due to them being groundwounds? If so, does that suggest OP's strings might be groundwounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='811641' date='Apr 19 2010, 06:32 PM']If so, does that suggest OP's strings might be groundwounds?[/quote] Nice idea, but I just had the cut end of the string under a magnifying glass ... the outer wrap is definitely rectangular. There was an inner wrap that appeared to be round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) Look like Webstrings Detroit Flats to me. I've had sets with gaps in windings before - good flats. Edited April 20, 2010 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 [quote name='nick' post='812979' date='Apr 20 2010, 08:24 PM']Look like Webstrings Detroit Flats to me. I've had sets with gaps in windings before - good flats.[/quote] Really ? Did you see this above ? [quote name='lowendfriend']The second pic is Detroit Flat Stainless from webstrings.com. No silk but a smoother wrap style than your pic. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=164375&d=1271516679"]pic 2[/url][/quote] He decided that it wasn't those strings because the gaps didn't look the same in his pic. But you think the gaps vary (from set to set), and it might be those strings ? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 I guess I'll have to order a set of Detroit Flats and hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNITY GAIN Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Just for the record (I know this is an old thread) they could possibly be LaBella 'Jamersons'. The blue of the silk looks to be the same colour and ball is also the same a s pic'd... brassy looking. However, the Jamersons have VERY high tension so that is a dead give-away. If they are not high tension they are not Jamersons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 they look like d´angelico smooth rounds, their halfwound strings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 [quote name='UNITY GAIN' post='1280477' date='Jun 24 2011, 07:23 AM']Just for the record (I know this is an old thread) they could possibly be LaBella 'Jamersons'. The blue of the silk looks to be the same colour and ball is also the same a s pic'd... brassy looking. However, the Jamersons have VERY high tension so that is a dead give-away. If they are not high tension they are not Jamersons.[/quote] Just for the record, the string we were looking at didnt have any silk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 [quote name='BigBeatNut' post='814469' date='Apr 21 2010, 11:23 PM']I guess I'll have to order a set of Detroit Flats and hope for the best.[/quote] And did you, and were they the correct ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigBeatNut Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1281706' date='Jun 25 2011, 12:14 AM']And did you, and were they the correct ones?[/quote] Haven't ordered them yet .... no longer have that bass (Lakland HB) and so my obsession with reproducing that sound has abated somewhat. May just order some of those as an experiment for another bass though. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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