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10-08-2011, 03:37 PM
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Does anyone on here play Detroit Flats from Web Strings? I want to put a good set of flats on my new Jaguar and was wondering how the quality is on these strings. I put a set of Rotosounds 77 Jazz strings on it but don't like them. They seem a bit too much like rounds to me and I couldn't get used to the tension. Too high and too much zing for my taste. I had TI Jazz flats on an SX bass I had before which everyone raves about but they just seemed dull and lifeless to me. Could have been the bass too though. I'm wondering about either the Detroit Flats, GHS Precision Flats or Labella Deep Talkin flats. I just hate shelling out about 50 bucks each time to experiment. I'm looking for good sounding flats with good tension.
Last edited by Mannas : 10-08-2011 at 03:58 PM.
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10-09-2011, 06:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | Webstrings are a great deal, but I tried the medium flats a few times now and found them very tense, and the E just doesn't have enough clarity on my Fender basses. If the tension of Roto 77s was too much for you you'll probably hate them. LaBellas are hard to beat, or if you really want flats that cut and are comfy to play, get some D'Addario Chromes and give them a week of play to settle in. |
10-09-2011, 08:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii | | | I like the sound, and they seem well made, but they are fairly high tension. I just played a rehearsal with them yesterday and they sounded great, but I just didn't like the tension.
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10-09-2011, 08:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Novato Ca. | | | have spent hundreds buying all the expensive flats,, pyramid, TI's, LaBellas, Chromes, ect, & now all my basses are strung up with the Detroit lights, got a set on it's way to me now, going on my new Bongo 5er
they're awesome
Last edited by NorCal Dog : 10-09-2011 at 08:27 PM.
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10-09-2011, 08:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | Hmm. I haven't tried the lights yet. Maybe that would solve my problem with them. |
10-09-2011, 08:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada | | | Just earlier today i recommended Labella's Deep Talkin to someone else. Best feel of any string i tried. For me, the tension and tone made me love my Lakland DJ4 even more. |
10-09-2011, 08:37 PM
| | | Thank you all for the help. I think I may give them a shot since they're petty cheap. Quote:
Originally Posted by Reuben  Webstrings are a great deal, but I tried the medium flats a few times now and found them very tense, and the E just doesn't have enough clarity on my Fender basses. If the tension of Roto 77s was too much for you you'll probably hate them. LaBellas are hard to beat, or if you really want flats that cut and are comfy to play, get some D'Addario Chromes and give them a week of play to settle in. | Sorry, I mixed up the two. I meant the tension on the TI Jazz flats. They seemed way too floppy for me. I actually really like the higher tension of the Rotos so the Detroit Flats might be a good choice. I might try out those and the GHS Precision flats since they are both pretty low priced. Anybody know how the tension is on them and which one you might recommend between the two? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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