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Originally Posted by safebuster Hi I dont post much but I wanted to ask this to see if anyone else experiences this I think its strange.
I just put flats on my 55-02 and I got blisters, really bad ones like i used to get when I was 15! (I've been playing 35 years) I have been using roundwound strings forever, in particular most recently Elixers which I have on my BTB they are really coarse I get a litlle finger wear but no blisters!
has anyone else had this happen to them I am thinking its the smooth friction of the flats |
If the flats have significantly higher tension than your previous strings, that could be part of the problem.
I use TI flats on most of my basses and never have any blistering problems with them. Some people claim that flats have a lot of friction problems. I haven't experienced that, at least with the TIs. I do use GHS Fast Fret when I remember to. It does cut down on friction, keeps strings clean and doesn't gunk up the strings the way some string cleaners do. It may help a bit.
I was out of shape from not playing about a year ago due to relocating to a different city. When I got back into playing I got sore fingers on both hands but no blisters. I developed calluses pretty quickly and the pain went away.
