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04-19-2007, 02:48 PM
| | floppy b strings | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bronx, NY | | | Flats for a noob?
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All my basses have rounds on them, but after hearing all the fuss about flats on a P bass, I want to string mine up with some flats.  I don't know anything about the different kinds of flats so I came here.
I want something that sounds good on a P bass and is easy to play. What brand of flats is good for someone who is transitioning? I also want something affordable so TIs are out of the question 
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04-19-2007, 02:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chantilly, VA | | | d'addario chromes
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04-19-2007, 02:54 PM
| | | | well if want, u can get the intermediate form of flatwounds (nylon tapewounds).
other than that, i suggest going to your local music shop and trying out basses that have flatwounds. |
04-19-2007, 02:56 PM
|  | I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize! | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by meev991  other than that, i suggest going to your local music shop and trying out basses that have flatwounds. | Ok, now I am really jealous  You actually have music shops with basses that have flats on them 
I would agree that chromes are a good starting point. Plus, they are probably the only flats you will find locally. |
04-19-2007, 02:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Columbus, Oh | | | The carvin catalog had good prices for flats.
I tossed it but I remember it was low.
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04-19-2007, 03:01 PM
| | floppy b strings | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bronx, NY | | | Yeah, shops over here don't have basses with flats except the one MIM fretless Jazz bass that sometimes floats around.
How are Fender flats?
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04-19-2007, 03:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: So Cal | | Quote:
Originally Posted by KYJazzy d'addario chromes | +1 |
04-19-2007, 03:14 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: L.A. (the Valley) | | | Rotosound makes some nice flats. I have a set on a P bass now,
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04-19-2007, 03:20 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Genz Benz Amps, Lakland Basses | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas | | | Fender flats stay on my '87 P-Bass!!
I dont care much for rotosounds, Sadowsky's are OK too!! |
04-19-2007, 03:40 PM
| | I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize! | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperSnake2012 How are Fender flats? | Fender flats are more "old school" than say chromes. i.e. More thump, less bright, and less sustain.
Fenders are higher tension, but much smoother. The price is usually very good for Fenders. |
04-19-2007, 04:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Colorado Springs, CO | | | GHS Precision flats. So very smooooth and have a really nice thump!
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04-19-2007, 04:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Fort Worth TX | | | I use Fender flats and love them. They are quite a bit stiffer than what you're used to, but sound and play very nice. I love the fact that I can play four hours at a gig and my fingers are still fine!! |
04-19-2007, 04:36 PM
| | floppy b strings | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bronx, NY | | http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ngs?sku=101252
I'm thinking about trying those... I'd probably be able to find those at Sam Ash  Would you recommend using a lighter gauge than rounds? I like 45 - 105 for rounds.
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04-19-2007, 07:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Fort Worth TX | | | Naahh...stick with what you like now. That way you have an honest comparison between the two. |
04-20-2007, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperSnake2012 Would you recommend using a lighter gauge than rounds? I like 45 - 105 for rounds. | Flats are typically higher tension affairs. If you use the same gauge flats as rounds, you'll probably have to adjust your truss rod to get the action back the way you're used to it.
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04-20-2007, 11:30 PM
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04-25-2007, 09:36 AM
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04-25-2007, 10:55 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phila,Pa. | |  Chromes
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04-25-2007, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by BellBottomBlues rotosound all the way :-D | Good but not for a newbie. Too stiff. Heck, they are too stiff for some veterans who have been playing for 10+ years.  |
04-25-2007, 11:34 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Harkte Amps | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | | SIT Powerflats get my vote for cheap/great flats...
Sadowsky Flats are awesome too, but are signifacantly brighter and sound more like Rounds without the zing....
LaBella Deep Talking flats for ubber thump and low end goodness...
Then TIs....great great great sounding strings, but I'm digging the higher tension ones lately
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