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09-03-2005, 09:56 AM
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I played a MIM Fender Jazz 4-banger with smooth flats (no sign of the outer wrap ribbon like on some). They had a Ken Smith-like purple nylon wrap at the end. Any idea what they were? I'd hate to have to buy that bass because it's over-priced locally at a MGR but it sounded awesome.
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09-03-2005, 12:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida | | | call up dean markley. I think their flats have purple wrappings |
09-03-2005, 01:09 PM
| | | | I once had some GHS Precision Flats with purple silk. |
09-03-2005, 01:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Everywhere, USA | | d'addario has blue. maybe over time the color changes? |
09-03-2005, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by zongeek d'addario has blue. maybe over time the color changes? | They weren't D'Addario Chromes.
I'll look into the GHS and the Dean Markley's. Any other suggestions? 
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09-03-2005, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Joe They weren't D'Addario Chromes.
I'll look into the GHS and the Dean Markley's. Any other suggestions? |
shucks. ah well, guess ill wait for another thread to guess on. |
09-03-2005, 08:23 PM
| | | | GHS and Carvin brand flats. |
09-04-2005, 09:24 PM
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09-04-2005, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by superfly GHS and Carvin brand flats. | Carvin's flats are LaBellas just repackaged. By the way, they're about 3 times cheaper through Carvin.
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09-04-2005, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass Carvin's flats are LaBellas just repackaged. By the way, they're about 3 times cheaper through Carvin. | I'm not sure, but I personally don't think they are.
The silk is purple on the Carvins,red on the Labellas. The tone is different, much more dead are the Carvins. And the feel and look of the metal is noticably different also. The Carvins look just like the GHS precision flats.
I recently just tried out about 3 sets of the Carvins and a few sets of the LaBellas. They seem to be quite different from each other. This is the case with the Flat wounds at least. Roundwounds might be a different story.
I'll try and ask one of the Carvin sales reps, I live about 15 minutes from a Carvin store.
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09-04-2005, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Joe I played a MIM Fender Jazz 4-banger with smooth flats (no sign of the outer wrap ribbon like on some). They had a Ken Smith-like purple nylon wrap at the end. Any idea what they were? I'd hate to have to buy that bass because it's over-priced locally at a MGR but it sounded awesome. | I have some Pyramids which have a very pale purple silk winding on the ends - not nylon though
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09-05-2005, 08:35 PM
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09-05-2005, 08:40 PM
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09-05-2005, 10:25 PM
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09-06-2005, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CaptainHueso I've used Ken Smith strings for years and every set I've bought has purple silk on the ends. | Actually, I've owned some Smith nickel burners that had a maroon wrap on them.
Wil, I'm not sure if the wrapping material is nylon or silk, if that matters. And it wasn't light purple... It was more of a Crown Royal purple like on Ken Smith's strings.
I'll have to look into the Fender SS Flats as well although the consensus seems to be that they are GHS.
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09-07-2005, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bluemonk Don't Fender SS flats have purple winding? | My Fender ones have Green on the bridge side and none on the top
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09-18-2005, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by chilliwilli call up dean markley. I think their flats have purple wrappings | I have a set of Dean Markley Flats. They have very Purple wrapping
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