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05-28-2004, 09:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/Boston, MA | | | Flatwounds for 35 scale 5 string?
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I want to put flatwounds on my Spector NS2000 Q5. It is a 35'' scale and i know that D'Addario Chromes don't fit... the black silk wrapping at the end starts way too soon. What sets of strings are there that would fit a 35'' scale 5 string? |
05-28-2004, 11:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Austin, Texas | | | I recently put Sadowsky Series Flatwounds on my Roscoe LG 3005. They just fit the 35" scale and sound pretty good. I'm not sure I'll stick with them in the long run, but its fun to get a change in sound for a while - dig the Jamerson vibe!
Ron |
05-28-2004, 11:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/Boston, MA | | | How much did they cost? Did you order them straight from Sadowsky? |
05-28-2004, 12:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Syracuse, NY | | | I know that Lakland JO flats fit a 35" scale 5-string. You can get them direct from Lakland. |
05-28-2004, 01:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Austin, Texas | |
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Originally Posted by Figjam How much did they cost? Did you order them straight from Sadowsky? | Go them from Bass Emporium (here is Austin). John Files owns the store and makes it a point to match Internet prices on his strings. Plus, I believe you can buy from him over the Internet at http://www.bassemporium.com
I believe they were $44.95. I'd like to try some Thomastik-Infelds next, but I don't believe John stocks those.
Ron |
05-28-2004, 02:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan | | | LaBella nylon coated strings fit a 35". |
05-28-2004, 02:51 PM
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06-02-2004, 07:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/Boston, MA | | | Ok i ordered a set of Lakland Joe Osbourne signature flats. Hopefully Ill like them.. cost something like $38 after shipping. Flats usually last a while though, right? |
06-02-2004, 07:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Austin, Texas | | In my experience, they do last a good while before losing their feel/tone. Of course, Jamerson thought they didn't ever have to be replaced unless they broke and he sounded awesome. 
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06-02-2004, 08:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN | | | You can get long and extra long scale D'addario Chromes.
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06-10-2004, 11:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | I'd actually like some too, but some higher-tension ones. Are the JF 5's still really low tension? I just really don't want a floppy B, and I LOVE the sound and feel of flats.
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06-10-2004, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott D I'd actually like some too, but some higher-tension ones. Are the JF 5's still really low tension? I just really don't want a floppy B, and I LOVE the sound and feel of flats. | The Sadowsky flats I got were recommended because their tension is similar to the D'Addario XL's. I find the tension good, with a tight B string.
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06-10-2004, 06:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: I'm from Venus. | |  Flatwounds for 35 scale 5 string?
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Originally Posted by Scott D I'd actually like some too, but some higher-tension ones. Are the JF 5's still really low tension? I just really don't want a floppy B, and I LOVE the sound and feel of flats. |
Scott I use the JF365's on my Sadowsky V5. Click on the link in my sig line......listen to Dream Within A Dream, tell me......is the B floppy sounding to you? 
It sounds tight as ever IMHO. 
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