New Flats Day!

lenosgood · #1 03-07-2011, 03:19 PM

Just got a package today from Webstrings.com...my new flats! Put them on and have been playing for an hour now...man, these things are sweet. Smooth as silk and I didn't have to do any adjustment on the truss rod. Heck, I may never go back to rounds...

shawshank72 · #2 03-07-2011, 03:21 PM

Which brand did you choose?

tjh · #3 03-07-2011, 03:37 PM

.. or rather, what gauge ?? ... I think they only have the one brand, dont they? ... and, what strings are you replacing, that there was no TR adjust (brand, guage, etc)?? ... thank you

shawshank72 · #4 03-07-2011, 04:18 PM

I thought it was a site like juststrings.com.
Id like to hear more info also.

lenosgood · #5 03-07-2011, 04:42 PM

I got the medium Detroit stainless flats....045 -.105 gauge. I replaced them one at a time just so I made sure to get the lengths right. I checked the relief after I put them on and tuned them up and if there's a difference, it's negligible. They shipped first class mail for 4 bucks and got here in two days. I'm loving them!

BTW, I had medium rounds on there before...don't know what kind they are, they were on the bass when I bought it back in October. I kept them for spares, just in case, though.

tjh · #6 03-07-2011, 07:39 PM

thanks, what kind of bass did you put them on? is there any physically identfying characteristic to them, such as color of a silk wrap, color of ball ends, etc ..?

dave64o · #7 03-07-2011, 08:17 PM

Now all you have to do is play them a few hours a day for 3-5 years and they'll really start to sound good!

For the record, that's not sarcasm. I love old strings.

lenosgood · #8 03-08-2011, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by tjh

thanks, what kind of bass did you put them on? is there any physically identfying characteristic to them, such as color of a silk wrap, color of ball ends, etc ..?

The only identifying characteristic is that there is none...plain Jane strings from tip to tip.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave64o

Now all you have to do is play them a few hours a day for 3-5 years and they'll really start to sound good!
For the record, that's not sarcasm. I love old strings.

One day down, 4 years and 364 days to go!

That's pretty much what I've read about flats...they get better as they get older...I like 'em already so I guess I'll be in love in 5 years!