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03-01-2010, 08:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv | | | Recomend me some flatrounds!!
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I've herd all about them, and I think its time I try some! So please, if you would, recommend me some flatrounds! I would like some that have a fairly higher tension as I'm going to be playing in a dropped tuning, and they need to growl a little bit please!
I have no idea where to even start with looking for these, so I'm basing what I'm getting off of your guys's reviews.
Thanks for your time!
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03-01-2010, 08:23 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago | | | D'Addario Chromes, higher tension, great tone and they're reasonably priced! |
03-01-2010, 08:53 PM
|  | Yis, actually. | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Charlotte NC | | | Fender 9050 flats.
Probably the highest tension strings I've ever played.
They sound a little weird at first (if you're not used to flats), but soon they settle in to a nice 'percussion'-y thump.
Rotosound RS77's are pretty high tension also. Bright, for flats.
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03-01-2010, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lmfreeman9  D'Addario Chromes, higher tension, great tone and they're reasonably priced! | +1
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03-01-2010, 09:00 PM
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TI flats. 
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03-01-2010, 09:19 PM
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03-01-2010, 10:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv | | | DA chromes, will they say flatround on it?
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03-01-2010, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by beelzelboss DA chromes, will they say flatround on it? | They might say flatwound. 
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03-01-2010, 10:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX | | | i think the TIs are pretty low tension
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03-01-2010, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by brekfustuvluzer i think the TIs are pretty low tension | +1
As much as I love TIs, high tension they are not. You could probably do drop tuning with them, but you're not going to be getting high tension out of 'em.
Growl is abundant, though. 
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03-02-2010, 04:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: England | | I just posted on your other thread  . The Rotos!
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03-02-2010, 06:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: La Salle, IL USA | | | As one that's used both TI flats and D'Addario flats, I believe Chromes would be a better buy for you at this time. If you find that flats work for you and you'd like lower tension, then you can try TIs. However, TIs are a lot of dough to put out when you don't even know how flats will work for you. |
03-02-2010, 04:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv | | | Went down to my little shop that I go to. They only had ernie balls. 20 bucks, might as well give them a try. Anyone got a review for these?
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03-03-2010, 07:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portsmouth, VA | | | La Bella (Deep Talkin' Bass 760FS 45-105). I tried Roto and DR flats (45-105) both had too much tension to me. |
03-03-2010, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron G La Bella (Deep Talkin' Bass 760FS 45-105). I tried Roto and DR flats (45-105) both had too much tension to me. | +10
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03-04-2010, 10:16 AM
| | | | Im confused. do you mean flatwounds? or halfrounds? flatrounds sounds like you mean halfrounds. |
03-04-2010, 05:50 PM
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03-04-2010, 05:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Red Hook, New York | | Quote:
Originally Posted by southpaw420 Im confused. do you mean flatwounds? or halfrounds? flatrounds sounds like you mean halfrounds. | This is what I was thinking.
Also, Ernie Ball strings are not very good IMO. |
03-05-2010, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by adamrobertt This is what I was thinking.
Also, Ernie Ball strings are not very good IMO. | He means flatwounds.
Do you mean EB flats are not very good (in your opinion) or all of EB's strings? Interested to hear what the flats are like.
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03-05-2010, 09:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: CT,USA | | | I just strung up a yamaha bb300 with rotosound steve harris flats and it sounds killer 50-110's make drop D sound huge!!!!!!!!! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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