About those Chromes Flats gauges...

[NoBlackTShirts]

That's what I got. I have to finish the sand and buff and assembly before they go on, though...

 

[JoeNC]

You may have a point about the 40 being a little thin.

Actually, my ideal set would be:

G - 45 (45.7 lbs)
D - 60 (45.2 lbs)
A - 80 (43.7 lbs)
E - 105 (41.5 lbs)

Now that's what I would call "balanced".

Fender 9050L

G-45
D-60
A-80
E-100

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[NoBlackTShirts]

Call your Congressman!

We want to be able to buy separate .105's!

(the group string bag is one reason not to buy D'addario -- it makes it less feasible to take one envelope out and trade it to the store for another)

MB

 

[JoeNC]

You may have a point about the 40 being a little thin.

Actually, my ideal set would be:

G - 45 (45.7 lbs)
D - 60 (45.2 lbs)
A - 80 (43.7 lbs)
E - 105 (41.5 lbs)

Now that's what I would call "balanced".

I also found some LaBella 760FL

G - 43
D - 60
A - 82
E - 104

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[groovenut57]

Fender 9050L

G-45
D-60
A-80
E-100

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I also found some LaBella 760FL

G - 43
D - 60
A - 82
E - 104

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I just wish more companies, besides D'Addario (and maybe TI), would publish the actual tension info on their strings. The fact of the matter is two strings of the same gauge do not necessarily have the same tension depending on the material and construction.

 

[ReidK]

And as if things weren't complicated enough, tension alone doesn't tell the whole story. Two different stings with the same tension don't necessarily feel equally stiff. Stiffness also depends on the flexibility of the string, which varies depending on materials and construction.

 

[groovenut57]

And as if things weren't complicated enough, tension alone doesn't tell the whole story. Two different stings with the same tension don't necessarily feel equally stiff. Stiffness also depends on the flexibility of the string, which varies depending on materials and construction.

Gauges - tension - stiffness, etc...etc... It is indeed a complicated world, isn't it? (And we're only talking about strings!)

 

[wideyes]

I have the 45-100 on my shorty, and I wouldn't go lower. But on a 34" scale, it seems that the 40-100 set would sing.

 

[davidsmashdrums]

.040-.100 set on my bass love it!

 

[odin70]

I have tried both the 45 - 100 and 50 - 105 Personally i think they both are useless due to the thin E string. Imo it should of course have been : 45 - 105 and 50 - 110

 

[NoBlackTShirts]

I want .040 - .105 !

 

[selowitch]

Changing to Chromes has been great for me. I love how rich and musical they sound. Only problem is that I do need to have a second bass around with some roundwounds on it for the few songs on which I have to slap and pop. Otherwise, the Chromes are perfect.

 

[P. Bass]

Does higher gauge equal higher tension on the bass?

There's another issue that comes into play w/flats.Round core-Hex core.Round core are usually stiffer & have a quicker note decay (thud),than a hex core of the same ga.

 

[groovenut57]

Round core are usually stiffer & have a quicker note decay (thud),than a hex core of the same ga.

I thought it was the other way around - hex core being stiffer, no?

 

[jasper383]

I also found some LaBella 760FL

G - 43
D - 60
A - 82
E - 104

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That set feels, to me, as balanced tension-wise as any set out there, flat or round. My guess is La Bella spent some time looking at tensions when they formulated their sets.

I wish La Bella would publish tension, too.

 

[Don Sibley]

Check this out:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=637384

Re-branded Chromes?

 

[Craig_S]

I bought the lightest set. They sounded great.

 

[Sparkdog]

I've tried all 3 sets, starting with the 40-100. As I went up in gauge the tone just got better and better so I've been using the 50-105 set now for a few years.

Tension is a little higher, but not at all stiff (to me anyway). The heavier strings definitely sound bigger, deeper, and fuller.

 

[Medford Bassman]

Call me crazy, but I use the Super Light set of Chromes:

.40, .60, .75, .95

I have an SX and I can still use the stock bridge. No complaints here for sound including our soundguy.

 

[selowitch]

I use the "Regular Light" Gauge on both my longscale Fender Jazz and my shortscale SX (the only thing different about the string sets is the scale length, naturally):

.045, .065, .080, .100

They feel and sound terrific. Punchy with lots of character and also capable of that smooth, rich, thumpy sound that everyone wants of out flatwounds. A versatile string. I love them.