I prefer the higher tension on D and G, being smaller strings the higher tension seems to make them play easier for me. But having said that I've tried and liked most Chromes sets. They're one of my favorite strings for flats.
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D'Addario Chromes User Group- Chromeys Speak Out!
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I prefer the higher tension on D and G, being smaller strings the higher tension seems to make them play easier for me. But having said that I've tried and liked most Chromes sets. They're one of my favorite strings for flats.
Oh... BTW. I don't play the standard gauges. I do 45-60-80-105 and tune a step down from standard to DGCF.
Got to give kudos to D'Addario here.
Started to put a new set of chromes on my jazz. Opened the pack, no first string! Couldn't remember where I'd bought them so emailed D'Addario. Couple of emails later and a replacement string dropped through my letterbox. Great customer service.
Started to put a new set of chromes on my jazz. Opened the pack, no first string! Couldn't remember where I'd bought them so emailed D'Addario. Couple of emails later and a replacement string dropped through my letterbox. Great customer service.
I have been a flats guy for a long time but have been and still am a LaBella 760FL guy as well as a TI Jazz Flats fan. I have tried the Chromes before and hated them at first then went through another period where I gave them a second shot and used them in a band where I tune down and the stiffness issues I had seemed to be resolved and I thought they were a good string but never my go to flats. At least I did not hate them anymore. But I just got a used Stingray Classic that has a set of Chromes on it that are like the "OMG" strings. They are perfect flats. They have that great warm mid bump that I like out of my LaBellas but also can deliver a legit slap tone that is much like the GHS Precision Flats. In short, I really dig these strings more than I thought I ever would/could.
Just another example of how a set of strings that are kind of meh on one bass can open things right up for another...
Hopefully I'll have another bass or two in the future to try the Chromes on.
I'm about to put on my first set of Chrome's (first set of flat wounds for that matter...) tonight on my Fender P. I've been using rounds for over 16 years, but I'm tone searching. There is something about my normal strings (D'Addario
rounds) that my ear isn't agreeing with anymore.
I hope these Chrome's do the trick, they are a lot more then I'm used to spending on strings ($45 CDN.)
I hope these Chrome's do the trick, they are a lot more then I'm used to spending on strings ($45 CDN.)
(Copy and pasted from my thread... Should have just posted it here, my bad.)
I've been on a long journey to find the 'right' tone for me. I've gone from active Ibanez basses and stainless rounds (from age 14) to the polar opposite. I'm now a Fender P bass guy (age 31) exclusively and just put on the first set of flats I've ever bought.
These Chrome's are amazing. No more rounds for me, these flats really make my bass / rig thump and give it new power. My Eden rig has never sounded this good, I'm inspired. I'm playing new riffs without thinking and I just want to keep playing.
It's funny how time changes you from a young metal head into whatever I am now... (but I like it!)
I've been on a long journey to find the 'right' tone for me. I've gone from active Ibanez basses and stainless rounds (from age 14) to the polar opposite. I'm now a Fender P bass guy (age 31) exclusively and just put on the first set of flats I've ever bought.
These Chrome's are amazing. No more rounds for me, these flats really make my bass / rig thump and give it new power. My Eden rig has never sounded this good, I'm inspired. I'm playing new riffs without thinking and I just want to keep playing.
It's funny how time changes you from a young metal head into whatever I am now... (but I like it!)
I'm glad that you're digging your Chromes!!! I was once a young metal-head, as well. Yes, they're more expensive, but you'll have that set on your P for years!
I find them incredibly versatile. When I play with the meat of my fingers, they sound old-school and thuddy. when I need to go with a more modern sound, I can get enough brightness out of them to cut through in that way.
I just bought a set of Chromes to put on my P-bass but bought a short scale set .045-.100 by accident. I didn't even open them. Ugh!
Ok confession time,for years I was a member of the "i hate chromes" group.(ok ,that's not a real club,lol).
Whenever i tried them on my Ricks,they felt way too stiff and sounded way too clangy to me,so i never left them on.
I recently bought a used 2013 Fender AM STD Jazz that came with a set already on.(seems like a standard gauge,but i don't know for sure). I love both the feel,and the sound (they sound fabulous pick-played) of them on that bass,and am considering getting a set for my '57 P Reissue. I usually also prefer my strings,rw or flats,to have nickle content,but i'm digging the SS chromes. Maybe it's a combination of the J's pickup sound,and the fact that it has the strings routed through The body,but it works! (I'd still want nickle,low-tension strings for my Ricks,though).
Whenever i tried them on my Ricks,they felt way too stiff and sounded way too clangy to me,so i never left them on.
I recently bought a used 2013 Fender AM STD Jazz that came with a set already on.(seems like a standard gauge,but i don't know for sure). I love both the feel,and the sound (they sound fabulous pick-played) of them on that bass,and am considering getting a set for my '57 P Reissue. I usually also prefer my strings,rw or flats,to have nickle content,but i'm digging the SS chromes. Maybe it's a combination of the J's pickup sound,and the fact that it has the strings routed through The body,but it works! (I'd still want nickle,low-tension strings for my Ricks,though).
My chromes ticket over 6 months and boy they are sounding great now. People need patience in breaking them in before judging them.
The Chromes on my Valenti PJ5 are now a year old. About a month or so ago they got a little wonky, wondering if it was the change in humidity, but in any case they've settled back down.
My bass is a 33" scale so they feel a bit lighter then they would on a 34" scale. Played solo they're a bit clanky and not the most hi-fi sound. Worlds away from my smith with SS strings. They just kill in a blues, rock setting.
My bass is a 33" scale so they feel a bit lighter then they would on a 34" scale. Played solo they're a bit clanky and not the most hi-fi sound. Worlds away from my smith with SS strings. They just kill in a blues, rock setting.
