Flats for a Gibson Artist RD?

[jaywoz360]

Like the title says.
I am looking for s set of flats for a ’79 Gibson Artes RD.
Probably long or extra-long since its thru body. (not sure) which is why I am asking the group.
Not necessarily looking for any specific brands or gauge.

Thoughts?

 

[HaphAsSard]

Like the title says.
I am looking for s set of flats for a ’79 Gibson Artes RD.
Probably long or extra-long since its thru body. (not sure) which is why I am asking the group.
Not necessarily looking for any specific brands or gauge.

Thoughts?

Could you mark the G string at the nut and at the tuning post with a sharpie, then remove it and measure from the ball end to the nut, and from ball to post? Or at least give us a reasonably accurate estimate? Just so as to zero in on what string winding length to suggest.

Also worth reminding, you don't have to string through the body, should you be dying to try a set that doesn't come in super-long scale: the three-point bridge allows toploading (and it has its pros and cons when so: the former is quick release, the latter having the ball-anchoring too close to the saddles).

 

[ajkula66]

RD Artist is quite an aggressive instrument from a sonic standpoint, generally speaking.

If you want to push that aspect even further, I'd go with Roto 77s.

Going in the opposite direction - taming it a bit - I'd probably be looking at La Bella LTFs.

Not knowing which kind of sound and/or feel you're looking for I'm hesitant to go any further.

My $0.02 only...

Happy hunting.

 

[jaywoz360]

Thanks, I appreciate the info.

 

[GIBrat51]

Like the title says.
I am looking for s set of flats for a ’79 Gibson Artes RD.
Probably long or extra-long since its thru body. (not sure) which is why I am asking the group.
Not necessarily looking for any specific brands or gauge.

Thoughts?

OK...
Looking at the '80 RD artist for sale on eBay? You can string it thru-body, or top load it - like the one I looked at, is.
If you want to string it thru-body? Regular GHS Precision Flats might work, since GHS has a habit of making their strings longer than most. The best thing, though, would be to simply measure the distance from the string ferrules to the nut - and go from there. But, if it were mine? I'd probably go with the lighter gauge GHS P-Flats, simply because I already use them - and like them. Plus, I never string anything thru-body - unless I absolutely have to. Which, on that bass, I wouldn't absolutely have to...

 

[jaywoz360]

OK...
Looking at the '80 RD artist for sale on eBay? You can string it thru-body, or top load it - like the one I looked at, is.
If you want to string it thru-body? Regular GHS Precision Flats might work, since GHS has a habit of making their strings longer than most. The best thing, though, would be to simply measure the distance from the string ferrules to the nut - and go from there. But, if it were mine? I'd probably go with the lighter gauge GHS P-Flats, simply because I already use them - and like them. Plus, I never string anything thru-body - unless I absolutely have to. Which, on that bass, I wouldn't absolutely have to...

Thanks for the tips.
cheers!