Flatwound Club

[hotbass57*123]

Sounds good on my p bass. Have to get used to flats again. Luckily the jazz has rounds so I can get both

I have Chromes on two basses waiting on a set of TI flats I got off here for my Lakland. I have to try them. Have tried DR, Fender,Chromes and LaBellas. All good strings in their own right.

 

[Funkabilly]

I played my first gig with the Sadowsky Flats last night. They have a lot of "growl", but seem to be more mellow than Chromes. The tension is much better than the Chromes, but to be fair, the Chromes were a heavier gage. Chromes were .045/.100 vs .040/.100 Sadowskys. My TIs are on the way, they are .043/.100.

 

[Funkabilly]

I noticed when I put my bass up tonight, after they turned the lights on, that the strings were tarnished looking. Is that normal for flats?

 

[Funkabilly]

Scratch my last post. I got home and opened my case up and everything looked normal. May have been the florescent lights.

 

[AshInAmsterdam]

My chromes look dull in the right light, I guess you could mistake that for tarnished looking. I would think with flats even more than rounds you'd notice any real tarnishing that would be a problem by feel.

 

[hotbass57*123]

I'm interested in what you think about the TIs.

I put the TI flats on my Lakland 4401. Absolutely amazing feel. I loosened my neck about an 1/8 of a turn, had fret buzz above 5th fret. I still have low action and no buzz. These are by far the easiest strings I have ever played. The tension is perfect, they feel and sound amazing. I should have pulled the trigger on these years ago. I can dig in and don't feel they're are floppy what so ever. They make you want to play your bass.

 

[Funkabilly]

I put the TI flats on my Lakland 4401. Absolutely amazing feel. I loosened my neck about an 1/8 of a turn, had fret buzz above 5th fret. I still have low action and no buzz. These are by far the easiest strings I have ever played. The tension is perfect, they feel and sound amazing. I should have pulled the trigger on these years ago. I can dig in and don't feel they're are floppy what so ever. They make you want to play your bass.

Mine should be here in a couple of days.

 

[pharfenagen]

you can call me a convert. been playing nearly 10 years on d'addario xl nickels and briefly prosteels for punk and metal, fingers only, i recently got a set of chromes and what a surprise. i always thought 'well those are for jazz and funk so it wont sound right. i wont get the right attack' and $25 is a lot to try something i might not like. how ignorant ive been lol. if i had just listened more closely i wouldve realized that jazz and especially funk is all about poppy attacks and growly tone.

 

[hotbass57*123]

you can call me a convert. been playing nearly 10 years on d'addario xl nickels and briefly prosteels for punk and metal, fingers only, i recently got a set of chromes and what a surprise. i always thought 'well those are for jazz and funk so it wont sound right. i wont get the right attack' and $25 is a lot to try something i might not like. how ignorant ive been lol. if i had just listened more closely i wouldve realized that jazz and especially funk is all about poppy attacks and growly tone.

i have used them for years playing rock and at church. they sound good except funk slap, but you still can slap. just not as snappy.

 

[Funkabilly]

Got my TIs on today and had a practice with them. They feel great, sound great, and not floppy like a lot of people said. I think I found my string. I did notice that I play a lot easier on them, which is what I was looking for. You can't play aggressively on them. If you do they don't sound right, which will be a good tool to calm me down a bit. I may come back later and trash talk them, but for now, I like them a lot. For people that want something just a little stiffer, Sadowskys are what you need.

 

[Petethebassman]

I've used TI Jazz flats on this '75 Fender Precision for almost 4 years, but recently felt the strings were getting a bit dull and undefined, especially in the lowest range. I put on a set of Pyramid Gold flats on Monday and played a gig the same evening with very good results - excellent focused fundamental notes, quite warm tone with smooth feel. I've used the Pyramid flats on another P-Bass but they weren't a great match, too boomy - that bass has an alder body with rosewood fingerboard. The '75 P is ash with 1-piece maple neck - a combination with strong mids, tight lows and great sustain. It's all about finding a great string / bass match.

 

[hotbass57*123]

Got my TIs on today and had a practice with them. They feel great, sound great, and not floppy like a lot of people said. I think I found my string. I did notice that I play a lot easier on them, which is what I was looking for. You can't play aggressively on them. If you do they don't sound right, which will be a good tool to calm me down a bit. I may come back later and trash talk them, but for now, I like them a lot. For people that want something just a little stiffer, Sadowskys are what you need.

I agree exactly what you said. I didn't find them floppy at all. I have a tendency to dig in, but like you said they play so easy and sound so good. and you don't have to.

 

[Funkabilly]

I picked up one of my basses last night that had rounds on it. It felt like I was playing sandpaper, lol. I'm afraid that I have put myself in a corner with these flats because I don't see a lot of people going from flats to rounds. Oh well, I've been in much more ugly corners.

 

[michael_t]

I picked up one of my basses last night that had rounds on it. It felt like I was playing sandpaper, lol.

I know exactly what you're talking about.

It took me a while to get up the nerve to try the GHS Pressurewounds on my J. I'm glad I did, although that's as far as I would go away from flats. No going back to rounds now.

 

[AshInAmsterdam]

I had to change to flats on my second bass after putting them on my main... I use my backup for rehearsals and the first rehearsal was four hours of discomfort to my pampered, spoiled fingers.

 

[MCS4]

I'm officially a flats convert. I tried flats here and there over the years, but never used them regularly until I recently defretted my Carvin B4 and found Fender flats to be a perfect match. I've since put a set of Chromes on my custom 32" scale Zon Vinny on a whim and found that I dig that combination too. I'm still using rounds on my Carvin LB70, which is my main gigging bass with my current rock/metal band, but who knows?

 

[Funkabilly]

I'm officially a flats convert. I tried flats here and there over the years, but never used them regularly until I recently defretted my Carvin B4 and found Fender flats to be a perfect match. I've since put a set of Chromes on my custom 32" scale Zon Vinny on a whim and found that I dig that combination too. I'm still using rounds on my Carvin LB70, which is my main gigging bass with my current rock/metal band, but who knows?

I just changed to flats on my Carvin LB76A, exceptfor the C. I'm going to have to special order that one. I don't play it much anymore, so I'm in no hurry. Awesome bass, though. Carvin is under rated.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

My new set of Chromes came in the mail today.
Can I have #L? The Super Bowl ain't usin' it.

 

[hotbass57*123]

Once you go flat , you can't go back! Loving my set of TI's, I should have made this switch years ago. Chromes on my other two basses, but that will change as soon as I get the coin.

 

[Yahboy]

After 3 weeks play with Sadowsky 40-100,i found it break-in faster than previous 760FL and 9050L .Unlike those flat, sadow flat's E string dint become first duller string than other and the G string lose it Zing fairly quick too.

Roll down the Tone pot, Sadow dint bring the thumpy vibe like 760FL has, but it tight-low sound, i can get a FAT-Fuzzy sound with Overdrive engage.

Currently, it sound meaty and tight without thuddy, do a great job in the mix. But, i found myself licking the tone from 9050L more than sadow. Well , i can say is that 9050L sound more lively and airy than Sadow flat to my ear. Just my 2 cent.