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- Sep 9, 2007
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Im breaking in a set of Omni Xovers (on an OmniBass no less). Report forthcoming, though it primarily related to arco playing.
These are prototypes, but I can get a caliper on the B for you.
These are prototypes, but I can get a caliper on the B for you.
Prototype Omni xovers low B is .108
The set is on the rather light side of the spectrum, per the description. I like them overall, though i feel the standard Brite Flats are smoother. Im curious about replicating the feel of this set in the Precisions by getting the Regular gauge, moving them over one string place, and puttting the .45 on top. Youd get a smooth descending tension with that set.
The set is on the rather light side of the spectrum, per the description. I like them overall, though i feel the standard Brite Flats are smoother. Im curious about replicating the feel of this set in the Precisions by getting the Regular gauge, moving them over one string place, and puttting the .45 on top. Youd get a smooth descending tension with that set.
I put Brite Flats on my Gibson SG. I was looking for strings similar to the Fender Studio Bass Flats from the early 80s I had on there...a flatwound with good, deep lows and a bit of punch and bite to it.
I saw the Motown with attitude description and figured it sounded promising, considering my original goal was to find a flat-wound with more bite than La Bella DTFs. They sound promising, day one. The comparison with the Fender SB flats was closer than any flat I’ve tried so far.
Not a fan of the silks. They remind me of my ex-girlfriend who was severely into baby blue. Pretty color, but reminds me of her drama. Bout the only negative so far.
I saw the Motown with attitude description and figured it sounded promising, considering my original goal was to find a flat-wound with more bite than La Bella DTFs. They sound promising, day one. The comparison with the Fender SB flats was closer than any flat I’ve tried so far.
Not a fan of the silks. They remind me of my ex-girlfriend who was severely into baby blue. Pretty color, but reminds me of her drama. Bout the only negative so far.
Okay, I was wrong. I am missing the sound of the Brite Flats. Planning to go back this weekend.
After that... I think I am done with string experiments, at least until getting another bass!
Brite Flats for the fretless bass, Balanced Nickels for the Precision bass, and currently Round Core Boomers for the Jazz bass -- though I may well switch back to Progressives on that one, when they are available again.
Okay, I was wrong. I am missing the sound of the Brite Flats. Planning to go back this weekend.
After that... I think I am done with string experiments, at least until getting another bass!
"Just one more experiment"... That's what I said to myself ten experiments ago.
The PW L7200 on my Yamaha (with Progressive 130B) and the PW M7200 on my Jazz (for DGCF) are working out so well I have no intention to experiment any further with them.
The only nagging feeling I have left is whether I should try the Brite Flats on my P bass as my "final experiment" or not. I have about 6 mths to decide.
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"Just one more experiment"... That's what I said to myself ten experiments ago.
I can relate. Although, I think, there is nothing else that I really want to try! I suppose new strings do some out from time to time.
That's pretty well where I am right now, except for that one small thing I mentioned above.
Contentment = knowing the grass on this side of the fence is greener than the other side.
Yes, and I have used that set on this bass before also, so it wasn't the first time. Last year I had the ML7200 set on for a good long while, and was thinking maybe that was "the one".
Neither are bad. It's really a matter of trying to narrow down preference.... which I have found exceptionally difficult on the fretless bass! I suppose the added sonic component of how the string vibrates directly against the fingerboard increases the challenge.
Every time I try a new string, I always compare them to La Bella DTFs. A few weeks ago a friend told me, “If you’re comparing everything to them, then it’s pretty obvious which ones you should stick with.”
String experimentation is an expensive rabbit hole to go down, and it usually ends with you trying something else, then something else, then something else. I suppose the same can be said for basses, necks, women.....etcetera.
String experimentation is an expensive rabbit hole to go down, and it usually ends with you trying something else, then something else, then something else. I suppose the same can be said for basses, necks, women.....etcetera.
"Just one more experiment"... That's what I said to myself ten experiments ago.
The PW L7200 on my Yamaha (with Progressive 130B) and the PW M7200 on my Jazz (for DGCF) are working out so well I have no intention to experiment any further with them.
The only nagging feeling I have left is whether I should try the Brite Flats on my P bass as my "final experiment" or not. I have about 6 mths to decide.
Just a follow-up to my post from two weeks ago...
I just gave in to the "nagging feeling" as the last itch to scratch and ordered a set of Brite Flats Lights (45-98) to try on my P bass. Hopefully, this will be the final string experiment for sure this time.
Okay, I was wrong. I am missing the sound of the Brite Flats. Planning to go back this weekend.
After that... I think I am done with string experiments, at least until getting another bass!
I’ve done very much the same thing you’ve done. PWs are “It” on my main bass. In fact, I just put a fresh set on.
I have Boomers on my Roscoe SKB-3006 and on my Mike Lull M5V. I’ve been meaning to try a set of Brite Flats on my Lull, though.
In celebration of returning to Brite Flats on the fretless bass, here's a new quick demo recording:
Did you get the medium set (49-108) this time? How do they feel compared to the light set (45-98) you previously had on your fretless?
