I got a new Yamaha TRBX304

[michael_t]

I finally decided on a set of flats for my bass , I have been using Fender flats for years and wanted to try something different. So I bought a set of Daddarios for it thought might give them a try. They are suppose to be here today can’t wait to try them on my Yamaha TRBX304. View attachment 5062947

I'd be interested to find out how the Chromes would do on that particular bass.

I've gone the other way... My Fender Jazz wore the Chromes 40-100 for the first four years of its active life. Then I discovered the Fender 9050L and never looked back.

 

[gary mitchell]

I used Fenders for years and the Fender Chromed but for some reason got tired of them so going to try Daddarios who knows might go right back to the Fender flats we will soon see. I will let you all know when I try them for a while and at Church.

 

[gary mitchell]

So far I am not overly impressed but again like I said I have used Fender Flats for years. I still have Fender Flats on my Ibanez . I am going to have to play them for a while and I really want to give them a chance. I kept the Fender strings but I have decided I am going to play the DAddarios for a couple of months and not play my Ibanez to give some time to make up my mind. I know that sounds stupid to some at home and gigs I use a MarkBass Jeff Berlin 151p combo with a 15in speaker, at Church a GK 300 115 combo. I find the Fender flats sound good on both amps , we will see about the DAddarios

 

[michael_t]

So far I am not overly impressed but again like I said I have used Fender Flats for years. I still have Fender Flats on my Ibanez . I am going to have to play them for a while and I really want to give them a chance...

When it comes to flats, I always try to give them at least a few months to settle before passing judgment on them.

As already mentioned in my earlier post, I've been trying the Ernie Ball Stainless Steel Flats (NOT Cobalt) on my P bass for the last month and so far I'm quite pleased with them. I would put them in the same category as the Chromes and the Fender 9050 as "semi-modern" in their tonal flavor. They don't have the metallic edge (= "clank") of the Chromes or the low-mid "grit and grind" of the Fender, and they're not "thumpy" or "thuddy" like some traditional flats; instead, they're smooth and mellow with a nice midrange clarity. Something you might want to consider next just in case those Chromes don't quite work out for you.

 

[gary mitchell]

Update so far and hope you can understand what I am trying to say the DAddarios are little more noisier then the Fender flats . I don’t think I would take the Fender flats of my Ibanez to put DAddarios on. But since I am retired and don’t make the big money for a while they will stay on for a while and I still want to give them time to really break in.

 

[michael_t]

hope you can understand what I am trying to say the DAddarios are little more noisier then the Fender flats ...

No, I don't understand... Please explain "noisier".

 

[gary mitchell]

No, I don't understand... Please explain "noisier".

They seem to rattle some and make fret noise where the Fenders didn’t I guess it has to do with the tension of the strings maybe.

 

[michael_t]

They seem to rattle some and make fret noise where the Fenders didn’t I guess it has to do with the tension of the strings maybe.

"Chromes" get their nickname from the higher-than-average chromium content in the stainless steel used for the outer wrap. They definitely do have a metallic edge (= hi-mid clank) you don't hear in the Fender 9050s.

 

[gary mitchell]

I played the DAddarios at church this Sunday again and we played some really modern stuff where I could get down on the bass . My TRXB304 was awesome with a nice low end. Thunderous low end in some parts of the songs. But I don’t know how they would sound on my 32 year old Ibanez SR800 it use to be active but the pickups got taken out . At the time I didn’t have the money for active pickups so I traded for a set of EMG Geezers passives. My Ibanez has Fender flats on it 9050s. So to be safe and I like the Fenders I will just leave them on there.