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MarkBass Vintage Series Flats

#4
Frovan said:
Yeah...this video, and one other that demos all their rounds as well are all I could find. GC and MF have them in stock.
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There's this one too. They sound somewhere between modern and old school flats, which for me is the most useful territory. They make or made two sets, 45-105 and 50-110 if I remember correctly. I also remember that they were relatively low tension, according to the tension charts available on MB website.

 
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Phaidrus said:
There's this one too. They sound somewhere between modern and old school flats, which for me is the most useful territory. They make or made two sets, 45-105 and 50-110 if I remember correctly. I also remember that they were relatively low tension, according to the tension charts available on MB website.

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I hadn't seen this one. Man, they sound really bright. Could just be the bass tho.
 
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Phaidrus said:
On this one they do indeed sound bright, one the first demo (top of thread) they sound much more mellow. They remind me of Galli Jazz Flats, which are also great strings.

JF Jazz Flat
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Yeah I'm guessing that guy has his tone dimed. I might give them a shot. I've tried about 15 different flats in the last 4 years looking for a specific tone (the old Fender Mastersound flats). So far GHS P flats are the closest to it.
 
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Frovan said:
Yeah I'm guessing that guy has his tone dimed. I might give them a shot. I've tried about 15 different flats in the last 4 years looking for a specific tone (the old Fender Mastersound flats). So far GHS P flats are the closest to it.
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Interesting! I just ordered a Fender 9050M set after having tried - and paid for! - numerous flats sets in the last years.

As of Markbass flats, they are handmade in Italy, should be good strings.
 
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Frovan said:
Yeah I'm guessing that guy has his tone dimed. I might give them a shot. I've tried about 15 different flats in the last 4 years looking for a specific tone (the old Fender Mastersound flats). So far GHS P flats are the closest to it.
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Anyone using a passive bass while demoing strings should absolutely have the tone knob dimed. That's the flat setting on a passive bass, not cutting or boosting anything.
 
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matante said:
Anyone using a passive bass while demoing strings should absolutely have the tone knob dimed. That's the flat setting on a passive bass, not cutting or boosting anything.
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They don't have to tho...not everyone is going to actually play w their tone dimed. I get what you're saying tho. It's better when they do demos with it in different positions.
 
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Frovan said:
They don't have to tho...not everyone is going to actually play w their tone dimed. I get what you're saying tho. It's better when they do demos with it in different positions.
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Yeah they don't have to. I'm just saying if the review doesn't specifically say, "this is how it sounds with the tone rolled off" then it shouldn't be rolled off.

If it were an active bass you would want their tone controls flat.
 
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Phaidrus said:
Interesting! I just ordered a Fender 9050M set after having tried - and paid for! - numerous flats sets in the last years.

As of Markbass flats, they are handmade in Italy, should be good strings.
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Hope you got a light set. They're stiff and very high tension otherwise.

I like them though. They sound great, and feel nice.
 

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