Nickel Flats

[M0ses]

Do such strings exist? I like nickel and I like flats. Can you get both? I can't find that kind of thing anywhere.

 

[RCCollins]

Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats

 

[M0ses]

Thanks for the tip. Why does no one else make these?

 

[RCCollins]

good question, because they are some great-sounding and playing strings! Definitely not for everybody, but a unique and appealing sound that gets closer to "upright" than any other

 

[Jefenator]

Also Pyramid.

 

[kimokeo]

You can also get a half round, which is a pure nickel string that has been ground down. It is not as smooth as a flat, but very close.

 

[zombywoof5050]

Zeta used to advertise that the flats on their 34" Crossover bass were nickel, but they are no longer listed on their website. They were very expensive strings.

 

[jasper383]

What is it about nickel that would make you think it might be better as a flatwound material?

 

[GML]

Nickel is very magnetic so it generates more current in the pickup coils. SS on the other hand is not very magnetic. That being said, there is a fair amount of nickel in SS. It's one of the things that makes it stain-less.

Hope this helps.

 

[Jefenator]

Rotosounds are made with Monel, which is closely related & contains a fair amount of Nickel (thank you, Wikipedia!! ).

I like them for the feel, which seems a bit more slippery and waxy than stainless. For some reason, I've just never been very partial to stainless.

 

[fuNKmaster83]

pyramid golds are pure nickel flats... and they are the best sounding and feeling flats ever!!!

 

[milo]

ja Funk a kej veš kje se jih da dobit v Sloveniji ?
al jih lahko ti zrihtaš ?
Zdaj mam gor na 5 strunskmu spector rebopu rotosoundove flatwound -kakšna je razlika?

that was a little talking about flatwound strings in Slovenian language.

 

[fuNKmaster83]

pr nas se jih ne da dobit... bomo pa naročval.. pa ful je razlika!!!

 

[Essential]

D'Addario Chrome flats are nickel too.

 

[M0ses]

All the chromes I've seen were SS. Not to mention, the "zing" was exactly what I was trying to get away from. I ended up with the TI flats and they rock my sox. Uber mellow. I wish the tension was a bit higher but I've gotten used to it and apart from that they feel great. And I'm definitely loving the tone. I WAS using two-year old EBMM Slinky Rounds before and you can imagine that they were just NOT doing it for me.

 

[JohnnyB53]

D'Addario Chrome flats are nickel too.

No, that's why they're "Chromes." Chromium is what makes stainless steel stainless.

D'Addario makes no pure nickel wrap strings. When they say "nickel," they mean nickel-plated steel.

I just loves my TI Flats. They are worth the money for their longevity, their sound, cooperative tonal balance, sustain (who said flats can't sustain?) and how they feel under hand whenever you're playing them. The low tension means you may need to raise the action, but the tension is so low they're still very easy to play, in fact maybe the most comfortable strings I've ever played. Not only are they flat, but nickel is much softer than stainless.

 

[p-bass]

No, that's why they're "Chromes." Chromium is what makes stainless steel stainless.

D'Addario makes no pure nickel wrap strings. When they say "nickel," they mean nickel-plated steel.

I just loves my TI Flats. They are worth the money for their longevity, their sound, cooperative tonal balance, sustain (who said flats can't sustain?) and how they feel under hand whenever you're playing them. The low tension means you may need to raise the action, but the tension is so low they're still very easy to play, in fact maybe the most comfortable strings I've ever played. Not only are they flat, but nickel is much softer than stainless.

D'Addario Half Rounds are Pure Nickel....Check their website.

 

[JohnnyB53]

D'Addario Half Rounds are Pure Nickel....Check their website.

Interesting! I notice that they now offer a pure nickel wrap roundwound for guitar as well. Used to be you couldn't get pure nickel from D'Addario.