PINO PALLADINO SMOOTHIE FLATS

[EdwardofHuncote]

I don't get all this excitement.
It's not that you'll inherit Pino's skills when you put these strings on your bass.

Nonsense, of course it does... why else would Pino lend his good name to them!?

Nah, but it's worth giving them a try on something. I just don't think it'll be an apples-to-apples contest if you really like TI flats. I'm curious about what the price point will be, more for my shop customers than myself.

 

[Fun Size Nick]

Nonsense, of course it does... why else would Pino lend his good name to them!?

Nah, but it's worth giving them a try on something. I just don't think it'll be an apples-to-apples contest if you really like TI flats. I'm curious about what the price point will be, more for my shop customers than myself.

TIs are such unusual flats that I wouldn't expect these strings to sound anything like them. I understand that people know Pino for using TIs because that's what comes on the Pino signature P-bass, but if you've ever read interviews with him you'll know he uses a variety of strings on a variety of basses - I don't think you'd hear him playing these flats on any future The Who material!

I'd personally be really surprised if they're not a variation of the EB cobalt flats, but as none of us have heard them yet, it's all speculation anyway.

 

[woodyng2]

Wonder if EB will publish the actual string tension numbers. (Like ghs did in the post shared).
I love balanced tension sets, but also prefer them to be low tension.
My one experience with a set of standard gauge Cobalt flatwounds was not enticing.
(Rough surfaces, high pressure feel,and very abrasive sound).

 

[Fun Size Nick]

Where does it say they are Cobalts?

In the text shown in the first post of the thread.

 

[andare]

I don't get all this excitement.
It's not that you'll inherit Pino's skills when you put these strings on your bass.

Yes but nobody is thinking that.

 

[Luckydog]

If you believe the verbiage, these strings do everything perfectly. How many times have you heard that approach in marketing?

 

[moreblues]

"After playing my MM Stingray Fretless exclusively through the eighties, I wanted to change things up and around '91 I got myself a '60s Precision and put flats on it … from then on, Flatwounds have been a huge part of my tone and playing style. Together with Ernie Ball, we've created a new smoother feeling, warm, punchy-sounding bass string and I'm excited for bassists to check them out." - Pino Palladino

Always nice to try some new Flats...

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

"After playing my MM Stingray Fretless exclusively through the eighties, I wanted to change things up and around '91 I got myself a '60s Precision and put flats on it … from then on, Flatwounds have been a huge part of my tone and playing style. Together with Ernie Ball, we've created a new smoother feeling, warm, punchy-sounding bass string and I'm excited for bassists to check them out." - Pino Palladino

Always nice to try some new Flats...

Can you share a link to this ? Thanks

 

[WG Plum]

I don't get all this excitement.
It's not that you'll inherit Pino's skills when you put these strings on your bass.

I like his fretted (and fretless, but those are rounds as mentioned previously) tone and I'm still on the hunt for the right strings for my Dart. So.... to paraphrase Lo Pan, we are not put on this Earth to get it.

 

[moreblues]

Can you share a link to this ? Thanks

Sure here ya go… it's on Ernie balls Instagram

 

[WG Plum]

Not available until late spring.... bah. Might still get some LTFs to hold me over until they come out.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Sure here ya go… it's on Ernie balls Instagram

Thanks . I was hoping there was a demo. Maybe it's coming soon.

 

[jimmydean]

All in on the 38-98 flats !

 

[Mike Vee]

Glad I held off getting LTF's for the Joe Dart, these are worth a shot.

I used LTFs on my Joe Dart 1 bass for a while. It's not going to get you that Stingray with flats tone (Chromes will) BUT it sounds SO GOOOOOOOOD. Best E sound I ever heard.

 

[Mike Vee]

I don't get all this excitement.
It's not that you'll inherit Pino's skills when you put these strings on your bass.

Yea, seems you don't get it. Maybe, just maybe, people are excited about the specs of the product itself?

 

[Mike Vee]

Wonder if EB will publish the actual string tension numbers. (Like ghs did in the post shared).
I love balanced tension sets, but also prefer them to be low tension.
My one experience with a set of standard gauge Cobalt flatwounds was not enticing.
(Rough surfaces, high pressure feel,and very abrasive sound).

I agree, I hate cobalt flats. They get SLIGHTLY better when break in on a Stingray, but still not a big fan. Chromes are the ultimate Stingray flat IMO. LaBella, Chromes, TIs for me.

 

[WG Plum]

I used LTFs on my Joe Dart 1 bass for a while. It's not going to get you that Stingray with flats tone (Chromes will) BUT it sounds SO GOOOOOOOOD. Best E sound I ever heard.

This is encouraging. I have LaBella copper white tapes on it now and the E is weak, despite never lowering the pickup height (this is the SBMM Dart, for reference).

 

[Mike Vee]

This is encouraging. I have LaBella copper white tapes on it now and the E is weak, despite never lowering the pickup height (this is the SBMM Dart, for reference).

Oh not sure about that one, I have the EBMM.

 

[logdrum]

So in short Cobalt Flats that are wound tighter and slightly thicker E's and thinner G's. I really hope they solve the G and D silk winding issues

 

[WG Plum]

I hope the 108 E will fit through bridges