About the ***** tuner , why you din't feedback to store/seller/ FMIC ? Maybe you can get replacement part or some partial refund .I have them in hand, however, my new FCS P has COMPLETE TRASH tuners that barely even turn, so the review will have to wait until my Gotohs arrive and I can actually USE my $4000 bass. (Rest of the bass is awesome!! but SHAME on Fender for these tuners!)
First impressions, the light gauge seems way too thin for me. That aside, they feel and look awesome. VERY flexible in hand. The finish is smooth, but matte, sort of like Chromes or Fenders but softer feeling, more luxurious. Compared to cobalt slinky flats, these have a much closer wrap and feel more flexible. But they are not totally unalike either. You can tell they come from the same company and are also made from cobalt.
I have just about every flat here, and they have a more seamless wrap than all of them, except labella. They compare to LaBella LTFs in texture, but with a more matte instead of shiny finish. More like FLs texture. I have tried Group flat before, but I don't particularly remember what they were like. I'm sure these are a lot easier to play, as I remember those being pretty hard feeling.
They are unique though. VERY promising, but again I CAN'T TRY THEM RIGHT NOW because Fender f***ed me.
Oh, and as far as feel, NOTHING like TIs. This is a traditional flat. This is not trying to emulate TI.
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If someone wants to send me $70 venmo or PP Ill ship these to you unused. I am going for the thicker gauge.
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PINO PALLADINO SMOOTHIE FLATS
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I have the medium set coming on Tuesday or Wednesday, so I'll definitely post back then as long as the nut doesn't need filing to accommodate them
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FWIW (it could be just a default setting for their spec tabs, or it could be accurate), StringsDirect.co.uk says hex:
Ernie Ball Pino Palladino Smoothie Flats Cobalt 43-108 Flat Wound Bass Strings, Medium
Shop quality guitar strings at Strings Direct. Easy online guitar strings order with fast UK delivery. Find top brands and keep your music sounding great.
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Haha .... Seem you can't wait to be the first person in TB who wearing and share Piano flat.
Exactly.
Does anyone know the core of these... another woefully inadequate string website product description. These companies need to offer the bare minimum specs of: material, wrap, core, tension, and length ball to wrap. All the irrelevant marketeering is getting old.
Also reading through the thread it's nice to see more bassist waking up to the outrageous pricing of new sets. If you guys think these are high at 80, check out the Dogal Hellborg (Rounds or Flats) at 150 for a 4str set.
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Thanks... ok so hex. (shame that EB site doesnt have this info readily available) *shrug* But, good on Link Removed.uk for a great listing with complete specs.@Mike Vee?
FWIW (it could be just a default setting for their spec tabs, or it could be accurate), StringsDirect.co.uk says hex:
Ernie Ball Pino Palladino Smoothie Flats Cobalt 43-108 Flat Wound Bass Strings, Medium
Shop quality guitar strings at Strings Direct. Easy online guitar strings order with fast UK delivery. Find top brands and keep your music sounding great.
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Thanks... ok so hex. (shame that EB site doesnt have this info readily available) *shrug* But, good on Link Removed.uk for a great listing with complete specs.
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The winding length makes them too short by a half inch for a through-body.
That's a shame. I've been searching for some flats to throw on my StingRay Classic, but this and the price tag will make me look elsewhere.
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EB Group IV flats fit perfectly on my 79 StingRay. Why they didn't make the Pino flats the same winding length is a mystery.
Huh?
They're Pino's signature string.
Pino is famous for playing a pre-EB StingRay (string through body, until just before EB bought Music Man).
Why would EB manufacturer bass strings that won't fit on EB basses - let alone the type of bass that is synonymous with the endorsing artist?
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The minimum winding length on my 79 StingRay is 37.25 inches. The EB Group IV flats just fit..
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How do you find the feel of them? I'm mostly used to LaBella and Rotosound flats
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They feel easy to fret and I can dig in without clack. The Group IV (now renamed Group 4) set will feel pretty supple next to the Rotosounds. I don't know about the group 2 set, but they should be stiffer. What I do know is EB strings sound good on StingRays, unsurprisingly.
All of which is why I looked forward to the Pino set. Been playing these Group flats now for more than three and a half years. They settled in beautifully, and I'm loathe to pull them. Might have pulled them for the Pino set, had they fit, and weren't priced stratospherically.
Group 3 or 4, depending on the feel you want, are really a perfect for a classic SR tone. You get the flatwound sound but its still a stingray. so many other flats either killed the tone or over accentuated it to comical levels (looking at you Fender 9050).
Yea you need brighter flats on a Stingray unless you want it to sound more like an old P bass. I use extra light chromes on mine and don't really boost the treble over 10% past center. Perfect.
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