+1 on the CobaltsYou bet 'YMMV', we drive on the left over here
Apart from that.
I've Fender flats on a Cirrus and a Danelectro SH. Have La Bellas and TIs on most of my P-basses, couple have tapes.
Neither Chromes or EB Cobalts are welcome in this house.
I've a feeling you're thinking Dyna/Foundation/Fury but the only Peaveys I've strung with tapes were a T-40 and a G-bass, so not really relevant.
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I like the Chromes but do not like the Cobalts.
Cobalts are sticky and they feel weird in my hands.
Why do you not like Chromes?
It's quite simple.
Selling point for Chromes is "flats which sound bright like round wounds" and I don't care for round wound strings.
I want flats that sound like flats, think La Bella Jamerson with a 0.1 cap and the tone rolled off
It's quite simple.
Selling point for Chromes is "flats which sound bright like round wounds" and I don't care for round wound strings.
I want flats that sound like flats, think La Bella Jamerson with a 0.1 cap and the tone rolled off
To me Chromes sound like flats, especially when broken in... I have never thought they sounded anything like round wounds. They can be slightly zingy when new but to me the selling point was the tension range and playability and they don't seem as lifeless and thumpy as old Fender flats...which sound like dead round wounds to me. I guess everyone has their preference at the end of the day...and maybe hearing loss differences play into it as well. I will say that I have never tried La Bellas so I can't accurately compare but the reason I have never tried them is their cost and reputation for being very low tension. I never wanted to invest in them and be disappointed I guess.
At least we can all agree that Cobalts suck!!!
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I also dislike Chromes, but for the opposite reason. They’re not nearly bright enough!
Original La Bella arent low tension...They thump but GHS Precision flats are similar for the old school thump.
I wouldnt mind trying Chromes but i read they take a while to break in...maybe use Eucerin cream to break them in some?
Doing some neck work on the slant Fury, 20th fret a bit high and G nut slot a bit low.... after tightening the trussrod some, i have the fret filed down a bit, seems good all over with the fret rocker... now to superglue/baking soda the nut a bit then polish the maple board and frets.
Even with a cheap set of RWs it sounds good indeed, string balance is great as well, nice big neck on these!
Even with a cheap set of RWs it sounds good indeed, string balance is great as well, nice big neck on these!
It's funny you mention cost.
Here in Europe both La Bella and TI jazz flats are cheaper than Chromes.
I think the chromes and the fenders are really similar. A little zing when new, fairly stiff, nice sound when broken in. If we're talking the fenders with the light green silks.
Update on the 1st gen slant Fury, after adjusting the trussrod a bit more (its close) the 2 & 3 fret are just a tiny bit high but the action is way better so far...it sat for years without doing any adjustments, so i am going slow.
Btw, i have my bros 89 Peavey Tracer here with a locking nut, really nice guitar but the nut was way low which i shimmed...i think its all Schaller hardware and pickups otherwise a super nice playing and sounding axe...Peavey definitely had 'issues' at times lol!
I agree, especially comparing Chromes to the Fenders made in the last 15-ish years or so. I think D'dro makes strings for Fender now. I do like how they break in. Really nice thump, but still can sustain a bit.
The older, Fender-made flats are still in the wheelhouse, but are a little different. I have a set of the old ones on my Elite P, which were probably installed late last century. They are the 40-95 set, a little more rough feeling vs the Chromes, but similar tension.
Yes... tuned BEAD...
Like most things complete signal chain and touch also matters.
I figured out that the other flats I like are LaBella Deep 'Talkin Flats Light 43-104.
They have red silks at the headstock and no silks on the ball ends.
They came on a used bass and I didn't know what they were.
Finally, today I did a search for a Talkbass thread about identifying various string by silks colors.
D'Addario Chromes and LaBella DTF both sound good and feel good to me.
By the time the Chromes came to me they had been used for a while and were glassy smooth, and sounded good.
I sort of like the Fender 9050's also but not as much as these two.
The Fenders feel like they have more tension, the LaBellas a bit less and the Chromes below that.
When I want less tension but smooth feel, GHS PressureWound ML7200 44-102 are good.
I have a set of SIT Pressurewounds that I've not put on a bass yet.
After using the GHS Pressurewounds for a while, regular Roundwounds just feel wrong.
I bet I would love the TI Jazz Flats...too cheap to pay two or three times as much for them as other flats, ...I know that's dumb.
They have red silks at the headstock and no silks on the ball ends.
They came on a used bass and I didn't know what they were.
Finally, today I did a search for a Talkbass thread about identifying various string by silks colors.
D'Addario Chromes and LaBella DTF both sound good and feel good to me.
By the time the Chromes came to me they had been used for a while and were glassy smooth, and sounded good.
I sort of like the Fender 9050's also but not as much as these two.
The Fenders feel like they have more tension, the LaBellas a bit less and the Chromes below that.
When I want less tension but smooth feel, GHS PressureWound ML7200 44-102 are good.
I have a set of SIT Pressurewounds that I've not put on a bass yet.
After using the GHS Pressurewounds for a while, regular Roundwounds just feel wrong.
I bet I would love the TI Jazz Flats...too cheap to pay two or three times as much for them as other flats, ...I know that's dumb.
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The US price for TIs has puzzled me for years.
As I mentioned earlier the jazz flats are cheaper than D'Addario Chromes here in Europe but a recent check has shown not by much; $2 - $3. I know TIs are imported but it's a two way street, here D'Addario, Ernie B, Fender, GHS and La Bella are imported.
If the reason was trade tariffs then all our imported strings would be affected yet they're not, with our VAT sales tax (average 20%) it's pretty much £/€ = $; Sweetwater charge $43 for La Bella 760 FS and Thomann charge £43.
Then I look at Thomastik JF 324/344/364, £50 here but $84 to $100 from Sweetwater.
Cynic in me can't shake the feeling that the reason you folks are expected to pay so much more is hidden behind some "they're imported" BS.
Actually TIs can be had for reasonable money if you look for a sale, all of the other flats are at least $35 and up a set but i like to try different stings and most flats take a lot of playing to settle in which in my case doesnt happen lol!
Ive used GHS Precision flats which are similar to original La Bella flats (ive used and sound classic thump) Precision flats sound good right off.....but it comes down to each bass for me....im thinking of tapes because of their smoothness like flats but can be brighter to fit certain basses for a bit of top end without rough feel.
GHS Pressurewounds are a great 'in between' flats and rounds for sure...i am curious about SIT Pressurewounds or and other similar type of compressed wound string.
The 1st gen slant Fury im working on is maple neck/ash body fairly light weight, it wears rounds which i like the sound of but ive noticed it doesnt really get dark and fat with the tone knob all the way down, its sounds great but of course is its own thing not really that similar to a P bass which i like!
I dont need or try to achieve typical P bass sound and the SF pickup is certainly its own thing plus my Eden Metro has the semi parametric EQ which allows wide tone shaping..... but set flat with rounds, the slant Fury has a lot of presence and clarity...i dont slap much but it responds well to slap....it sort of leans towards a Ric to be honest lol! Im sure with old school flats it would change but the ash/maple combo has its sound.
When you said that before, I had the same thought. Strings are not heavy...pretty easy to put in the mail.
I've not run into a set of TI's for near the price of other flats.
I'll let you know when I get the SIT Pressurewounds on a bass here.
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What is different about a Foundation 2000? There's one on GC's website:
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Well they don't look like that
2000s had thinner horns like import Milestones and slim single coils. I'd say that GC bass is a bitsa, 2000 neck on a Foundation body, generic bridge.
On second thoughts. It might just have been the 2000 5 string had slimmer singl coils, 4 strings likely had singles in VFL shells.
Aye, 4 strings had VFL shells.
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