Pyramid Flats

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Author Message glocke Senior Member Username: glocke Post Number: 433 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 6:25 am:    Anyone have any experience with these ? I found prices that range from 50-60 bucks up t 80 bucks for the pyramid gold flats. Thats alot of money for strings....Are they really any "better" than TI flats? chuck Advanced Member Username: chuck Post Number: 226 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 12:17 pm:    I have used these for many years and would have no other.Dave played my elan at our N.C. gathering and liked them.Also John McVie uses them Chuck.. chuck Advanced Member Username: chuck Post Number: 227 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 12:17 pm:    (Message edited by chuck on September 02, 2008) willgunn Junior Username: willgunn Post Number: 22 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 3:38 pm:    I used to use the "Golds" back in the '70's (when they cost me $15/set!). They were the "brightest" sounding flatwounds I'd ever heard then, and, when used with a "sideways" vibrato action, actually "rolled" under my fretting fingers! Perhaps Chuck could comment as to if they still do THAT sort of thing! chuck Advanced Member Username: chuck Post Number: 228 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 6:48 am:    Will is right about the brightness of these strings.You can get almost any sound you want from jazz to rock or funkey.They are not typical of other flats. Other advantages are no string noise,looonnnnng string life,silky smooth surface,sore fingers are a thing of the past,easy on your finger board and frets. Chuck funkyjazzjunky Intermediate Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 169 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:42 am:    Sounds like I need to try something new. Who makes pyramid gold flats? juggernaught Intermediate Member Username: juggernaught Post Number: 146 Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 8:11 am:    i need to try these too. how is the low B for medium scales? (too long?) chuck Advanced Member Username: chuck Post Number: 229 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 8:51 am:    They are made by Karl Junger in West Germany. I get mine from Chuck Levins Washington Music Center. Last price was $56.95 w/free shipping. Cannot comment on the low B as I have a 4 string Chuck southpaw Advanced Member Username: southpaw Post Number: 203 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 7:25 pm:    For flat wounds strings I use Thomastik Infeld (TI's). TI's have much less tension than Pyramids but they may be too low of tension for some players. Pyramids are definately much higher tension strings. Another excellent choice for flat wounds is D'Addario Chromes. They are brighter sounding flats and come x-light, light & medium gauges, they also cost much less than Pyramids & TI's. crgaston Senior Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 468 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 7:07 am:    Greg, Check your email. hieronymous Advanced Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 397 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 4:52 pm:    One thing I read a while ago is that the Pyramid flats used to be low tension, and that these were the strings used by Phil Lesh and Jack Casady. However, the formula for the Pyramids changed and the tension became much higher. It is also said by some that the TI Flats are much closer to the original Pyramids. Unfortunately, I don't have any evidence to back this up, only internet hearsay!