| Author | Message | ||
| stoney
Senior Member Username: stoney Post Number: 417 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey all, I want to try some flat wound strings on my Brown Bass which is a short scale. Any recommendations? stoney | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 417 Registered: 10-2003 |
Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats... | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 486 Registered: 6-2002 |
I love D'Addario Chromes. Their regular long scale strings are a little shorter than every other manufacturer's strings, so there's still a little silk left before the tuning post. I put a set on my short scale '77 Series I. They're my favorite flats. I use them on all my fretless Basses with the exception of my 36" scale customs. (Message edited by rami on June 29, 2005) | ||
| dela217
Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 519 Registered: 6-2002 |
I am with Rami on the Chromes. I love the feel of the Thomastics, but the tone of the Chromes is just huge. I find the Thoms kinda thin. The Chromes have a ton of bottom end and are stainless, which gives lots of harmonics on a series bass. Good stuff indeed. BUT.....For some strange reason I find the Chromes do not work on my Custom that Alembic made for me. When I use the Chromes on that bass I always sound horribly out of tune. There is some sort of strange harmonic thing going on there. Even the guitarists that I work with notice it. So, I use the Thomastics on that bass. | ||
| stoney
Senior Member Username: stoney Post Number: 418 Registered: 7-2002 |
Michael, Rami & John, Thanks for the input. I've pretty much ruled out the Thomastics due to some local player's opinions also feeling the sound was a bit thin. I'll look into the D'Addario. Any other suggestons? stoney | ||
| tbrannon
Junior Username: tbrannon Post Number: 12 Registered: 11-2004 |
I probably don't have near the experience of the others who have recommended the Chromes, but I like them quite a bit. I played with the Thomastics for a short while, but wasn't entirely satistfied with them. I'm playing them on an old Peavey fretless T-20, so that may have something to do with it, but to my ear, the Chromes have a much fuller tone. | ||
| keith_h
Intermediate Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 112 Registered: 2-2005 |
Just curious what gauges folks were using for the Chromes. I am planning on using flats on the fretless I just ordered and want to send a set to Alembic when the time comes for setup. Keith | ||
| goatfoot
Member Username: goatfoot Post Number: 72 Registered: 12-2003 |
I'm using the TI Jazz flats on my fretless Brown Bass. Unfortunately, I can't compare them to anything other than the CX-3's that came with the bass. I thought the CX-3 were too "nasally," and I much perfer the Thoms. I don't think the bass sounds "thin" with the Thoms. If anything I would like to add more top end without it sounding brittle. So, I think I'll give the Chromes a try. But, overall, I like the TI's. Kevin | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 487 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hey Keith, I use their "Soft Guage"; .45-.65-.80-.100-(.132) on all my fretless Basses. For the short scale Series I, regular guage .45 - .105 sounds a little better (to me). The slightly greater mass compensates for lower string tension. | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 581 Registered: 6-2002 |
Does anyone use TI Jazz Flats on a fretted bass? I'm thinking about trying out Chromes on my fretless, but over here they're even more expensive than TIs. Rami, I remember I had an issue with the length of a d'Addario Slowound "Long Scale" A string on a 34" Epic, as it barely reached the tuner post - is it the same with the Chromes? | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 488 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hey Adriaan, That's the problem with D'Addario's. Their "Long Scale" strings are a little short. It's not uncommon that the silk barely clears the nut. I don't know why they do that. They're great strings, but that's an annoying little problem. | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 582 Registered: 6-2002 |
Rami, Thank you for confirming. Unless the shop has extra long scale ones, I'll double-check the string length against the bass before actually putting them on ... | ||
| valvil
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 721 Registered: 7-2002 |
I use TI flats on both fretted & fretless, & I love 'em. Valentino | ||
| keith_h
Intermediate Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 118 Registered: 2-2005 |
Rami, Thanks for the reply. I was leaning to the medium light set but noticed that D'Addarion also had a lighter gauge set. According to some posts the strings are shorter than some other manufacturers. Do you think they will fit an Orion 4 string? Keith | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 489 Registered: 6-2002 |
Yeah, they should fit. No problemo. But you'll see the silk just barely clearing the nut on the E string. The "Soft guage" (.45-.100) will fit the nut better as well. | ||
| son_of_magni
Intermediate Member Username: son_of_magni Post Number: 184 Registered: 1-2004 |
TI's are the most amazing flatwound strings I've ever heard, I use them on all my fretless basses. But I haven't tried the D'Addario Chromes, I guess I'll have to try them. Do they come in 6-string sets? (Message edited by son_of_magni on July 01, 2005) | ||
| keith_h
Intermediate Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 120 Registered: 2-2005 |
Rami, Thanks for the info. Keith | ||
| stoney
Senior Member Username: stoney Post Number: 419 Registered: 7-2002 |
thanks all...stoney |
