| Author | Message | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1466 Registered: 4-2004 |
did some searching on the web and found bass emporium very competitive 5 string flats 59$ +4.25 ship 4's 40$ | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1015 Registered: 10-2003 |
That's cheap! | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1473 Registered: 4-2004 |
yes and i got it wrong its 56$ for fives | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5034 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks Flax! I'll have to check the prices on Jazz Rounds. | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 646 Registered: 1-2004 |
To my surprise my Orion and a set of TI Jazz flats didn't match my taste and expectations at all. My Yamaha BB1000S sounds wonderful with them though... Wilfred | ||
| rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 223 Registered: 6-2002 |
I've got TI Jazz Flats on a fretless Excel and love 'em! I've got Jazz Rounds on my Mark King Deluxe, a FrankenJazz fretless and an old Rickenbacker and love those, also. Those Bass Emporium prices look excellent indeed! | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1481 Registered: 4-2004 |
i like em both the flats seem a little thin on the g string the rounds are very comp to the ddarrio chromes but the tension is lower | ||
| rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 225 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hi Flax, Interested in your comment, I got out one bass with flats on it and one with rounds. The sets did feel a little different. I went to juststrings.com and sure enough, the flats have a slightly larger diameter on the D, A and E strings. The G's are the same, both sets. I guess that accounts for the G feeling smaller on the flats, cause it's actually the same size. Weird. Whatever, they are great strings. I played D'Addarios for about ten years, but I never tried the Chromes. Might have to sometime. Thanks for the find on the string deal, Reid | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1484 Registered: 4-2004 |
chromes are excelleny strings for rock not as smooth as ti flats- nothing are.... but soundwise very very nice higher tension than the ti';s so you will probably need to reset the neck at 40bucks a set- well worth a try think they are better than the power bass | ||
| rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 228 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hi Flax, Hope your gig went well last night! I'm thinking of checking out the D'Addario Chromes for a 5 string. Thanks for your comments above! | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 409 Registered: 11-2004 |
Reid, I play a Rogue 5 with Chromes. Very very full & fat sound. I've just restrung the chromes after playing a set of DR Sunbeams (they're nice too if you haven't tried them). Toby PS: You ready to give me that wineburst Elan 5 yet? =) | ||
| rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 229 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hi Toby, Thanks for your comments, as well. I'll have to check out the Chromes for sure. I've become spoiled by the lower tension TI's, so I may get another set of those. I'm L A Z Y! As far as the Elan, well, it's not a give-away, but it will be making an appearance in the For Sale $ Trade area, later today, or tomorrow. I've got to get some good pictures of it and determine a price. You can have first dibs! LOL Reid | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 412 Registered: 11-2004 |
Reid, Blast you my friend! I am sooo in love with that Elan, yet not quite in a position to do anything about it. My wife and I are selling up and moving back to San Diego in July (bought our Qantas tickets last night). I've got a house, two cars and everything that plugs into the wall to sell. 2 months from now and I'd have been knocking down your door. Good luck with the sale and you know I'll be following it VERY closely. Toby | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1499 Registered: 4-2004 |
the gig went fine and i came home and took off the power basses and went back to chrome for a bit i have a set of ti flats to retry | ||
| 2400wattman
Advanced Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 358 Registered: 11-2005 |
I've strung one of my jazzes w/ Dean Markley's flats. In order to keep the 1.05 & .85 gauges their set w/those E & A's are only offered w/ .50(g) & .70(d). This is my first set of flats & I must say that with the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder p/ups these are very full sounding. That Jamerson sound is right there(bridge p/up off and tone knob rolled off of course). Upper register playing seems to have more prescence, definitely louder than my round wounds. What's great about them is that I've had them on for about 8 months and it's the same tone from when I put them on. I would've tried the other brands mentioned here but I've got a deal w/ Dean Markley, so when you can get'em cheap......get'em! What's so special about T.I.'s though. Don't want to sound ignorant, but I'm thinking that when you grind a string down, you would achieve the same the type of string, no matter what brand. I'm fielding opinions now. | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1501 Registered: 4-2004 |
smooth silky feel and sound. has a bit of upright sound to my ear very low tension so they feel like butter my only gripe is the g string sounds a little thin the cores may be different too see my post on the cabs- thanks for your help over there |
