jay bass

Yea Flats are an investment i rarely change them , they seem to imrove and mellow out over time and use. the only time i usualy put a new set on is when i buy a instrument and change the strings before doing a set up this is the case with the olympias, i have just bought a Vintera Jazz strung with roundwounds and want to try it with flats i have 3 fender p basses 2 strung with Thomastiks a 51 jap re issue and 62 mex re issue and the other a 57 classic ressiue with a set of Maruszcyk flats they all sound good to me and are comfortable playing wise , The Thomastiks are lower tension , the Marusczyks are slightly tighter but not as high tension as the La Bellas.will be intersting to see where the olympias sit in comparison.

Yea i have tried and used most brands of flats over the years , la Bella Thomastik , Ernie ball Rotosound , D addario , Fender etc i recently tried Maruszczyk Flats which are good value at £26 from Bass direct . just thought id try these , and see if they match up to any of the strings ive used previously. il let you know my findings when ive tried them regards Jay

Anyone looking for a reasonable priced set of flats try these they are less than half the price of the usual brands i use i have tried just about every brand of Flats over the years and decided to try these Olympia Flats i made a offer On ebay they cost me £13, il give a review when i have fitted them and tried them out heres a link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332486029353?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 regards Jay

Hi Paul Welcome to Basschat great bass , A real bargain at that price i have the same Bass finished in white , i put thomastik flats on it i have gigged with it on many occassions over the last 5 years

Baby now that i found you The Foundations bass score wanted anyone got anything written down for this track thanks Jay

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Experienced mature Bass guitarist available top quality pro gear, and transport. very commited to anything i do ,i will strive to play the bass parts as close to the originals as possible. reliable . available to dep if required , but idealy looking for a permanent semi pro position . not into anything too heavy , would prefer 50's 60's 70's ,Glam , Tribute , pop ,soul , motown ,Disco country etc Based in cambs but will travel to surrounding areas.

Hi yes black silks both ends, nice strings .

Cheers ive ordered some Green Dunlop Tortex triangles 0.88 see how i get on with them they do 1.0 and 1.14 also

What gauge size of plectrums are you using i find the large triangular picks better for more involved or faster bass lines but im having trouble finding any on line, they all seem to be the standard size anyone know of a supplier Regards Jay

Try Maruszcyk F4 flats 45/65/85/105 they are lower tension than the la bellas but higher tension than the thomastiks they sit somwhere in the middle. but do sound brighter than la bellas or thomastiks available from bass direct £22 a set well worth a punt.

I have a 57 re issue precision strung with la Bellas 52 /110 hi tension a standard mex precision strung with Thomastik 43/100 low tension both are fine for me , i love the la bellas & thomastiks, but they are expensive. i would say The marusczyk flats are somewhere in between the two for tension. and sound pretty good to me , i havent used them live yet as only had them a couple of days well worth a try at thier price point.

Just to point out these are the LS long scale strings .

Recieved my strings today yes they do have black silks, the silks do clear the nut on my fender 51 p bass with through body stringing il leave the neck to settle and do a set up later , as the la bellas i had were much higher tension so il have to adjust the truss rod etc. il post my opinion in a couple of days when ive had a chance to try them out.