RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Has anyone done it? Can it be done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Done it lots of times, why should it be a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 [sub]I'm a cheapskate, I do it all the time.[/sub] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 [quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1353500648' post='1875203'] Done it lots of times, why should it be a problem? [/quote] I used to play only headless, so that wasn't an issue. I was worried about the way the string wraps around the machine head . Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I also do it quite a lot. I have a set of TI flats and Chromes that i put on every now and then when i get a Flat's urge. Saves me a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 You should try some other makes Dave - TIs and Chromes are too floppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) Actually its the feel I go for rather than the tone, that's why i keep taking them off. I really dont get flats although i enjoy playing them if that makes sense. Edited November 21, 2012 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) The feel and tone of different makes of flats is remarkable and I would be disappointed if I only tried TIs and Chromes. I have some rounds that I try occasionally, but I still don't 'get' them Some strings sound poor on some basses and perfect on others - it's very nice when you find the right match. Edited November 21, 2012 by redstriper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) [quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1353516300' post='1875519'] Actually its the feel I go for rather than the tone, that's why i keep taking them off. I really dont get flats although i enjoy playing them if that makes sense. [/quote] Try the Fender 9050CL 45-60-80-105 flats set. Feel and tone. They converted me from rounds. Edited November 23, 2012 by iiipopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanks for the suggestion but nothing will drag me away from my DR Black beauties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Curious! I only ever put new strings on a bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 [quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1353633160' post='1876911'] Try the Fender 9050CL 45-60-80-105 flats set. Feel and tone. They converted me from rounds. [/quote] +1! I try others occasionally and at the moment have some Rotosound flats on one of my basses but nothing beats the Fender flats for me - perfect tension and feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I tried moving DR Black Beauties, mentioned a few posts above, from one bass to another but they looked really odd with the fret/pick wear marks showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Yeah, there is that. I play with a pick most of the time so its inevitable. I dont worry about it but the new ones do look much nicer at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1353500255' post='1875194'] Has anyone done it? Can it be done? [/quote] many many times. NO problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I tried swapping strings from a through body bass to a through bridge bass... Massive kink about 1 inch from the saddles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 The only time I've done that is when I bought a Bass that had Flatwounds fitted. They came straight off and went on to one of my Precisions.They are still on there 6 or 7 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerley Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Have done it loads of times. The only problematic part is getting the curly end of the string straight to get back through the bridge hole and sometimes after changing a number of times end of the string will have enough of it and snap. If you have a bridge where the strings drop in rather than go through a hole then it can be done endlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1353503520' post='1875265'] I used to play only headless, so that wasn't an issue. I was worried about the way the string wraps around the machine head . Cheers [/quote] You should always be concerned about how a string winds... and if you are careful, you should be able to swap out quite a few times. If you clean up strings you'll probably have come across this issue... and have had a few strings give way on you thru fatigue. I normally find strings are past their useful life after 4-5 cleans and rewinds... Fatigue and gunk gets deep into them and the thicker strings can't/don't clean up to be useable..so I bin them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 [quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1353500648' post='1875203'] Done it lots of times, why should it be a problem? [/quote] Yep, although it`s always from one Precision to another, so no probs re them fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 [quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1353633160' post='1876911'] Try the Fender 9050CL 45-60-80-105 flats set. Feel and tone. They converted me from rounds. [/quote] +1 I didn't need converting to flats, but these are great strings (imho) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenD Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hello Ray, I have done this a few times and it can affect the wrapping at machine head part if the distance from peg to nut is different. Tone isn't affected but you're likely to notice a kink from the previous bending point, either around the peg or in between the nut and the peg. The main 'problem' for me has been, as a Swing Bass '66 user, it disturbs the silk winding, rendering it a bit unsightly as the string is fed through another bridge. This is only an aesthetic issue, and a minor one. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 [quote name='WarrenD' timestamp='1355314126' post='1896725'] Hello Ray, I have done this a few times and it can affect the wrapping at machine head part if the distance from peg to nut is different. Tone isn't affected but you're likely to notice a kink from the previous bending point, either around the peg or in between the nut and the peg. The main 'problem' for me has been, as a Swing Bass '66 user, it disturbs the silk winding, rendering it a bit unsightly as the string is fed through another bridge. This is only an aesthetic issue, and a minor one. Cheers. [/quote] +1 on it ruining roto silks. I managed two switches with a set of 66's nickels (45 - 105). On the third swap the D string IIRC snapped at the tuning peg. Daignosis: Two basses with different diameter tuning pegs . . . all that winding and unwinding through the bridges results in metal fatigue. I'm impressed they stood up to that and a few months playing. They is some well made strings! The silk on the chromes seems to be a little hardier than the roto silks - but I haven't given them enough abuse to really compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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