markdavid Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Have ordered a set of these as money is tight and I cant be forking out the kind of money most flats go for now (£47.99 for a set of Chromes, that's crazy) and they do an 95-40 gauge, just wondering if anyone here has tried these and if so what are they like tone and tension wise ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I've got a set (40-100, I think) on one of my bitsas. They're ace. They're not as high tension as some flats (I find the Fender ones to be really stiff) and they've got a nice, rounded old school tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I put a double ball set of picato flats on my '86 hohner B2A as they were the only double ball ones I could find at the time - probably about 15 years ago & they're still going strong. They sound pretty much like you'd expect flats to sound, and the surface is very smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Same string as Status Hotwire Flats before Picato went out of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 On 30/06/2018 at 10:01, The59Sound said: Same string as Status Hotwire Flats before Picato went out of business. eh? Website is still up, and plenty of places stocking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Not that I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Strings Direct, Andertons, Thomann, Amazon have various of their products - guitar strings / bass / uke etc. Still shown on Strings And Things distributor page too. Why do you say they went out of business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbogubson Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I tried some on recommendation and they definitely have that old school vibe going on. Very slick too compared to chromes and EB cobalts. I would have kept them on but not really suited to the pub covers band I'm in. If I was in a Motown covers band they'd be perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Well the Facebook page shows they are still active - https://www.facebook.com/Picato-Musicians-Strings-163194437126796/ I had a set - great price, great sound. Only complaint was that I found the winding started to peel very slightly, leaving some flaky patches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 No recent posts on the FB page though. Odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, fretmeister said: No recent posts on the FB page though. Odd. Was that July last year then? Didn't look that closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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