scrumpymike Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Grimalkin said: I can't even... it's something like this... Couldn't make out the brand but they were definitely multi-scale. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 19 minutes ago, scrumpymike said: Couldn't make out the brand but they were definitely multi-scale. Albacore. It's a new brand designed for stability, so you don't have to use your tuna as much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Grimalkin said: Albacore. It's a new brand designed for stability, so you don't have to use your tuna as much. Sounds a bit fishy to me. Edited December 20, 2021 by scrumpymike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 20 minutes ago, scrumpymike said: Sounds a bit fishy to me. You can't really give them a good herring until you put them on your basa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Oh for cod's sake you lot. This is a discussion about strings, and these fishy puns are distracting from the flow of conversation. Shoaly you can see that? There's a time and a plaice for this sort of thing. I trout it will stop you tho. Hhhhh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said: Oh for cod's sake you lot. This is a discussion about strings, and these fishy puns are distracting from the flow of conversation. Shoaly you can see that? There's a time and a plaice for this sort of thing. I trout it will stop you tho. Hhhhh I like Albacores anyway, they have a nice tench on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 37 minutes ago, Grimalkin said: I like Albacores anyway, they have a nice tench on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Agreed, time to stop carping on about this (I'll get my coat...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Yeah, let's stop the fish puns. I hate fish anyway, and if we carry on dorsal fin-ish me off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 No love for fish puns? Reely? They’re a BC tradition and they warm the cockles of my heart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 That's rather shellfish of you, if you don't mind my saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, scrumpymike said: Not sure why this string noise issue is getting so confrontational. Me, I just like to hear what other players have to say 🙂 Me neither Mike, I have both on my basses (not at the same time of course). i will be honest I don't like either. I hate the tension of most flats and the string noise and extra friction of most rounds. I know my technique is lacking and I am trying to improve it but until I can get a round with no string noise or lower tension flats, I will continue to hate both equally. Edited December 21, 2021 by Chienmortbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said: Me neither Mike, I have both on my basses (not at the same time of course). i will be honest I don't like either. I hate the tension of most flats and the string noise and extra friction of most rounds. I know my technique is lacking and I am trying to improve it but until I can get a round with no string noise or lower tension flats, I will continue to hate both equally. Sounds like a job for TI Flats! Give them a try. I know, I sound like a stuck record. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said: Me neither Mike, I have both on my basses (not at the same time of course). i will be honest I don't like either. I hate the tension of most flats and the string noise and extra friction of most rounds. I know my technique is lacking and I am trying to improve it but until I can get a round with no string noise or lower tension flats, I will continue to hate both equally. It`s strange but whenever I put a set of flats on a bass I get more string noise for a while, but it does go as I adapt my playing to them, seems either flats make me play better/more precisely, or rounds just let me get away with a lot more. Maybe it`s because I`m much more used to rounds, who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said: ... lower tension flats ... La Bella do low tension flats - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Chienmortbb said: Me neither Mike, I have both on my basses (not at the same time of course). i will be honest I don't like either. I hate the tension of most flats and the string noise and extra friction of most rounds. I know my technique is lacking and I am trying to improve it but until I can get a round with no string noise or lower tension flats, I will continue to hate both equally. Also sounding like a stuck record but ..... Galli Synthesis flats (from bass direct) are low tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Has anyone ever installed flats to find they are dead ? I know it can be a problem with rounds but does this also apply to flats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I have read a few comments on forums/reviews about flats being dead straight out of the packet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 12 hours ago, Supernaut said: Has anyone ever installed flats to find they are dead ? I know it can be a problem with rounds but does this also apply to flats? Really annoying is when one string is dead. However, some brands "design-in" a duller sounding low E string as part of the mystique. Intentionally thuddy from the outset. I seem to recall Pyramid flats having this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stub Mandrel Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 On 21/12/2021 at 21:41, Supernaut said: Has anyone ever installed flats to find they are dead ? I know it can be a problem with rounds but does this also apply to flats? I've heard of a few people taking flats back because they weren't dead yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Frets - why do so many people rave about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Frets - why do so many people rave about them? They worry me 😉. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Frets - why do so many people rave about them? Raves - why do so many people fret about them? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) I am flat broke. I spent to much while fretting about rounds. When she finds out it will be my neck on the line,,, (slinks back to the Den Of Iniquity Thread). Edited December 23, 2021 by Chienmortbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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