lidl e Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) Will i see any issues do you think? Looking to get a bit beefier with less high end now that i put an active pre in the bass. Any tension/truss rod issues? Edited January 31, 2023 by lidl e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Are the nut slots big enough, I tried 55-105s once and found them a bit heavy, which flats are you going for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidl e Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Are the nut slots big enough, I tried 55-105s once and found them a bit heavy, which flats are you going for I went for the fender set. If the slots arent, i will put these on my bitsa P and find some that would fit i suppose. I dont want to be changing the nut on this bass. Cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I would imagine you'd have to adjust the truss rod. Although I remember after replacing some GHS flats 55-105 with D'Addario nickel I believe 45-105 I was surprised as I was expecting a bigger change in relief than what I actually got. Still, I think I did a setup but I always do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidl e Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 42 minutes ago, Paolo85 said: I would imagine you'd have to adjust the truss rod. Although I remember after replacing some GHS flats 55-105 with D'Addario nickel I believe 45-105 I was surprised as I was expecting a bigger change in relief than what I actually got. Still, I think I did a setup but I always do Just done noodling around for about an hour. I did do a slight truss rod adjustment, but i inly had to intonate the G a little bit. Everything else was fine. I have to say, not only can you hear the difference, nut my fingers are aching after pulling on those cables. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 I had the labella jamerson flats which I think were 52-110, they are real steel cables, but they did sound good just way too high tension for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Not sure how the GHS compare to the Fender but in my case, after a while I gave up. Soundwise 55-105 was perfect, but with my background of tendinitis I thought it was not worth it. Now I have some Labella Tapes 60-115, very soft despite the gauge. And I am quite happy with how the G compares with the rest of the set. They do not really replace flats completely though. They are their own thing. I am still looking for the perfect flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, Paolo85 said: I am still looking for the perfect flats Have you tried the labella LTF’s , they are pretty much all I use now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Have you tried the labella LTF’s , they are pretty much all I use now I did try. It is incredible how thumpy they are despite the low gauge and I find roundcore strings very expressive. But the G was not really working for me. I have not written them off completely. It seems sometimes Labella roundcore have issues and you get a slight "sitar" effect. Maybe there was an element of that in my set. Maybe not. But before trying a new set of LTF, I have another plan. I do not remember that well how TI flats sounded in my hands. I moved on to other strings as I did not find them thumpy enough (plus other stuff). I do not remember having issues with the G though. After watching this video I concluded that old TIs can thump! I asked the guy and he had his strings on for at least 12 years😁 I have a Squier P with Tonerider and no strings on, waiting for a fret dressing and then I'll put some TIs on, hoping I like the G. Hopefully I won't have to wait 12 years for some thump! I read somewhere that a year could do Edited February 1, 2023 by Paolo85 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Paolo85 said: I concluded that old TIs can thump! I’d really like to try a worn in set of those, the new ones are way too bright for me I might put out a wanted ad for some Edited February 1, 2023 by Reggaebass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidl e Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Paolo85 said: Not sure how the GHS compare to the Fender but in my case, after a while I gave up. Soundwise 55-105 was perfect, but with my background of tendinitis I thought it was not worth it. Now I have some Labella Tapes 60-115, very soft despite the gauge. And I am quite happy with how the G compares with the rest of the set. They do not really replace flats completely though. They are their own thing. I am still looking for the perfect flats. I have to say, my fingers are still aching today. Like fatigued. Sound great though! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Edwards69 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 IIRC, flats are generally higher tension than equivalent gauge rounds, and it's usually common to go down a gauge when switching to flats. Although of course, it depends on the brand of string. If you're going up a couple of gauges to flats, that would be similar to 60-110 rounds. So yes, I would expect a change to the relief! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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