niceguyhomer Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I'm thinking of putting some TI flats on my Sterling to achieve a more trad sound. Has anybody done this with theirs and was it a good move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markytbass Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I have a Stingray with Rotosound Jazz flats and it sounds sweet. I don't know if the TI's are as bright sounding as the Roto's though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Have a look at motown tracks on youtube. I've seen a few mms on there, hopefully with flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddys nose Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I've got Flats on mine at the 'mo seems to tame the maple board down a bit and can get a near Motown sound with a bit of EQ control and its a joy not to have string noise,Well worth a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I had flats on my Sterling for a day and I couldnt get roundwound ones back on it quick enough.sorry but not for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Go for it. I put Roto flats on mine for my folk-rock band and it sounded perfect - removes the top end harmonics but keeps the fundamentals nice and clear. It was great for playing old soul stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 I've just ordered some TI flats and I'll let you know how I get on. My Sterling has a Nordstrand pup and a maple board and it's really aggressive sounding especially through my GK rig. I just want too see if I can calm it down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='92057' date='Nov 21 2007, 11:16 AM']I've just ordered some TI flats and I'll let you know how I get on. My Sterling has a Nordstrand pup and a maple board and it's really aggressive sounding especially through my GK rig. I just want too see if I can calm it down a bit.[/quote] I've had a set of TI flats s and some D'Addarrios on my Flea (which somewhat surprisngly came strung with flats anyway) and it really works. I couldn't describe the sound as either Motown or traditional, but it was different to anything I'd produced tone-wise previously. It was perhaps a more clinical and controlled sound than I would get with the same strings on my Precisions. In fact, whereas on the Precisions I can get a close approximation to a flatwound tone by rolling off the treble on a set of roundwound strings, this was not true of flats on the Flea, which had a sound pretty much of their own. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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