The "Flat wound" strings thing

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:42 pm

Oh yes, they are high tension John. I always had to tune down when using them. I've switched over to Thomastik Infeld; alot better tone and tension.

Cole

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:50 pm

TI's also tend to be not quite as costly as Pyramids.

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:59 pm

Your right about that Kris. I think the bass strings are going for over $50.00! Of course, they last forever it seems. That mite be still a good deal.

Hey, post number 1000!

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:48 pm

I love TI flats on my bass... I didn't know they made a 12 string set... or do you have to make one up somehow?

How does one do this?

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:38 am

Yes John, you have to make up your own set. Hopefully they will put together some sets in the future. I buy mine from juststrings.com. They have a section on buying single strings.

Cole

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 3:22 pm

What is the TI tension like? Is it comparable to the rickenbacker strings?

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 3:29 pm

OK, I looked on just strings, seems easy enough. What guages do you use? I tried to match up to the rick set but there are no .042 For the low e.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:53 pm

Custom Jazz Swing solid nickel flatwound TI string set for RIC 12 string;

10p - 10p
13p - 13p
20W - 10p
25W - 13p
33W - 20W
39W - 25W

This is as close to the original 60's Maxima set as it gets.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:55 pm

Here is the original 60's Maxima string set.

Rickenbacker #483..

10p-10p
13p-13p
22w-10p
26w-13p
32w-22w
38w-26w

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:16 pm

What Karl Says...

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:20 pm

As far as the tension, I believe they are lower in tension than the RIC set. It's been a while since I've played the RIC brand.

rick36 · Post by **rick36** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:28 pm

I made up a set of TI Flat Jazz/Swing singles for my 360/12 CW - really low tension!

009/009
012/012
019W/009
025W/012
033W/019W
039W/025W

A little light I know, but I have a light touch. The CW sounded a little harsh with the (original) Ric strings. We'll see...
Only problem is the "R" tailpiece is bent at the low "A" string - gotta get a replacement before I can finish the restringing. Ugh!

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:10 pm

Well I think I may order a set and try it out!

Both of you have toasters on your guitars?

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:42 am

I've got toasters on one and Higains on the other. Both sound great with the T.I.s. BTW, on my 381, I've had the same set on since Aug of '05! Still going strong.

A little tip: Let the strings settle in for a few days. They sound very close to rounds for the first few days. Gotta' let 'um settle down a bit.