Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I have been using Chromes for about six moths now and am very pleased with them. I use the 45,65,80,100 gauge sets. Strangely on one of my Rics this feels a bit highly strung and would really like something with a bit less tension BUT about the same gauge of string. Any ideas?

I use TI round wounds on my ’72 and like those. Do the TI flats have a similar tone to the Chromes? Thing is I think the TI flats are quite a bit smaller on the gauge, is that right?

The TIs do sound different having a bit of a hollow midrange tone to them. Try the lighter set of Chromes, you might decide they work for you okay.

The TIs are 43-56-70-100.

As you know I swap out the .060 D string in the Super Soft set of Chromes to come up with my 40-55-75-95 set. I think once you play with them for a while you may like the lighter set. Thinner guage strings produce truer overtones and harmonics than higher guage strings.

I think TI flats sound great, they're just too flabby for me unless I jack the action way up. They do have a middiness to them though but I kind of like it. I don't think they sound hollow though, to me they are full sounding, almost as good as Tetrahedron Golds.

I had the TIs on my '62 Jazz Bass and 4004Cii.