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It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 12:06 am
by lumgimfong
So far I like Ernie Cobalt flats the best. But they sound very mid scooped with the toasters.
What are your favorites?
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 2:03 am
by jps
I have TI Jazz Flats on the Snowglo 4004L.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 5:45 am
by iiipopes
Optima RB, of course: the spiritual successor to the OEM Maximas of yore and lore.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 8:11 am
by teeder
I have Chromes on my V63, but will be putting nickle Roto rounds back on. My P-bass does everything I need out of flats.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 1:48 pm
by rickinroma
TI
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 3:19 pm
by henry5
I use TIs but actually find the G in particular a bit stiff. For reference I use Roto stainless 40-95 or 40-100 rounds and I find the TI G stiffer than the Rotos. I like the tone, but I also find they have a weird sort of drag to them, feel wise. Difficult to really explain.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 12:42 am
by Uffingdon
Labella deep talking flats 39-96, nice “rubbery” Macca tone!
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:25 am
by fireglo
I've had the same set of TI Jazz flats on my rick for eleven years now. I put them on back in June 2014.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 10:08 am
by cheyenne
I've never gotten along with flats. I like DR Highbeams on my 4003S.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:45 am
by Colonel Sanders
fireglo wrote: Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:25 am
I've had the same set of TI Jazz flats on my rick for eleven years now. I put them on back in June 2014.
Yup.
I got mine on my 4001 since about that time. They have the perfect tension for the old 4001. I got a newer set for my 4005XC.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:19 pm
by rickenbrother
I have the D'Addario Chromes ECB-84 set on three of my Ricks.
I had the La Bella Low Tension Flats set on one for a while, but they were too loose for my feel and my fingers tend to stick to them, as they do with most sets of stainless steel strings, including roundwounds. I don't have that sticky problem with D'Addario Chromes, After previously using D'Addario EXL-170 roundwounds on these Ricks, intonating strings with the ECB-84 set was not an issue.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2025 5:51 pm
by henry5
rickenbrother wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:19 pm
I have the D'Addario Chromes ECB-84 set on three of my Ricks.
I had the La Bella Low Tension Flats set on one for a while, but they were too loose for my feel and my fingers tend to stick to them, as they do with most sets of stainless steel strings, including roundwounds. I don't have that sticky problem with D'Addario Chromes, After previously using D'Addario EXL-170 roundwounds on these Ricks, intonating strings with the ECB-84 set was not an issue.
It’s weird, I only have the sticky problem with flats, not rounds.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 1:15 pm
by teeder
henry5 wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 5:51 pm
rickenbrother wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:19 pm
I have the D'Addario Chromes ECB-84 set on three of my Ricks.
I had the La Bella Low Tension Flats set on one for a while, but they were too loose for my feel and my fingers tend to stick to them, as they do with most sets of stainless steel strings, including roundwounds. I don't have that sticky problem with D'Addario Chromes, After previously using D'Addario EXL-170 roundwounds on these Ricks, intonating strings with the ECB-84 set was not an issue.
It’s weird, I only have the sticky problem with flats, not rounds.
More surface area on flats to stick to.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:16 am
by lumgimfong
I just got some JF344 strings and I put them on the 4003. I like them the best now! Powerful fundamental and lots of interesting sounds! Not mid-scooped at all and the fundamental cuts right through the mix.
Re: It’s 2025, what flats you like best on your Ric bass.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:09 pm
by henry5
teeder wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 1:15 pm
henry5 wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 5:51 pm
rickenbrother wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:19 pm
I have the D'Addario Chromes ECB-84 set on three of my Ricks.
I had the La Bella Low Tension Flats set on one for a while, but they were too loose for my feel and my fingers tend to stick to them, as they do with most sets of stainless steel strings, including roundwounds. I don't have that sticky problem with D'Addario Chromes, After previously using D'Addario EXL-170 roundwounds on these Ricks, intonating strings with the ECB-84 set was not an issue.
It’s weird, I only have the sticky problem with flats, not rounds.
More surface area on flats to stick to.
The weirdest thing is they seem to really hurt my finger joints, when my normal Roto Swing Bass 40-100 or 40-95 don’t, even though the tension is higher. I love how they record, but I struggle to play them comfortably for an entire set.