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Post subject: TI Flats, how can I make them as dead as possible???
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:35 am
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Hi,

I own a Pino Palladino which is strung with Thomastic Infeld flats.
I also own a 59 CC CS which has roundwound 7150s on her.

I ordered a new set TI flats and put tem on but they are far to bright in tone.

Q: How can I get my old Pino Sound ASAP without playing at least 3 months or so in smokey bars...........???

Anyone????

Thx

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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:45 am
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Theo, did you put the new TI flats on your Pino sig or your CS 59 ?

The reason I'm asking is you can play TIs for years without changing them so if you changed out the set on the Pino, unless you broke a string, I'd keep the old set on there.

But if you've got them on the CS 59, I'd suggest just playing that bass and nothing but that bass every day for a few weeks. I've found there's no substitute for time to age a set a flats, and TIs seem to follow suit. Although in my experience they've sounded fat and wonderful right out of the box, and aging only made them better. I'm probably going to have TI flats on all my basses eventually. My CS 59 currently has DR flats, which I also like and are probably my second favorite string behind the TIs (which means TIs are going on it next once I'm done with the DRs.)


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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:56 am
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Hi there again!!!

Nice meeting you!!

Yes I did put the new TI set on my Pino.
The old set that came of this babe in now on the 59CS (which is now sounding the best in years)
A pity the neck feels a little wider and the Nitro laquer does not want to come of (yet)

Still........ I also have created a Pino backup that is a 50s MIM P-Bass in Fiesta Red with a 62 RI RW neck. This one has d'Adario chromes on her!
Big mistake: don't ever try these cause you could's tell if they were roundwound or flatwound.
TI's are the best flats IMO.

Tankx,

Theo

Take a good look: wichone is PINO and who's the 50s P.....????
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:26 pm
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Almost twins! Nice!

So how's the MIM sound compared to the real Pino?


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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:59 pm
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The MIM doesn't sound like the Pino because of the PU, wood, neck and last but not least the d'Adaro Chromes which have to be replaced for some TI's asap.
Maybe and only then it comes a little near the Pino.

This doesn't mean the MIM is underrated to the Pino.........
The 50s P is an incredible nice bass with high buildquality.

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The 50s MIM Pbass is on the left. No rust on the bridge saddles and the pickguard edges are not brownish.
Nice basses though.
If you folks want the best flatwound sound you should try some Labella flatwounds. That's what Jamerson used on the Funk machine and they sound great. :)

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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:35 pm
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Is there a KFC nearby? You can try eating some southern fried chicken and then play without washing your hands. Some people say that works. I like the brighter sound of TI JF344's myself, but when brand new I have to tone them down a bit.

To see how I tone them down read the thread on mutes I replied to a couple of days ago. To make them completely dead try using the low density foam method that I described for use on roundwound strings in that post.

http://www.fender.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?t=19070

I used the Labella 760M's back in the 70's. Today I totally prefer another string over them and even over the TI JF344 for vintage thumpy sounds.

The JF344's don't really sound to me anything like vintage flatwound strings, even when aged a year. They do however make a great pop/jazz set and are good for hard rock too.

The lightest gauge GHS 3025's sound vintage and are gigable right out of the package with a judiciously applied felt strip wrap which you can take off after they settle in. The tension is medium so they are way easier to play and much easier on the neck than the Labella Jamerson set. The GHS are stainless, perfectly smooth and last a very long time.


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