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New Sterling! Flat wounds on a maple board?

philthygeezer

philthygeezer

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This is on its way to me. :)

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I'm thinking of putting a set of TI Jazz Flats on it. I think they might go well with the maple board; retaining the highs and mids while adding some low end thump. Seems that most people think this is kind of a silly thing to do though. I have a set on a Fender PJ and they sound great so now I want to try them on the Sterling.

What do you think? Has anyone tried this on a maple board? Will it sound much different than on rosewood?
 
Let's see, flats and maple .....

My maple board Stingray runs D'Addario Chromes flats

My maple board Gibson Ripper runs Dean Markley flats

My maple board Fender reissue P runs TI flats

All sound nice. Personally, my ears can't hear much difference between maple and rosewood boards. Ebony has quite a different feel to me, but maple and rosewood are much of a muchness as far as I'm concerned.
 
I've had TI Flats on just about everything you can imagine, including graphite.

In fact, Heinz the Wonder Bass had TI Flats on a maple neck for years. Sounded wonderful. Go for it.

Jack
 
I have TI Flats on my natural ash/rosewood board 'Ray and my Fender Sting sig. ash/maple board SCPB and they both sound Gr-r-reat!

I tried and liked the Chromes on my old G&L L-1000 (maple board) too. They have a little more tension than the TI Flats, and therfore, a little more bite. I'll probably try them again on my 'Ray one of these days.

I bought some Labella Deep Talkin' Flats which I also liked. I got the standard or medium tension which was a little too much after getting used to the TI Flats, so I ordered the lights and haven't had a chance to try them yet.
 
I agree with everyone else. Put 'em on, and love 'em.

I had Jazz Flats on a '75 Reissue Jazz Bass with a Maple board, and thought they sounded amazing, although I preferred the Jazz Rounds on that bass. There might be a little more 'snap' when you dig in on a maple fretboard, but 99 times out of 100, I'd wager that anyone who thinks they can hear the difference in a band setting would be wrong.
 
" I had Jazz Flats on a '75 Reissue Jazz Bass with a Maple board, and thought they sounded amazing, although I preferred the Jazz Rounds on that bass. There might be a little more 'snap' when you dig in on a maple fretboard, but 99 times out of 100, I'd wager that anyone who thinks they can hear the difference in a band setting would be wrong."
.....I don't think that there is that much of a difference in the sound of maple and rosewood.I use both, but haven't switched necks on one bass to really get scientific about it.The initial reason that Fender switched was because they felt that the rosewood would not show the wear the way that the maple necks did.It was not for the sonic properties of rosewood.
 
Ive Been Using Flats For Years Now....the Dadarrio Chromes....they Rock....ive Had Them On Everything From An Ibanez Sr 485, To A Sr5, To A Pre-ernie Stingray, And Now On A 1975 Usa Reissue Jazz....flats Can Thump....
 
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