Walknbluez wrote:zambiland wrote:Walknbluez wrote:As far as their tension is concerned, I've read that they are a bit floppy, especially the E string. A friend of mine reported "With the light tension of the TI's, I found I was really digging in hard when I wanted to get the "thud"-like presence on the fundamental deep tones that I like in the Chromes. So, I was working harder to get there, instead of keeping my head on the music and in the moment"
There is some period of adjustment. I've moved from Thomastiks to Pyramid Golds. Much more idiosyncratic strings, in that all the registers sound and feel a little different, but higher tension and much more of the classic Phil sound.
What strings would you use for a later day Phil, late 80's and on?
For 80's Phil, any good flats will do since he changed basses a few times each year. I like Chromes for that period. Slick Rounds are very much his 90's string IMHO, I believe he started using him during that period when he played a Ken Smith in 1990.
Back to the Thomastiks - they're great strings but only come in light gauge for 34" scale so that' s a deal-breaker for me. They're unusually flexible to begin with and in light gauge they feel like overcooked spaghetti to me.