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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:44 pm
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I'm surprized nobody has mentioned half rounds! These are my all-time favorite bass strings to use and that is all I use now. I went through so many brands of roundwound strings when I first started playing bass over 16 years and I always hated how tinny they sounded and how much they chewed my fingers up. I finally broke down and bought a set of flatwounds. Complete opposite! Muddy as hell and they actually hurt my fingers too but just pressure pain, not skin shredding.


I've tried ground round wounds (D'Addario, if I remember) as well as LaBella black nylon tape wounds, and I was not fond of the sound of either -- especially the LaBellas, which sounded nasal.

All my basses now get Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats, which have lower tension than other flat wounds, and sound terrific. They're more expensive, but in 4 years of stringing up my basses with them I've never had a set wear out. In fact, at one point I traded for a fretless Jazz that had had TIs installed by an owner back before the guy I got it from, and they still sounded great.

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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:30 pm
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I know for a fact that flatwounds are notororiously more on the stiif side,I may go with a set Didario light gauge(40-100)flats.
They also can make the bass neck bow forwards due to the higher tension,more so if you had a lighter gauge string type,so I would also not put them a bass thats prone to having to have neck adjustments,they will cause the neck to need a tweaking here or there.
I you're unsure bring it to your local bass tech/music store ETC.. and see what they think,unless you are proficcient at bass set-ups be carefull ask a trusted friend/music teacher or where you bought the bass,a new neck can be ruind if allowed to sit with a wacked out neck,as a bass teck I :lol: see them every few days or so and sometimes the damage is irreversable.


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I have come to a conclusion (for me,not telling you what to do)I like the sound of a vintage p-bass with flats on it,I am not to big on them being on a jazz bass,but its all a preference is'nt it?
I noticed while I appreticing a luthier Flat wounds have a tighter feel and put alot more tension on the neck for me to stay with them,but I sure do love the sound.
Now on the other hand round wounds on a jazz bass is really more my sound,I also find that string tension to high is bad or the neck so a set of rounds for a jazz and I'll pass on flats for the p-bass and go with compression wounds all day,they sound a bit more thumpy and stress the neck less,same goes with a p-bass,COMPREsSION wounds all day!


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Cottonfever,

Your last two posts pretty much covered all the answers to all the questions.

Now before somebody gets their panties in a knot, I said, pretty much.

There are more opinions and more preferences but this information is solid.

I'm using Rotosound Flats on my Precision, they're stiff and really put a lot of tension on the neck. Since I decided that Flats are what I want on my Precision, next set in the near future are Thomastiks.


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Jack Bruce used Gibson And Danelectro basses, most of the time in cream.


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I'm using Fender 7150's on my Am St P bass as a compromise... warmest sounding rounds I've played. Pure nickel so less fret wear too. not bright enough for slap... but great for both finger and pick playing. bought extra sets so I'm on these for a while.


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Post subject: Flatwaounds are dull
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:05 am
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no pain, no gain. Skip the flatwounds and just get a good disciplined practice routine going. The discomfort will go away within a week or 2 of daily 2-3 hr practice sessions.

flatwounds are dull and dumpythumpy sounding, and they are the classic mark of beginner/marginal bassists.

roundwounds are more difficult to control, but offer a much wider range of possibilities. They really add life to your sound, once you master playing with them.

Again, a good practice routine will get you quickly to a point where you have good control over the roundwounds, and the dull, limited sound of flats won't bedevil your efforts to become a versatile, dynamic bass player!


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Post subject: Re: Flatwaounds are dull
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:48 am
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icesurfer wrote:
flatwounds are dull and dumpythumpy sounding, and they are the classic mark of beginner/marginal bassists.


Apparently you've never used Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats.

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flatwounds are dull and dumpythumpy sounding, and they are the classic mark of beginner/marginal bassists.


Now THAT'S funny!
:lol: :roll:


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Lefty Bass wrote:
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flatwounds are dull and dumpythumpy sounding, and they are the classic mark of beginner/marginal bassists.


Now THAT'S funny!
:lol: :roll:


Agreed. Apparently Lefty has never played any blues or jazz.


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try the D'Addario Half-Rounds.... i have been happy with them on my P.... sustain of a round with the feel of a flat... a little softer and mellower than a round as well.... great for blues....


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icesurfer wrote:
flatwounds are dull and dumpythumpy sounding, and they are the classic mark of beginner/marginal bassists.


:roll: :lol: :roll:


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Post subject: Re: Flatwaounds are dull
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 3:31 pm
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icesurfer wrote:
no pain, no gain. Skip the flatwounds and just get a good disciplined practice routine going. The discomfort will go away within a week or 2 of daily 2-3 hr practice sessions.

flatwounds are dull and dumpythumpy sounding, and they are the classic mark of beginner/marginal bassists.

roundwounds are more difficult to control, but offer a much wider range of possibilities. They really add life to your sound, once you master playing with them.

Again, a good practice routine will get you quickly to a point where you have good control over the roundwounds, and the dull, limited sound of flats won't bedevil your efforts to become a versatile, dynamic bass player!


Try telling that to Willie Weeks!!! 8)


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Yeh, I'm a fan of flats too. I like the sound & haven't missed the rounds at all. I wipe them down once in a while, but don't know if that helps extend their life.


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