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Post subject: FLATWOUNDS
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:19 am
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MORE OPINIONS FROM THE BASSISTS OUT THERE: I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE BEST FLATWOUNDS OUT THERE IN YOUR OPINIONS. I LOVE MY STEVE HARRIS SH-77's; ONE OF MY BUDDIES SUGGESTED TRYING OUT THOMASTIKS OR EVEN THE TRU-BASS 88's. ANY COMMENTS?


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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:26 am
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It's really all about personal choice as cliche as that sounds. Alot of people swear by TI's, some Labella's (the Jamerson's are supposed to be nice).

I will only use Fender 9050's in the ML guage. The M guage is too heavy, the L guage too light. The ML's can take quite awhile to break in and they have fairly high tension...two things that can disuade alot of players, but in the end the tone is straight out of the 50's and is the best sound this side of heaven, IMHO. Slap a set of those on a P bass and play it everyday for a few months and not only will your hand strength improve, but your ears will never be so happy.

However, that's my choice...everyone is different.


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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:37 pm
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I used to play Fender 9050ML... but once I tried the 9050L... i got hooked.

I prefer lighter guages and the L have a great thump, more articulate notes, and are easier to play fast runs.

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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:48 pm
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I agree with King of Pain and Bluesman, I use the 9050M. The only other noone had mentioned are the sig series Rotosound, Steve Harris' signature series I mean. It's supposedly the ones he uses on his Fender(s). I like the feel and sound.

On another note, I would like to try the lighter gauge next time around.

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I've got D'Addario chromes (ECB81) on my P-bass. Was gonna get the Fender 9050M but the shop didn't have any in, so I went for the chromes. Next set of strings may be the Fender's or the TI's or the Rotosounds. All the strings mentioned are popular choices. I am really happy with the chromes but always think that there is something else out there that I will like better.


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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:16 am
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Fender 9050L on the fretted P-Bass, and LaBella tapewounds on the Frankenbass (Squier P body with fretless Jazz neck). :)


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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:16 pm
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I am dying to try the Steve Harris Rotosounds, but I really like the slide noise on the round wound, would I loose that?

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8) I use GHS3050's on my j&p basses and 3060's on my frettles jazz. The GHS strings hold up very well sound great and don;t cost a fortune. The only down side is sometimes they are hard to find.


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SNAKEYE, THE SH77's ARE FANTASTIC... I HAD THEM FOR ALMOST A YEAR BUT DESPITE JAERSON SAYING OTHERWISE, I RE-STRING EVERY 365 DAYS... YOU WON'T HAVE THE "NOISE" YOU GET I YOU SLIDE WITH ROUNDWOUNDS.
I JUST BOUGHT ME A SET OF LABELLA DEEP TALKIN' BLUES STRINGS. I THINK I'LL BE VERY, VERY HAPPY...


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I've never used them before but I know Ernie Ball makes flatwounds, and in my opinion they make some of the best strings. I've never used flatwounds before, does it change the sound of your instrument a lot or is it mostly a feel thing? I've considered trying them on my 5-string Ibanez.


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MK1 wrote:
I've never used flatwounds before, does it change the sound of your instrument a lot or is it mostly a feel thing? I've considered trying them on my 5-string Ibanez.


It can change the tone a lot depending on what strings you are changing to flatwounds from. When going from Med-Light GHS Boomers to Fender 9050L stainless steel flats on my P-Bass there wasn't a huge difference. Now I usually leave the tone pot "wide open" and any changes in tone are done by right hand technique. For example; with the GHS strings on I would have to roll off at least a little of the highs to get a nice thumpy Motown sound going. Now I just play near the edge of the fretboard. You'll probably notice that your bass doesn't sound as bright with flats.


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Yep, the Rotosound Steve Harris SH77 flatwound are great strings - Steve proves that flatwounds ain't just for Jazz players!

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It has been over 20 years since I used flats, and then I had a cheaper guitar. To me it seemed that the round wounds had more sustain, but that could have been coming from the Pbass that came with them on it.

What is the general idea about the sustain factor between flat and wound rounds of the same brand and weight?

I am thinking of trying some Fender flats next time. Maybe they will record nice and possibly save some wear on my frets.


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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:59 am
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Generally speaking rounds will sustain more than flats,

but then again,

WHO NEEDS SUSTAIN!? :P

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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:37 pm
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Fender, Labella, GHS, Dean Markley, Ernie Ball, all have very good flatwound strings. Since I'm semi-retired, I don't know how the market is towards bass strings. I just know, since I gave up the ideal of playing a 5-string bass, and seeing how much bass strings cost these days, I would go with fender first, then, Labella, based on what type of sound you seek. I think, cost to me , is now a big factor towards buying any musical product. So, I go with name I can trust. Fender! Of course," the legends "played on Labellas(Jamerson, Duck, Ronnie baker, Chuck Raniey). When the your money is right, try different brands, but remember what Jamerson once said, "your strings is your sound". He also, never cleaned his funk machines neck either, and trust me, he was right! The article i read on Jamerson, didn't appear in Bass Player mag,but In Guitar Player, before he died. As a matter of fact, there's a very good article on Jimmy Fielder, (Blood, Sweat,and Tears first bass player) that appeared in Guitar Player also. See what happens, when we become dinosaurs :D


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