Flats for my JB-2?

mntngrown · #1 11-12-2007, 01:46 AM

I was just watching "Grace Potter and the Nocturnals" on Soundstage. The bass player had a Fender jazz, (as far as I could tell), and an Ampeg fridge setup. Nice thumpy sound, but growl too. Sounded like flats when he slid down the neck.
Since I don't have a P-bass I thought I might get flats for the JB-2 for a thumper. I saw a post a while back where Chef said LaBellas. Any other opinions on flats.
Since I mentioned P what used G&L most sounds like a P?

Infernal Affair · #2 11-12-2007, 10:48 AM

Most dudes get La Bella Deep Talkin' Flats, Thomastick Infeld Jazz Flats, or D'Addario Chromes. They all have different characteristics.

The LB-100 is probably the most P like of the G&Ls, though I'm sure some of the other guys here who have way more basses than me can chime in and provide much better advice.

earlgray · #3 11-12-2007, 11:03 AM

Got TI Jazz Flats on my JB-2. Gives it a nice vintage jazz bass tone, with a deep, thumpy sound. YOu can dial in some growl with the bridge pickup & tone.

Played it at a gig last week & my wife mentioned how deep that bass sounded compared with my other G&Ls. (with this group, I usually play an L-2000e or an SB-2).

hth

mntngrown · #4 11-12-2007, 12:59 PM

Thanks for the replies.

pauldebass · #5 11-12-2007, 02:01 PM

I use flats on most my gigs cuz they have that big round tone that works well in blues or country. I have a friend who bought (yeah he's got money) a 57 p bass. It had rounds, sounded good. then the next week he brought it by with flats.... omg, that's THE sound... when you think of classic pbass.
re a G&L p bass,the SB would be it. I have an SB2 that sounds great. I hate the sound of the bridge pickup all the way one, but I like putting some of it in. That same friend who does lots of session work also has a 62 p Bass (and some other from the 70s). He said the SB2 sounded like a 60s bass.