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12-08-2012, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by KingRazor  So real men use smooth strings instead of rough ones that chew up your fingers? Rounds seem more "manly" to me. | Only to a masochist. 
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12-08-2012, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by C.Linton Only to a masochist. | You must be a masochist. You play bass, don't you? That's begging for punishment right there.
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12-08-2012, 05:12 PM
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here is a situation I think that the flats SUCK completely. What the heck is Pino thinking with that bass and those strings there? He would sound so much better with some rotosounds in 35-90 for this band. Argue amongst yourself.. but I think he's not tonally matched to the drums and guitar. I know this guy is your idol and all, and I love me some Pino but this sounds just wrong with The Who.
And as for this Zombie thread title- I must not be a bass player then.. Shrug.
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12-08-2012, 05:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA | | | I like Pino as a player, but I really really dislike the way The Who sounds with him. |
12-08-2012, 06:11 PM
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12-08-2012, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Sartori I like Pino as a player, but I really really dislike the way The Who sounds with him. | I dislike the way the who sounds in general now
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12-08-2012, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sigmafloyd I dislike the way the who sounds in general now | Yeah, they just don't have that raw, aggressive, chaotic quality to them anymore. |
12-08-2012, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommy504 Once you go flat, you never go back! | Didn't JimmyM go back recently?
Flats are great 
Rounds are great
Not at the same things though. 
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12-08-2012, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by paparoof I dig both flats and rounds.
So there. | And there again!
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12-08-2012, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by PlungerModerno Didn't JimmyM go back recently?
Flats are great
Rounds are great
Not at the same things though. | LOL...ya, I did go back. Rounds just work better. I still really dig what flats do, though, and I reserve the right to use them again in the future.
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12-09-2012, 12:42 PM
| | | | I put flats on one of my beater basses and im not really impressed with them at all probably wont ever buy another set
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12-09-2012, 12:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: European Mainland | | | A bit OT, but the OP's statement is a textbook example of the problem of induction.
Bassplayer 1 uses flats....
Bassplayer 2 uses flats....
Bassplayer 3 uses flats...
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Bassplayer n uses flats... (let n be a large amount)
-> Conclusion: All bass players use flats.
This is exactly why the principle of falscification was 'invented'. It states that every hypothesis (all bass players use flats) must be stated in such a way, that I may to turn out another way. If that happens (after control experiments) the hypothesis is rejected or 'falscified'. And that's what we just did!
If we gain our knowledge only trough verification (only using examples that proof your conclusion) statements that may be just the other way around like this pop up.
Hooray for logic and the philosophy of science!
(I'm sorry for posting this, I just realized it found it necessary to share it with you guys)
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12-09-2012, 02:46 PM
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But I agree.
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12-09-2012, 03:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: PTX | | | I played today, live, with my 2010 Fender Jazz with the Fender 9050L flat strings. Let me say I was totally impressed at the sound. That bass will always have flats. I love those. Still funky with a tone adjustment. I use rounds on my 5 string so I have both worlds.
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12-10-2012, 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by KingRazor So real men use smooth strings instead of rough ones that chew up your fingers? Rounds seem more "manly" to me. | You might be right....looks like I'll have to switch to rounds due to your rock solid logic....now I'm going to drink more scotch. |
12-10-2012, 02:15 AM
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I use flats about 70 % of the time.
Rounds the other 30%.
I've been into flats since I started playing 30 years ago.
Two of my basses have flats, two have rounds, one has nylon coated flats.
The song tells me which bass to use.
And just EQ, your amp for tone.
I have discovered one thing, flats love reverb.
A good reverb pedal will go along way in tweeking your overall tone. in a good way. |
12-10-2012, 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Sartori Yeah, they just don't have that raw, aggressive, chaotic quality to them anymore. | It's because they're old... just like most peoples' flats.
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12-10-2012, 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by PBnJBassist It's because they're old... just like most peoples' flats. |
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12-10-2012, 04:57 AM
| | | | If I had my "druthers" I'd use nothing but my '69 Precision with the TI flats that are always on it. With that said, because of the type of music I play I use rounds on a 5 string J. |
12-10-2012, 05:46 AM
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Endorsing: Copetti Guitars | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Florianopolis - Brazil | | | Ok, Ok, I'll tell a secret: flats and round are great, so the best combo you could ever imagine is to have the (B) E and A flatwounds and the D and G round. Problem solved, now you can even slap it and won't feel that the D and G strings lack a bit more of a pop...
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