Anyone know what Flats Stuart Zender uses on his p-basses?

CrimsonGhost · #1 03-15-2010, 02:44 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKvYERNt0-g

Jamiroquai, Space cowboy, this video above, amazing tone!,.

Anyone know what flats hes using here?.

CapnSev · #2 03-15-2010, 03:41 PM

Dude! I posted a link to this exact vid in a different thread earlier today! This is my favorite P bass tone, hands down.

I can't tell you what strings he's using though, or if they're even flats at all. I can tell you that I can come pretty close with that tone on broken-in rounds or flats though.

southpaw420 · #3 03-15-2010, 03:53 PM

Im not 100% sure but I am going to venture to say that he is using rounds.

Deep · #4 03-15-2010, 05:51 PM

Yea, great sound. They could be flats or well worn rounds.

lmfreeman9 · #5 03-15-2010, 07:28 PM

Sounds like rounds to me.

markjazzbassist · #6 03-15-2010, 08:34 PM

rounds for sure.

J. Crawford · #7 03-15-2010, 08:36 PM

Yes, rounds.

Double Agent · #8 03-15-2010, 08:41 PM

Those don't sound like rounds at all to me. If they are rounds, they are dead as can be. The highs are SUPER-punchy with no zing in them at all. Stu was known to use flats on his Fenders, especially when recording.

No help on what of strings, whether flats or rounds, from me though.

shirojiro · #9 03-15-2010, 08:44 PM

You can get that tone with Chromes.

nonogz · #10 03-16-2010, 10:34 AM

the highs dont have that zing, more of a clicky attack......sounds like chromes to me

cbass1 · #11 03-16-2010, 10:45 AM

what is he using for amp\ cabs \effects, etc. this video is awesome, he is a really amazing player. Never ever ever tire of jamiroquai

Flogger · #12 03-16-2010, 10:52 AM

Wow, ive never seen him without a Streamer!

southpaw420 · #13 03-16-2010, 02:59 PM

I seriously doubt that its chromes. Sounds alot like dead rounds especially when he is slapping.

Double Agent · #14 03-16-2010, 03:28 PM

When he is slapping, he is using a filter effect, which makes it nearly impossible to tell what kind of strings he is using. When playing fingerstyle, it sounds a lot more like flats than rounds to me, dead or otherwise. Especially when he has said in so many interviews that he favors flats on his Precision basses.

southpaw420 · #15 03-16-2010, 04:13 PM

Im aware that hes using a filter effect it is still pretty easy to distinguish flats from rounds wether effects are being used or not. Either way Im not saying theres no way its flats, just saying It doesnt sound like chromes to me.

shirojiro · #16 03-16-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by southpaw420

Im aware that hes using a filter effect it is still pretty easy to distinguish flats from rounds wether effects are being used or not. Either way Im not saying theres no way its flats, just saying It doesnt sound like chromes to me.

Really? That's interesting. I get a tone just like that with Ppickups and old Chromes.

To my ear, there's no question that he's playing flats on that tune. I use old rounds on most of my basses FWIW.

southpaw420 · #17 03-16-2010, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by shirojiro

Really? That's interesting. I get a tone just like that with Ppickups and old Chromes.

To my ear, there's no question that he's playing flats on that tune. I use old rounds on most of my basses FWIW.

I can get a very similar tone to his with nickel rounds or flats, I guess it really depends on the bass. Something about it just doesnt sound like flats to me though. I guess the only way we'll ever know for sure is if Mr. Zender decides to shed some light on us.