D'addario Chromes .040-.095 with a Dirty Amp Soundclips

[Mark Olson]

So I'm back experimenting with flats as I do sometimes, and I did a quick clip of what they're sounding like with one of my amps set dirty, as I use them.

I lose a good deal of bite and aggressiveness, but I get a bit more of a fuzzy character to the crunch which I like, and the sustain is still very workable for me. Check it out:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=8984273

[superhand]

Nice. What kind of amp are you using in that clip?

[Mark Olson]

Nothing special, just an Orange Tiny Terror. For my style that I use in my own band I use primarily low wattage tube amps.

[Mark Olson]

One way to get a good snarly fuzz tone with flats and a tube amp is to use a treble booster, I use an Analogman Bass Beano Boost. Here it is, with the flats, into the amp which is set pretty clean:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=8988958

Treble booster is maxed out, slamming the amp very hard.