do they make flatwound strings for acoustic bass?

[doshinski]

i play a taka acoustic bass and its time for some new strings!

do they make flatwound strings for acoustic, and if so, how much difference would it make!

and if not can anyone suggest a good set of roundwound that arent to heavy

and one more thing whilst im here, does anyone play acoustic with electric strings just out of interest?

thanks!!

[middlebit]

My acoustic is strung with (electric) flats - I think they are Fender. The sound is very close to an upright, but you do have to put in some more work to get a decent acoustic volume though. I don't necessarily mean "play harder", but more that you have to re-focus your picking technique.

[EADG mx]

I've seen an acoustic strung with electric roundwounds

a little difference in tone, otherwise nothing really noticable

[doshinski]

I rarely use a pick and do more expermental finger picking (using thumb and index finger in a king of pincer style if that makes sense! kinda like classical guitar) so i could really do with all the volume i can get! are flatwound strings quieter?

[Joe Nerve]

Flatwounds are thumpier and warmer with less sustain. I always use electric strings on my acoustics. Only real difference that I notice from acoustic strings is that they don't turn my fingers black.

[Nighttrain1127]

For acoustic bass I use Thomastic Jazz Flats nice low tension so easy to play and thumpy like an upright.

[Maladroit1]

I think the Labella Deep Talkin Bass Strings are geared toward Acoustic Bass but they are actually Tapewound. Those are great strings. Carvin has them cheap.