Fat-beams on fretless?

[sir juice]

Will they eat it?

[Koki]

What's the fretboard made of? is it coated. I recommend you sunbeams

[stingray56funk]

Oh yeah...because they are FAT of course!

On a serious note...they will eat your fretboard. Extremely coarse string (I use them on all my fretted basses...they are great!) but they will definitely tear up a fretless if you even slightly dig in.

If you treated your fretless board with Epoxy or something similar then you wouldn't have to worry.

[rakirksey]

I think it depends on the wood. If you have ebony, you'll probably be fine.

[sir juice]

what strings are there in the world that sound similar but are less course?

[MysticMichael]

I knew there would be a thread on this topic if I searched for it...

How about tone? How do the Fatbeams perform on a fretless bass in terms of feel, sound and mwah factor?

I'm surprised that they're considered a coarse string. With their much-touted "compression-winding" process, aren't DRs supposed to be relatively smooth and easy on the frets and fingerboards?

MM

[()smoke()]

i intially put fatbeams on my ebony board fretless and there were marks on it within minutes of stringing--although they are quite superficial

nevertheless, i took the fatbeams off and went with nickel lo-riders, which i've used now for 4 months with very little visible fretboard gouging

the lo-riders sound great too, fwiw, just a bit more mellow than the fat beams

--didn't mention i slap on this one too occasionally

[MysticMichael]

Originally Posted by ()smoke()

i intially put fatbeams on my ebony board fretless and there were marks on it within minutes of stringing--although they are quite superficial

nevertheless, i took the fatbeams off and went with nickel lo-riders, which i've used now for 4 months with very little visible fretboard gouging

the lo-riders sound great too, fwiw, just a bit more mellow than the fat beams

--didn't mention i slap on this one too occasionally

I'm not surprised that the Fatbeams marked your fingerboard. But I'm considering them because I very much like a more aggressive fretless tone - and because the ebony board on my fretless has an epoxy finish. So I'm not too worried about wear and tear...

What's your take on the overall tone? How about feel? Coarse enough to interfere with playing glissando? Or not really an issue?

MM

[()smoke()]

Originally Posted by MysticMichael

I'm not surprised that the Fatbeams marked your fingerboard. But I'm considering them because I very much like a more aggressive fretless tone - and because the ebony board on my fretless has an epoxy finish. So I'm not too worried about wear and tear...

What's your take on the overall tone? How about feel? Coarse enough to interfere with playing glissando? Or not really an issue?

MM

honestly, the only time i ever even noticed the coarseness of the fat beams was when i would switch over to a bass with flats! in other words, not an issue for me...

they sound great--very full sound with good emphasis on highs without getting thin, and can get really 'growly' which i dig, and with your epoxied board, you should be fine for a long time--unless you go freddie king on it with the string bending, of course

[MysticMichael]

Originally Posted by ()smoke()

honestly, the only time i ever even noticed the coarseness of the fat beams was when i would switch over to a bass with flats! in other words, not an issue for me...

they sound great--very full sound with good emphasis on highs without getting thin, and can get really 'growly' which i dig, and with your epoxied board, you should be fine for a long time--unless you go freddie king on it with the string bending, of course

Thanks! I'm sold...

MM

[spc]

Side note with apologies to the op...

Anybody have a comparison of Fatbeams to Rotosound (swing bass, the ss ones)?
I love Rotos on my fretless, and was hoping someone may have tried the 2...

thanks

shawn