The flatwound alongside roundwound experiment!

Badfish · #1 09-21-2010, 03:58 PM

So I have this crazy idea of putting low B and E flatwounds on my 5 string Sandberg Ken Taylor, and keeping the other three strings roundwounds...
Has anyone here ever tried it or heard of such a combination on the same bass?

Nashrakh · #2 09-21-2010, 04:03 PM

I heard of people using it the other way around - B and E round, ADG flat.

Never tried it myself, but I can see why some people would do that. Adds more clarity to the lower strings, but keeps the thump on the high strings.

Chris Breese · #3 09-21-2010, 04:03 PM

Try it out! I'm very interested in the results.

**Staccato** · #4 09-21-2010, 04:14 PM

That would be a first from what I've seen on this site...

Let us know!

jasper383 · #5 09-21-2010, 06:24 PM

T-Bone Wolk mixed flats and rounds, too. Flats E and A, rounds D and G.

Badfish · #6 09-21-2010, 06:53 PM

wouldn't surprise me if he did... T-bone was a true bass legend. is there any specific recording/video that you might know of where he uses that kind of string set up?