Flatwound string on fretted MIA jazzbass ??

[j3b3r]

Hello all

I want to strung my 4 string freted MIA jazz with flatwound, will it work ?? Are flats really have dead sound ???
I want that smooth feel from flatwound.

Any suggestion for string sets ??
I'm looking for a bright flatwound string, so I can still slap and pop my bass. thx ^^

[Nigel Tufnel]

No flat will slap like a round. They can be slapped, but it is a very different sound. Even if it is bright, it won't have the sound most people associate with slap.

[Jazzbasslover]

Just try it and see. It might just be right up your alley. Carol Kaye used a P-Bass with flats and a pick. Thats not a combination that I would care for but it worked for her. So, experiment. You might find a combination that you wouldn't consider right for you to be exactly what you need. I never thought I would ever play Fenders. Now thats all I ever play.

[bgavin]

My friend bought a short scale SX (made in china) J-bass from eBay for $100.

The finish and sunburst-3 color is much nicer than my MIM-P... go figure.

Anyway, he equipped this short scale bass with a set of Fender 9050M stainless flats. The bass still is very J-sounding, albeit not as bright as it would be with rounds. He is not a slapper, but is really enjoying his new bass and Fender flats.

As a newbie bassist and long-time guitar player, he was playing my MIM-P for quite awhile (TI Flats) but couldn't get with the 34" scale. He much prefers the J+flats tone, to my P+TI Flats.

[christle]

I had TI flats on my MIJ Jazz (long since gone) and it sounded incredible. I am going to be putting Chromes on my MIA Jazz. Can't beat that combo for a ballsy blues-rock band

Dan

[rabid_granny]

I tried the flats/jazz thing and I didn't like the sound. I felt it robbed the jazz bass of a lot of growl. I prefer rounds and if I need to tone it down, I use the tone knob to great effect.