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Old 11-25-2012, 07:50 PM
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Which flatwounds does Esperanza Spalding use?

Simple as that. I love her fretless tone and am very curious as to which type of flatwounds she uses.

I know that Fender gave her her fretless. I am not sure if she changed the strings or not, they may very well be Fenders. I tried googling it but couldn't find it.

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Old 11-25-2012, 08:05 PM
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Nevermind, opened up my issue of BP with her and found it... She uses Fender 9050M's (.055 - .105).
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:13 PM
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+1 on the Fender flats. I prefer the 9050CL set which is 45-60-80-105. This is the set that converted me from a rounds to a flats guy.
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Old 12-01-2012, 02:20 PM
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Don't worry about it, it won't help knowing.
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Old 12-18-2012, 05:09 PM
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I've seen some recent footage of her that looks like she's playing with tapewound strings
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Old 12-18-2012, 11:13 PM
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does she have a twitter account? If so, try asking her about her gear on there. I was able to find out via direct question on twitter, that one of my top two favorite bassists prefers elixirs.
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Old 12-19-2012, 06:51 AM
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yes she plays fender flats. so do i now. great strings and they are cheaper the roundwounds i used to buy and last longer.

aston barrett plays fender flats too
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Old 12-22-2012, 02:12 PM
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sometimes......last i heard he plays 'em till they break and replaces one at a time......with whatever brand is available
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