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07-08-2006, 10:29 AM
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So, I'm in a rock band that plays rock/pop kind of stuff. If anyone recognizes these bands our sound would be similar to Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, etc. I don't do any slapping or popping in this band, it's just usually pretty much straightfoward playing with fingers, occasionally a pick. I was wondering, should I just stick with my roundwounds or would some flatwounds sound just as good? I'm looking for a good, deep and fat tone... I'm about to order some strings and was just wondering if I could try out some flat's or if it'd be a waste of money to do for my style. Thanks for the help!  |
07-08-2006, 10:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio | | | Steve Harris of Iron Maiden uses flats... |
07-08-2006, 10:55 AM
| | | | I was considering DR Marcus Miller Fat Beams if I went w/ flats... |
07-08-2006, 03:25 PM
| | | I play Contempary Christian Music some of it is pretty rocking. I use D'addario Chromes Flats 100-45's they do a fine job on my Fender Precision Bass. Good deep low end and plenty of Punch. I'm really happy with the Tone they deliever through my SWR combo amp. I can't see going back to roundwounds..... 
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07-08-2006, 06:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sweden, Stockholm | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by bassist 4 life Steve Harris of Iron Maiden uses flats... | Thats bs, he uses rotosounds, and they sure aint flats, heard his tone? Punchy as hell, pretty sure it aint flats. |
07-08-2006, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Demon Thats bs, he uses rotosounds, and they sure aint flats, heard his tone? Punchy as hell, pretty sure it aint flats. | He has his own sig. strings wich are flats. |
07-08-2006, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Demon Thats bs, he uses rotosounds, and they sure aint flats, heard his tone? Punchy as hell, pretty sure it aint flats. |  |
07-08-2006, 06:59 PM
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07-08-2006, 07:25 PM
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07-08-2006, 07:25 PM
| | Still lovin' that cake... | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland | | | Gah I hate the Harris bass tone...
I wa sjust talking to somebody at work the other day who's only been playng 6 months but already has decided that flats are better for what he plays. Black Sabbath was all I managed to coax outta him...
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07-08-2006, 07:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan | | | I used flats for a while, then I switched to rounds. I found that the flatwound, while a good sounding string playing solo, did not cut through like rounds in a loud band setting. When recording, they also became too boomy for me. I found that a nice dead set of steel strings sound great. Of course IMO. I am using a bass-heavy Ampeg setup. Different basses will also sound different. |
07-08-2006, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by jdrum10j I was considering DR Marcus Miller Fat Beams if I went w/ flats... |  |
07-08-2006, 07:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey | | | Compromise. Use pressure wounds like DR Sunbeams or SIT Silencers. I love Silencers because they are smoother feeling and fatter sounding than rounds, but not as dead/thumpy as flats.
And Silencers aren't expensive.
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07-08-2006, 07:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Staten Island, NY | | | What flats are you using in that clip, Keith? Interesting tone. |
07-08-2006, 07:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Santa Cruz, CA | | Wow, I'm surprised no one thought of the 2 main flat rockers...
Noel Redding of Jimi Hendrix Experience
and of course...
John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin
You TB'rs ashame me... 
Edit: And as far as I've heard, Flea's gotten into flats as well.
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07-08-2006, 07:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Casselberry, Florida | | Does anybody know if there are strings that get close enough to that flatwound sound but aren't that stiff. I have had Fender flats for more than 6 months and can't play them for more than 10 minutes  ....been switching back and forth to roundwounds. |
07-08-2006, 07:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey | | | Capt Chaos- that's another great thing about strings like DR Sunbeams. Nice flexible string. SIT Silencers are more flexible than comparable rounds too.
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07-08-2006, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by CrazySean What flats are you using in that clip, Keith? Interesting tone. | Fender Flats. Tight tension, but I believe that most Flats are. |
07-08-2006, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Captain Chaos Does anybody know if there are strings that get close enough to that flatwound sound but aren't that stiff. I have had Fender flats for more than 6 months and can't play them for more than 10 minutes ....been switching back and forth to roundwounds. | TI Jazz Flats. I hear they are very loose. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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