fret noise of flatwound

hkrle · #1 03-25-2007, 10:42 AM

I've just put on D'addario flatwound on my bass but it still has fret noise. Pls advise what the reason is. thanks.

hyp.spec · #2 03-25-2007, 07:42 PM

maybe cause the bass still has frets?

on a passive bass, turning the volume increases the gain therefore affecting the highs, which would give you fret noise (correct me if I'm wrong). or if you have a passive bass, you could try turning your treble down all the way to reduce the noise.

i use SS Lo-Riders and turn the treble down on my sr505 and I have no audible fretnoise coming through my speakers

Kael · #3 03-25-2007, 08:23 PM

Those strings start out a little zingy compared to other flats. Give them a few weeks of regular play to smooth and mellow out.

hkrle · #4 03-25-2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hyp.spec

maybe cause the bass still has frets?

on a passive bass, turning the volume increases the gain therefore affecting the highs, which would give you fret noise (correct me if I'm wrong). or if you have a passive bass, you could try turning your treble down all the way to reduce the noise.

i use SS Lo-Riders and turn the treble down on my sr505 and I have no audible fretnoise coming through my speakers

I 'm using SR505 too. I already tried to turn treble down. Yes it has improvement but not much. But I don't prefer to have bass without any treble. As u said u have no audible fretnoise after treble suppression. Have u tried to listen to the sound through earphone? If I listen to it by earphone, I still got fretnoise a bit even without treble. Any advice. thx!

hyp.spec · #5 03-26-2007, 10:29 AM

well I can't help ya there, besdies what Kael suggested. I should have also mentioned that my Lo-Riders are also a couple months old, and since I don't have a headphone amp or jack input (since my gk1001rb-II is just that great) I couldn't hear any.

peace

JustOpenYourMind · #6 03-26-2007, 10:39 AM

sorry to burst your bubble but there is nothing you can do to totally eliminate fretnoise it's always going to be there no matter what kind of string. The only thing you can do is control your technique

hkrle · #7 03-26-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JustOpenYourMind

sorry to burst your bubble but there is nothing you can do to totally eliminate fretnoise it's always going to be there no matter what kind of string. The only thing you can do is control your technique

I already tried to lighten my left hand as less as possible...

I could hear the sound of string touching the frets even when I tested to press the string down. That's not what I expect from flatwound. I 'll see them for a few more weeks. Anyway thanks u all....anymore input....

saxnbass · #8 03-26-2007, 11:39 AM

Action is too low probably.

TBASS · #9 03-26-2007, 12:09 PM

What Kael said. Just put a set of chromes on myself and waiting for them to dull out a bit to see if I like them.

saxnbass · #10 03-26-2007, 02:35 PM

Chromes don't dull out much. Not very soon/fast at least.

pretaanluxis · #11 09-29-2007, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by saxnbass

Chromes don't dull out much. Not very soon/fast at least.

I must have got a bad batch because mine became VERY dull and lifeless on the lower strings after a few months.

One Drop · #12 09-30-2007, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by saxnbass

Chromes don't dull out much. Not very soon/fast at least.

They do for me, though the dullest they get is still fairly bright compared to most flats. One some basses they sound insanely bright at first, in a bad way- it's the pronounced high mids that make them seem to sound very different depending on the bass they are on.