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View Poll Results: What do you string your fretless' with
Rounds 94 46.77%
Flats 95 47.26%
Other 23 11.44%
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Old 07-25-2010, 10:17 AM
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What do you like to string your fretless with?
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Rounds. Haven't found a set of flats with a tension I like yet.
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Old 07-25-2010, 10:27 AM
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Flats. A Poll format would be better for this no?
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Old 07-25-2010, 10:28 AM
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Neither, I prefer fender nylon filament wounds.
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I like those ground wound strings I think their called. Atleast for the stuff I usually play.
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Old 07-25-2010, 10:33 AM
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Rounds. Flats aren't articulate enough, although D'addario Chromes come close.
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Old 07-25-2010, 10:43 AM
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Flats....have used roto 77's and Detroit steels
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Old 07-25-2010, 10:44 AM
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TI flats for me.
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Chromes for me
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Old 07-25-2010, 11:05 AM
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Chromes on my Birdsong, D'addario phosphor bronze on my Breedlove aeb, Fender flats on my beater (which is in storage and not really relevant).
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Preferably rounds. I'm now using Ken Smith Compressors. extra light gauge.
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Roundwounds only.

Flatwounds sound totally dead and lifeless! If I wanted dead tone I'd wear earmuffs when I play.
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Old 07-25-2010, 11:44 AM
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TI Jazz flats on my fretless
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Neither, I prefer fender nylon filament wounds.
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Rounds on my Lakland fretless 5'er, flats on my fretless P-Bass.
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always stainless rounds for me..
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rounds, always
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Groundwounds. Best of both worlds, IMO
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Flats. A Poll format would be better for this no?
Sure, why not.
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DR flats for me.
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