Good flatwounds for a fretless?

[brlottermann]

I recently bought a fretless with regular roundwound strings and I've found that they scratch at my neck considerably (I'm sure this is common, but regardless) and I've never really played a bass with flatwounds. So which flatwounds could get me a real smooth, sort of upright sound? I play jazz and fusion on a BassMods K44V fretless.

Thanks

[Jaco who?]

Try some D'addario tapewounds.

[dhagler]

Or some nylon tape wounds. I have used Fender, and really liked them.

[beggar98]

I use TI Jazz Flats on my SX Fretless Jazz. They're expensive, but I really like the sound feel. A little livelier than some other flats I've tried.

[aus_bass]

La Bellas, GHS Precisions, Chromes, etc.

Plenty of choices. It all depends on your tonal requirements.

[theduke1]

I use LaBella black nylon tapes on all 5 of my basses, 4 fretted 1 frettless

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[fretlessguy]

I've used TIs, GHS Precision, Fender, D'Addario flats and Tapes by Fender, GHS, and LaBella. They all had their good points. Take your pick.

[Torger]

Get the tapewounds.

[MisterFabulous]

On Fretless I have used

GHS Precision Flats (.040 - .095) for lower-tension feel, thuddy sound.

Fender 9050 Flatwounds (.050-.100) medium-tension, more treble than the GHS Flats.

Two very different string sets. Experiment, if you can afford the time and $$.

[svtb15]

I was a big CHROMES advocate for years.. But i recently got some Fender 9050s And i like them more. They are slightly less tension than the chromes and seem to growl a little more.. Great strings and real low price too...

[zfunkman]

Thomastik Infeld Jazz Flats. I use them on my fretted basses as well. They play and sound awsome!

[hypapanuse]

D'addario half rounds