The most thumpy, thuddy...

Pennydreadful · #1 01-08-2007, 03:52 PM

...most opposite of 'bright' set of strings around. What are they? I'm looking for a set of strings where if anybody ever said, 'those sound bright', or 'lotsa mids on those', you'd shoot them in the foot for being so crazy stupid.

SuperDuck · #2 01-08-2007, 04:23 PM

Fender 9050 flatwounds, as far as the strings I have personally played.

Pennydreadful · #3 01-08-2007, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperDuck

Fender 9050 flatwounds, as far as the strings I have personally played.

I just put a set of those on my Eastwood about ten minutes ago. They sound pretty nice (after I lowered the pickups a bit), but I'm still looking for any other suggestions as to the ultimate 'warm' string set.

SuperDuck · #4 01-08-2007, 05:09 PM

Now, you said thumpy and thuddy, not 'warm'. Those are two different things in my book!

Pennydreadful · #5 01-08-2007, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperDuck

Now, you said thumpy and thuddy, not 'warm'. Those are two different things in my book!

Not to me, but terms like that warm (and crunch, grit, round, bright, etc) are almost completely subjective. I think you were on the right track for what I'm asking when you suggested the Fenders.

What's your definition of warm, by the way?

JimmyM · #6 01-08-2007, 07:04 PM

Flats need to get gunked up before they truly sound thumpy and thuddy. I've had the same set on my P copy for about 7 years. Took about a month to lose the ring.

SuperDuck · #7 01-08-2007, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pennydreadful

Not to me, but terms like that warm (and crunch, grit, round, bright, etc) are almost completely subjective. I think you were on the right track for what I'm asking when you suggested the Fenders.

What's your definition of warm, by the way?

Purely subjective, for starters.

Bear with me here. I think that thumpy and thuddy means that a tone has no high end whatsoever and has a really short decay. Very dull and dark.

"Warm" has a slightly subdued high end but still sounds somewhat full-range. There can still be plenty of sustain and a warm tone in my book. Of course, I can go on and on with esoteric BS that makes no sense to anyone but myself, but we'll just cut this short!

SherpaKahn · #8 01-08-2007, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pennydreadful

I just put a set of those on my Eastwood about ten minutes ago.

Give them a month and you won't be able to tell whether you're playing bass or whether somebody's hurling a dead cat at your wall. I had mine on for a month and change (9050L), and now that they're ripened and I have no need for a dead flatwound sound, the Chromes go on to be gunked up.

MikeyFingers · #9 01-09-2007, 02:07 AM

Just find out what the bassist in Korn uses and that's probably it. That guy has the lowest, thuddiest, muddiest, tone I've ever heard (if you can even call it tone).
Although I'm sure he tunes down so low that it doesn't matter what strings he uses.

SherpaKahn · #10 01-09-2007, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeyFingers

Just find out what the bassist in Korn uses and that's probably it. That guy has the lowest, thuddiest, muddiest, tone I've ever heard (if you can even call it tone).
Although I'm sure he tunes down so low that it doesn't matter what strings he uses.

Actually, he uses Dean Markley Steel Rounds, which I'd call far from muddy strings. Obviously his setup is far from typical, which would explain why his tone isn't the typical steel round sound.

svtb15 · #11 01-09-2007, 02:11 PM

you can try putting a piece of foam under the strings back by the bridge ... that does a fine job of adding deadness..