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View Poll Results: Which one gets flats?
L-2000 7 23.33%
SB-2 23 76.67%
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Old 05-30-2010, 09:38 PM
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Which one gets flats?

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I'm looking for suggestions for the fun of it. I like to keep one bass strung with flats and one with rounds. I just picked up a new to me L-2000 and I have an SB-2 that's only had rounds on it. I'm sure that both will get flats at some point, but I thought I'd let you decide which one gets flats first. What do you think, L-2000 or SB-2?
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Old 05-30-2010, 10:06 PM
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Both
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Old 05-31-2010, 09:17 AM
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Any more votes out there?
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Old 05-31-2010, 10:31 AM
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Neither!!
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Both
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I'm sure that they'll both get them eventually! Thanks for the votes everyone. It llooks like the SB-2 gets the flats....for now!
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+1 Come over to the dark side.
You mean the dead side...
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What kind of flats? This is important to my decision.
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Old 05-31-2010, 02:04 PM
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DR Flats. DR Sunbeams for rounds.
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Old 05-31-2010, 02:06 PM
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Hmm.....it didn't really sway my opinion.

I vote for the L-2000. They are already plenty aggressive and I think flats compliment them well.
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You mean the dead side...
What kinda flats you playing? Mine are anything but dead.
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Thanks again for all of the voting, its been fun, but the people have spoken! The flats went on the SB2 and they sound really cool. Its added a little thump that I haven't noticed before. Johnny Alien's comment was pretty compelling, but I couldn't go against the vote!
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I still think you should put them on both... But then again I'm one of the most anti-roundwound people on this site. Never use anything else.
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I am a big fan of the flatwound sound and feel myself, but sometimes I just need to hear something a little different. For me, the variety in strings helps keep me from searching for another bass!

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I still think you should put them on both... But then again I'm one of the most anti-roundwound people on this site. Never use anything else.
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