Pbass tones for Floyd and other rock

[smeet]

Are the Black Label Flats bright like Chromes? I'm enjoying the Chromes quite a bit, and with my playing style and body chemistry, they probably won't "wear out" a for a loooong time.

But I'll put the Sadowskys on the list. I've tried their Blue Label Steel rounds for the first time and I like those quite a bit on my Nordstrand (active J-ish bass).

[bassist4dalord]

Pink Floyd? Go with D'Addario Chromes or Rotosound 77s.

[u84six]

Originally Posted by smeet

Are the Black Label Flats bright like Chromes? I'm enjoying the Chromes quite a bit, and with my playing style and body chemistry, they probably won't "wear out" a for a loooong time.

But I'll put the Sadowskys on the list. I've tried their Blue Label Steel rounds for the first time and I like those quite a bit on my Nordstrand (active J-ish bass).

Sadowsky Flats are in the middle of almost every attribute other than smoothness; they're the smoothest flat I've ever used and I've tried just about all of them. Smooth like glass. They're very well balanced; mid tension, not too bright, not too dark and thumpy. The low strings are just as responsive as the high strings to the point where you don't need to bother with compression. Their focus on mid-range really cuts through a live mix without losing everything you love about a flatwound.

[sigmafloyd]

Roger Waters is one of my favorite bass players and I still can't recommend the best string to sound like him. To me, Echoes from Live at Pompeii is the holy grail of Roger's playing. I think you could get the sound with rounds or flats. The challenge will be to get the feel of his playing right. Almost everyone I have heard try to play Pink Floyd songs overplays. You have to be content with just laying out massive half and whole notes and doing the Roger octave thing. People give Roger crap for his bass playing but to me it is the simplicity that defines it.

If I had to pick a string, it would probably be chromes or the newer Fender flats. You may also want to check out the Rig Rundown of G.E. Smith from the wall tour. He plays bass through a lot of the show. It looks to me like he is playing rotosound 66s on his main bass but they might be roto flats. hard to say.

[bryan gibson]

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[smeet]

Originally Posted by sigmafloyd

Roger Waters is one of my favorite bass players and I still can't recommend the best string to sound like him. To me, Echoes from Live at Pompeii is the holy grail of Roger's playing. I think you could get the sound with rounds or flats. The challenge will be to get the feel of his playing right. Almost everyone I have heard try to play Pink Floyd songs overplays. You have to be content with just laying out massive half and whole notes and doing the Roger octave thing. People give Roger crap for his bass playing but to me it is the simplicity that defines it.

If I had to pick a string, it would probably be chromes or the newer Fender flats. You may also want to check out the Rig Rundown of G.E. Smith from the wall tour. He plays bass through a lot of the show. It looks to me like he is playing rotosound 66s on his main bass but they might be roto flats. hard to say.

I've always loved Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon was my first vinyl, bought in 1975!), but never paid close attention to the bass work. Roger played some really good lines, and his rhythmic choices are unusual. It's been very instructive, trying to get the right feel on these tunes. We are doing Echoes, using Pompeii as a model. I have been able to get a decent approximation to Roger's tone with Steel rounds and now with Chromes, but I think the Chromes are definitely closer for things like Breathe.

Playing on Chromes is helping me play less notes, there's something about the heavy hi-tension feel and the big fundamental that makes it easier to play fewer notes and feel satisfied.

Do you have any opinion on Sadowsky flats? I like the idea of the mid-focus, but Roger got a pretty darn bright sound on Pompeii.

[Doner Designs]

I heard Roto 77 somewhere for RW. Chromes are similar as are Ernie Balls.

Anyone know what aftermarket pickup is the best match? His signature bass has a Duncan QP SPB-3 but I'm thinking that the more standard voiced SPB-1 would be a better match.

I'm a late bloomer in coming to bass and Floyd in my 50's. Love 'em both to death!

[That Axe]

I use the newer fender flats and they work great for Water's tone, however he recently switched to Roto 66's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_jDBO2ugdE

[Luckydog]

Slight detour...

DSOM and Meddle, my 2 favorite albums of all time.

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