Recomend me some fat, thick, warm, buttery flatwounds!

[Modern Growl]

I've never ventured into Flats before, but I'm starting to get curious. I would use them specifically on my Jazz, and I'm looking for a very warm and mellow type of tone.

[flatwoundfender]

fender 9050m, they won't give you a modern growl though

[jumbosilverette]

My first set of flat are sold by webstrings.com; if you want a taste of the flatwound sound, try 'em at $15 shipped. They are warm and mellow.

[buffordbass]

TI Jazz Flats are really good too. You need to allow a couple of days break in, they seem kinda sticky at first.... then even out!!

[Beefbass]

Fender 9050ML's

[2minkey]

another vote for TI (thomastik infeld) flats. i have 'em on 3 basses.

[Diego]

If you want warm end mellow my vote goes for TIs. If you like to keep it a bit crisp and lively I'd go with Daddario chromes.

[Modern Growl]

I don't want to drop all that cash on TI flats when I'm not even sure if I'm going to like flats.

any other cheaper alternative that achieves a warm, mellow sound in the $20 range?

[Reuben]

Another vote for Webstrings.

They're way better than the price would lead you to believe.

[zac2944]

Originally Posted by Modern Growl

I've never ventured into Flats before, but I'm starting to get curious. I would use them specifically on my Jazz, and I'm looking for a very warm and mellow type of tone.

Not to long ago I bought a bunch of flats to test out and compare. The most mellow I tried out were the Dean Markley Flats; by a long shot.

I also tested Chromes, Rotosounds, Laklands, and Fender.

From bright and punchy to warm and mellow I would rank them like this: Chromes, Lakland, Rotosound, Fender, Dean Markley.

I'm currently using the Chromes. I find them to work best with my P-Bass in a live setting. They have more going on in the mids and seem to cut through the mix a bit better than the rest. After a few week they lose a bit of their brightness, but they still sound fantastice to me.

If I was recording and trying to get a thumpy, buttery, old-school R&B tone (think Jamerson) I used the Dean Markleys. Fenders come close, but not as mellow as the DM's. I found that the DM's don't work well live; at least with a P-Bass. You might have different results on a J-Bass.

[Mojo-Man]

T I-flats.- My fav.
GHS flats- very underratted.
Roto- brighter than most but great on a Jazz bass.

[Alex]

I have been using roto 77s exclusively for a while now, and I loves 'em! Not super mellow if that is what you are looking for, but they sound great, and the B is the tightest I've ever had.

[clockworkwar]

+1 on the roto's 77. They are amazing but the sound goes off quite quickly to give you a less irritating sound which is mellow! Unless you wash them in denatured alcohol (DONT BOIL STRINGS) and then the sound comes back every time until the string wares away!

[Joe Smithberger]

The Chromes get there after about a month and stay there forever. I had a set on my SR5 for two years. I only took them off because I was feelin it for rounds again. Fantastic string. Be patient grasshopper...

[klocwerk]

I like Chrome XL's, mostly because they're what I can find in stock locally.
They take a bit to settle in, but they're silky smooth after an hour or three of playing, and stay that way for years.

[funkinbottom]

I'm with flatwoundfender on this one. Fender 9050ml. Sound sweet on my '60 jazz.

[WoodyG3]

LaBella black nylon tapewounds. $18 or so at the Carvin website.