Somewhat Bright Flatwound

[White_Knuckles]

I'm playing some Primus covers and I need a quality set of flatwounds. Are any brands brighter sounding than others?

[Larzito]

BP and some others have mentioned the Sadowsky flats as being brighter...BP also said the Roto's were "slappably crisp."

[Flatwound]

Yes, I'm somewhat bright, thank you...

Oh, wait. Strings. Um, yes, the Roto's are pretty bright, almost roundwound-ish. Fender 9050's are also pretty bright for flatwounds, as are D'Addario Chromes. It's a different sort of brightness than rounds, i.e., they don't sound like rounds, but they definitely have some upper mids and highs.

[lbanks]

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TI Jazz Flats!

[Aaron Saunders]

Originally Posted by lbanks

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TI Jazz Flats!

Yep.

Growly as a chimera, too.

[bluemonk]

D'Addario Chromes

[LoveThatBass]

D'Addario Chromes!

[Robman]

Roto's = brighter!

[Squidfinger]

Yeah, maybe the Rotos are brighter but I hear they die after a week and the balancing leaves something to be desired. My Chromes are perfectly balanced and still going strong after more than a month of hard playing.