SR5 with flats?

[LAG]

Can it do a old school smooth, blues-jazz tone? Or will it be to clanky and midrangy?

[Groover]

I've used flats (labellas) on an SR4 and to me, it was my favorite tone out of it. I could finally turn up the highs without being to harsh sharp sounding, and I was able to get more thump out of it.

You should be able to get the blues-jazz tone you're wondering about.

However, I only tried labella flats. Not sure how other brands would sound.

[markjazzbassist]

Originally Posted by LAG

Can it do a old school smooth, blues-jazz tone?

yes. i had flats on my SR5 for a little while. Great thick thumpy tone. Really had a great feel and thing going on.

[LAG]

thanks much for the replys.

[lonote]

I put a set of D'Addario Chromes on my active SUB-5 and the tone fattened up substantially.

[Bass Below]

I had my SR5 strung up with Chromes for quite some time. With the active EQ and the potential brightness of the Chromes I was able to get almost anything from a flat out "THUD" to almost a twang.

I preferred the sound that you're going for, but having the flexibility to go from that to a "clanky", punchy or "midrangy" sound with the simple turn of a knob or two is a nice option to have with one bass. I never took advantage of it, mostly because the music I'm currently playing doesn't call for much variation in my sound, and even when it does I simply change the position of my right hand which gives me all of the variation I need.

I miss the Chromes, they were my favorites. Unfortunately they don't make them nearly heavy enough for me. Even when I get my new bass from Knuckle Guitar Works, which will be a 39.5" scale length, the Chromes will be heavy enough, but not long enough.

[jomahu]

don't have an SR, but i have a TBC 5string with a single buck. put sadowsky flats on it. sounds killer. not as much thump as i expected, but that's an EQ thing....

[TSanders]

StingRay 5 with flats, yes.

TIs, EBs, or Chromes for me.