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05-21-2009, 01:53 PM
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I am getting an 85' Fender P that I found on CL. It is my first P, and I am thinking about putting flats on it. I have never played flats. This won't be my gigging bass. I am just getting it because I've never had a P bass before. I would just like to try out some new stuff. What would you guys recommend for some good flats. Take into consideration that I know nothing about flats. I am not looking for any particular sound either, just whatever.
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05-21-2009, 02:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: JaxBch, Fl | | | I <3 Flats. I play blues & reggae... what kind of music do you play?
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05-21-2009, 06:41 PM
|  | Losing faith in humanity...one call at a time. | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Higley, AZ | | | I had never tried flats before I stole a MIM P-Bass off Craigslist for $100. After I replaced the stock bent-metal bridge with a $35 Gotoh 201, I put D'Addario Chromes (about $25) on it and I love it for that classic P sound...especially when I use it for iconic Precision sounds like Motown. |
05-21-2009, 06:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA | | | p-bass + d'ad chromes = FAT
warning...chromes sound like cr@p, IMO, until you beat on them for a while. Didn't take too long for me ... less then a week.
They are a world apart from rounds but you will instantly recognize (and probably like) their sound.
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05-21-2009, 06:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Danielson, CT | | | If you have a P-Bass...Then FLATS.
I have tried different Flats, but keep going back to the Fender Flats, they stick to your fingers less than most of the other brands. |
05-21-2009, 06:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, NY | | | nice ones
just kidding whatever you want. try some out
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05-21-2009, 07:14 PM
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When I first put D'Addario Chromes on a bass, I was sickened by the sound, overtones and harmonics galore. Two weeks later I was very happy. Two weeks after that, thrilled beyond all comprehension. Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisPbass  p-bass + d'ad chromes = FAT
warning...chromes sound like cr@p, IMO, until you beat on them for a while. Didn't take too long for me ... less then a week.
They are a world apart from rounds but you will instantly recognize (and probably like) their sound. |
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05-21-2009, 07:17 PM
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round, flat, chrome, nylon. no reason not to. |
05-21-2009, 08:58 PM
|  | Running With Scissors since 1964 | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan's U.P. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Wesley R When I first put D'Addario Chromes on a bass, I was sickened by the sound, overtones and harmonics galore. Two weeks later I was very happy. Two weeks after that, thrilled beyond all comprehension. | Yup, same thing here when I put them on my Squier VM Jazz, though zingy works well with the Jazz sound....now that they have been there a while...well, you said it!
To the OP, Webstrings also makes some Detroit Flats that are awesome and only 19 dollars plus shipping! Man do they thump! I have those on my P bass, and they are the shizzit! 
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05-21-2009, 09:04 PM
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05-21-2009, 11:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, CA. | | | Fender flats, the MLs. |
05-21-2009, 11:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | Flatwound Chromes.
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05-23-2009, 08:32 PM
| | | | D'Addario Chromes or GHS pressurewound....I have both, love both!
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05-24-2009, 09:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Florida | | | Flats I like Chromes, for pick/rocking out DR lo-riders or Sunbeams.
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05-24-2009, 09:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Calabash, NC | | | Give a set of Chromes about two weeks of regular playing, and it's on.
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05-25-2009, 05:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan | | | Labella's have great flats, I have the Jamerson Signature set and I never want to replace them.
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05-25-2009, 07:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kent Island, Md. | | | On a whim I bought put on a set DR Hellborg. Totally surprised and elated. I had a set of Chromes on it originally and have gone through a few set of strings but the Hellborg's hit the spot. Growl, punch and piano tones.
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05-26-2009, 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by ProfGumby To the OP, Webstrings also makes some Detroit Flats that are awesome and only 19 dollars plus shipping! Man do they thump! I have those on my P bass, and they are the shizzit! | +1 for Webstrings 'Detroits' flats.
Had a set of 50-110 on my old Tokai for nearly a year now & they're still sounding great, if not better. No idea who makes them, they are made in the USA, but they are great sounding with a lovely 'thump' & feel nice (for me) tensionwise.
I've still got a set of Chromes on a junker 60's Japcrap 32" Commodore semi. They are brighter to my ears, & take longer to play in, but their tone also compensates a bit for the semi's duller sound. |
05-26-2009, 09:58 AM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | | Flats on a P bass are a classic sound for sure, and for certain types of music, that's exactly the right call. I like the sound and feel of well-used Chromes. LaBella Jamersons are great sounding right out of the box, but I found them to be too stiff for my liking.
For the indie/alt rock I'm playing, however, I've spent most of my time using D'Addario XLs on my P basses, but have gotten a little annoyed at how often I've needed to change strings to keep the bright-ish sound I prefer. Out of curiosity, I recently put a set of DR Fat Beams (Marcus Miller sig set) on my '68 P, and it's been a "THAT'S IT!!!" story ever since. The tone reminds me of the sound of one of those big rubber playground balls.
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05-26-2009, 10:02 AM
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flats would make it a smooth p sound though. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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