when you say flats get better over time...

Asa Samuel · #1 10-13-2007, 05:09 AM

what does this actually mean?

do they get an even mellower sound?

even more fatter sound?

even less sustain?

could someone please elaborate?

Bass_Junkie.

PilbaraBass · #2 10-13-2007, 05:36 AM

yes

oh, sorry...all those things...mellower/rounder/thumpier...

very anti-hifi...

hoosierdad · #3 10-13-2007, 06:32 AM

I agree - YES to all of that stuff. Less sustain, Mellower, fatter and more consistent sound. And they feel better too.

Nighthawk551 · #4 10-13-2007, 11:38 AM

All of the above describe flats as they age.

RickenBoogie · #5 10-13-2007, 11:41 AM

....and,...flatter.

JimmyM · #6 10-13-2007, 11:49 PM

Count me out of the "Never Changes Flats" club. I went 7 years with the same set on my flats bass, and I noticed that I lost that good tone that's really fat but with some definition. All I got was fat and no definition. So I'll probably change them every 2-3 years.