Great Songs recorded with flatwounds

Strat Hater · #1 11-20-2011, 10:54 PM

I just picked up a Squier maple VM P bass yesterday and I put flats on it before it even left the shop. As I was playing it I got to thinking that tons of music that I hear, even lots of the newer stuff seems like it was recorded with flatwounds, though it may be preformed live with roundwound strings.

Am I crazy, or is this a common practice? Cause I can definatly see flatwounds recording better than rounds!!

Strat Hater · #2 11-21-2011, 04:57 PM

bumpty bump

Duckwater · #3 11-21-2011, 04:58 PM

Flatwounds are "in" right now, so a lot of modern music is being recorded with them. They were much less popular in the 80s and 90s for sure.

bikeplate · #4 11-21-2011, 04:59 PM

HI

Any Iron Maiden song

Rob

ugly_bassplayer · #5 11-21-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Duckwater

Flatwounds are "in" right now,

I disagree, IMO rounds are 90% plus of the market. You may get the impression Flats are used more often because you hang around TB.

I use flats almost all the time by the way.

**SVE** · #6 11-21-2011, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ugly_bassplayer

I disagree, IMO rounds are 90% plus of the market. You may get the impression Flats are used more often because you hang around TB.

I use flats almost all the time by the way.

+1

I use T.I. Flats they cut through the mix so well. I got them cause Pino Palledino's tone on Where the light is is amazing. So yeah Pino, Steve Harris, James Jamerson, Stu Cook etc. all use flatwound strings.

Duckwater · #7 11-21-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ugly_bassplayer

You may get the impression Flats are used more often because you hang around TB

That is true, I stand corrected.