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I am genuinely shocked that talking about strings can cause emotions. Any emotions. I'm sorry if I offended someone. That wasn't my intention. English is my second language - perhaps I chose the wrong words. Maybe it would be for the best if Mods deleted this thread.

I'm afraid you misunderstood my intentions.

That's a good point actually. Maybe p-bass with flats is his personal favourite tone but p-bass with rounds is the better choice for most of his work. Or maybe he has a secret deal with Thomastik-Infeld :D

@ElMon I like your sense of humor :) The point of this thread wasn't to bash flatwound strings. I used them for many years. TI flats, Chromes, GHS precision flats and EB Cobalts. They are all good strings. My issue is this: if Sean Hurley, the man considered by TB to be a prime example of a...

He really is a great bass player, isn't he? Flats or rounds his tone is superb. Great song too.

I've been playing live long enough to know I need to curb my expectations when it comes to tone. I absolutely agree with your approach. Although, I'm trying to find a happy medium between what I want and what is possible. I do occasional gigs and am at the mercy of random sound engineers of...

My goal isn't really to copy his tone. I mentioned Mr. Hurley because people on Talkbass seem to think he mostly plays flats. Perhaps that's true if we count what he plays in his spare time but professionally he seems to predominantly use rounds. But since you asked, there is this solo he...

Sure, I get that. What surprises me is the fact that in 90% of cases the tool that gets the job done is a P-bass with roundwound strings and not flats, which is the opposite of what Talkbass members usually recommend. New players coming here looking for advice on tone get pointed in the opposite...

There's been this thing I was thinking about for a few years now but somehow I couldn't bring myself to start a new topic and simply ask. I've been struggling with my tone for a while now, alternated between flats and rounds, but it was mostly flats for the last couple of years. I love my 5...

How long did they last for you?

Don't worry, it's a pretty common sickness on Talkbass :D I'm glad to hear there's nothing wrong with the strings. I'll give them a try. Thanks!

Hi! I'd be grateful for an update. I'm interested in these strings.

Thank you for the answer. It's an aircraft cable and I'm relieved to hear it doesn't matter that much. I'll do what you suggested to even out the tension, although at this point I'm starting to think I might have OCD...

Sorry for resurrecting the thread but I've got a question about this tailpiece. Does it matter if the nuts on the wire are tightened equally? In my case, they look identical. But when I pluck the two sides of the wire, on the endpin side, one is almost a semitone sharper than the other. Now I'm...

Thank you for the answer. I totally get how you can change your mind about a preamp as you become more acquainted with it. My first gig with my VT Bass DI didn't go so well. I went for a tone that was way too dark, especially given the boomy venue I played in. But I learnt and now I'm very happy...