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    Johnette Napolitano

    Been a big fan for a long time...one bad broad baby!
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    Most overused words by bassists

    Wooten
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    What difference does it make whether the strings are made of Steel or Nickel?

    Hey fuNKmaster, how is the tension with the Pyramids? Aer you able to get some action with those? I've been very curious about these strings.
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    Geddy's YYZ track isolated. Yum!

    Hmm...yeah it's him 1:27 - 1:30 is sketchy... but that growl baby...:bassist:
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    Geddy's YYZ track isolated. Yum!

    1:27 -1:30 is all flubbed up...come on people you know better than this. This is not Ged. Sweet playing though...whoever it really is.
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    Flatwounds and hammer-ons and pull-offs.

    Can you guys answer the question about flats and tension? Is it the way they are manufactured that tends to bias them a little more to the tenser side. Or are they predominately a looser string and only certain brands are of a higher tension? I'm curious because this is such an...
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    Flatwounds and hammer-ons and pull-offs.

    I play an Ibanez SR500 and I actually like to play with high action. That was something else I wanted to mention but forgot to in my post. Is it possible to have the wicked action with the flats? I am not a low action player so I'm looking for something with higher tension than the TI Flats...
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    Flatwounds and hammer-ons and pull-offs.

    Hello everybody, this is my first post. I have been mulling over switching to flats for some time now. After 20 years of playing with rounds I feel a little apprehensive making the switch. However, I feel like I'm ready to give flats a try after reading all of the posts here (quite a bit of...