flatwounds

Hi all, I just got a new Fender Player Precision Bass. Over the last 2 years, had 2 basses, a Classic 50s P strung with Fender flatwounds and a...

Hi everyone, for the first time I am curious to try flatwound strings. Can you please recommend a smooth and not too stiff set? I normally use...

Hello folks, I need your help, since I have almost no experience regarding bass gear. - Recently I've acquired a passive J that I consider a...

I tried a search but couldn't find an existing thread about great thumpy bass recordings. I'm thinking of bass that moves the song, thumps, thuds,...

Hi all. Old man here finally getting serious about the music. I have a nice little P Bass made down south and it probably could use some fresh...

I’ve got a 2014 American Standard P-bass that I bought new. Finally changed out the original rounds with some Fender tapewounds. They’re okay but...

I plan to put them on a Precision bass in the distant future, I just need something smooth on the frets and on the fingers (I am physically...

After 24 years playing my '97 G&L L-1500, loving it, and ignoring the neck ache and upper-back ache its 10 lb weight has been causing, I finally...

What a bass. Huge neck, huge tone, 34" scale, original flat wounds from 1963!! All original except for a tone knob in place of the standard tone...

I have used my Fender 90505L set for ages, but they are discontinued. I like D'addario Chromes too, but the tapering really seemed to help the...

Originally the standard gold, I had the top shaved off professionally by Blues Vintage Guitars in Nashville. Now its feeling and looking like a...

I've never really used flats, maybe 20min of total experience out of my 14 years, & tbh, due to memory loss, I'm not even sure about that number....

Hi guys, this is my first post here and I've been reading a lot of old threads trying to help me make up my mind; this is mostly about pickups...

Hi guys, this is my first post here and I've been reading a lot of old threads trying to help me make up my mind; this is mostly about pickups...

I did a quick search and couldn't find any answers on this specific topic, so I'm posting a thread. I've had a passive Fender PJ Bass for a few...

Looked through the forum and did not find the info I'm seeking. My Carvin IC-4 fretless (older style with soapbars) currently has T-I Jazz Flats...

well, it happened!! and i didn’t even notice it either. i was playing red barchetta, by the way ;) thanks ged. last night i popped my newly formed...

My favorite P bass to date, givin that I'm a jazz bass guy. Only selling as I prefer 5 strings. Stock 2017 model that I purchased from Bass Club...

Here is my new 2018 Fender Classic 50s Precision Bass in sunburst. I just love the look and feel of the 50s P Bass. Strung with Fender 9050L...

In my taste, I like the bass to be "felt" than "heard". I don't mean it has to be low in volume in the mix. I would say it's a vintage style sound...

I currently have La Bella LTF-4A Flatwounds on my vintage Rickenbacker. I love soft, warm sound live through a bass amp, but not so much for home...

Hey all. I just got a Fender Road Worn 50s bass this week and put on a set of Fender 9050L flatwound strings. This is my first experience with...

Hi there! Long time lurker in this section of TalkBass, first time posting. Here's my dilemma ... a) I would like to give T.I. Flats a try on my...

Greetings all, I'm sure you'll agree that the bass guitar in the song OPP by Naughty by Nature sounds phenomenal. It's old school but it's...

Adagio Flatwounds are the most affordable flatwounds I could find when researching. Does anyone have any thoughts on them? If you don’t then some...

Hi all, I just added flatwounds to my Fender Player P Bass and it looks like the E and G string are now slightly out of intonation. My question...

Hi Talkbass First time poster here! I'm setting up a Danelectro Dano '63 Long-scale Bass for some vintage psych/jazz-funk/library-music-revival,...

Hey all, I wanted to share with you some of my experiences with la bella strings... Currently, I use the .110 Jamerson set on one of my 72 p and...

Has anyone gotten to drop C tuning with a 45-100 flatwound set ? Im new to the flatwound game. Ive never gotten to drop C with Roundwounds without...

La Bella Low Tension Flats. 8 months old. Cut for Pbass. $27 shipped CONUS only.

Im looking for a set of new bass strings. Heres what I like in a string -Flatwound, but not opposed to Groundwounds provided they feel flat enough...

I have the labella flats 760 FL on my main P bass and they sound great. Also they always sounded evenly, and sorta died down pretty fast and...

Looking for what to put on this new SUB Sterling Ray 5 HH. EB Slinkys came on it and prefer flatwounds, but don't want a real floppy B string.

Wondering what people think is the best of these strings? Or which have you used in the past?

Is there anybody have done it? If so, how does it feel compared to the previous models?

I just slapped on a brand new set of Ernie Ball custom gauge flats on my previously round wound strung jazz bass. After two or so gigs (in a...

8 years ago I switched from guitar to bass. I started on a mexican Jazz Bass, due to the slim neck. 4 strings with unknown roundwounds. I was...

After years of thinking I finally decided to try out a set of flatwounds. Rotosound. Awesome! Just the best choice I could have made. I mainly...