roundwounds

  1. konaaayukeeenee

    Do flatwounds buzz less than roundwounds?

    Curious if it's easier to get a lower action without fret buzz with flatwounds than roundwounds. I have a couple of Yamahas, both just over a couple of decades old. The one with flatwounds has been heavily used but I'm able to get the action to about 1.5mm on the B string (118 gauge) and dig in...
  2. La Bella Black Tape Wounds (5str)
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    For sale La Bella Black Tape Wounds (5str)

    La Bella Deep Talkin’ Bass - Black Nylon Tapewound --5 STRINGS—$40 w/free shipping Long Scale 760N-B .060 .070 .094 .115 .135 ($62.99 value) Payment via PayPal. Shipping is included to the CONUS. Brand New, In original packaging. Thank You for Looking!
    $40.00
  3. K

    The Paul McCartney Rotosound swing bass 66 theory

    Hi! This a bit of an extra geeky and long one... But I feel like there's a chance McCartney may have used Rotosound roundwounds on his Rick on some tracks on Abbey Road, including possibly Come Together. Here's how I came to think that: If you've watched the Get Back movies you've probably...
    • KoalaBass
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    • abbey road black nylon paul mccartney rotosound swing bass roundwounds
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  4. Mister_GothFrak

    DR Strings Club v2

    Technically there's an older DR Strings club but at the time of this post, the OP last logged in in 2010 and the last post there was in 2014. So, let's start up another one! There's all kinds of brand fan clubs for the instruments themselves. Strings are such an integral part of our sound and...
    • Mister_GothFrak
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    • aesthetics club coated strings colored strings dr strings flatwounds neon phosphor bronze roundwounds strings
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  5. GwennyT

    Forget all the talk about which strings are best-- what is the WORST string you have ever played?

    For me it would have to be the Ernie Ball Cobalt Flatwound Strings. Fresh out of the box, they feel like they have something sticky on them, and my fingers move much slower. They sound fine, though.
    • GwennyT
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    • bass ernie ball flatwoudns roundwounds string strings
    • Replies: 277
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  6. GwennyT

    Rotosound strings sound amazing... but at what cost?

    I'm sure nobody disagrees that rotosound strings sound wonderful, however, does anyone else feel like the strings are way rougher on fingers than other roundwounds? In comparison to other strings, I find that my fingers move significantly slower on rotosound roundwound strings. It's like...
    • GwennyT
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    • blisters rotosound rotosound rs665lc swing bass roundwound roundwound bass string roundwounds string advice strings strings easiest on the fingers
    • Replies: 109
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  7. C

    Non-coated black roundwound strings

    A while ago I bought an aerodyne jazz bass second hand. It came with black roundwound strings and looked awesome - these weren’t coated and unfortunately one of them broke. I replaced with black beauties and absolutely hated them, and can’t find any non-coated black strings anywhere. From...
    • ConfordM
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    • black nickel nickel bass strings roundwound roundwound bass string roundwounds stainless steel stainless steel bass strings strings
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  8. GwennyT

    Best roundwounds?

    I've been using Ernie Ball extra slinky roundwounds for as long as I've been playing bass and I've never changed to a different brand. What roundwounds are your favorite?
  9. Thom Fioriglio

    Flatwounds on a Jazz and roundwounds on a Precision?

    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 Lakland DJ-4 (Jazz) strung with roundwounds. It's been quite a while since I've played a Precision with roundwounds, and man, does the Player P sound...
    • Thom Fioriglio
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    • flatwound or roundwound flatwound strings flatwounds roundwound vs flatwound roundwounds
    • Replies: 77
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  10. bon viesta

    i’m a p bass and muted flats guy, but yet…

    why do i currently find myself chasing the tone of geddy lee and chris squire and the like?!?! when i first started playing bass on a crusty old white precision about a year and a half ago, chris squire and geddy lee were my main inspiration. somehow, even on those cruddy 20 year old...
  11. timothy1207

    Are Ernie Ball strings this bad?

    I had a set of 45-65-80-100 EB round wounds that was laying around, I think they came gratis with something else, and put them on my Ibanez SRF700. At first I'm getting a fabulous growl from the E and A strings, but within a week the low E sounds like it is muted, even when played open. Also...
  12. tb-player

    NBD!!! Beautiful Elrick e-volution Fretless 5-string w/ video (and a question about strings)

    I've been looking at this bass for a long while, trying to get to the day where it can be mine. Well, today is that day!! This is my new Elrick e-volution fretless 5-string. Swamp ash body with a holly top. The neck is maple and the fingerboard is pink ivory with maple lines. This is a...
    • tb-player
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    • 5-string elrick evolution flatwound flatwound or roundwound fretless roundwounds
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Basses [BG]
  13. B

    What to do against the "new string brightness"

    - other than playing for a few weeks or so You all know it, the crazy treble that brandnew roundwounds produce. Some love it, some hate it...It goes away after a few weeks of playing. BUT: sometimes I want to change my strings and have the perfect stabile tone of "played in" strings...
  14. Sesh

    Strings for a plucky vintage sound /w Danelectro bass?

    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, hoping to recreate the popular foam-muted, plucky-pick sound of the era. Examples of "my ideal bass sound" can be heard here: I'm a...
    • Sesh
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    • bass strings flatwounds foam mute roundwounds vintage sound
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  15. FatSamy

    Unwanted buzzzz, need advice

    Getting straight to it, I have a Fender AM Professional 5 string P bass and I love it BUT there are three frets, yes just 3 that enoy the hell out of me. The frets are the 2'nd to the 4'th on the G string ( A, Bb, B ) that buzz, not in a nice way with roundwound strings. I have gotten good...
    • FatSamy
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    • adjustment bass building advice fender flats strings frets neck neck bow precision 5 repair roundwounds
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]
  16. Evanforbass

    Brighter Rounds for Fender Pure Vintage 63 Pbass?

    hello people. I just put a PV63 on my Pbass that I designate for roundwounds/rockier uses. It's great! Had a social-distanced band practice last night, with pretty low volume on the amp, loved the strong lows and mids coming but at times could feel the subdued highs of this pickup. Using...
    • Evanforbass
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    • fender pure vintage 63 roundwounds stainless steel
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  17. Camarillo

    Losing my certainties

    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 confident and willing to learn. Then I started gassing and acquiring different instruments, always in the Jazz neck realm. All instruments had a setup by...
    • Camarillo
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    • fender flatwounds jazz neck neck fender nickel precision roundwounds
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Basses [BG]
  18. USED Dunlop DBSBN45105 Super Bright Bass Strings, Nickel Wound, Medium, .045–.105, 4 Strings/Set
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    For sale USED Dunlop DBSBN45105 Super Bright Bass Strings, Nickel Wound, Medium, .045–.105, 4 Strings/Set

    These strings were on a Fender jazz bass for about 30 minutes before I decided that I hate them. They're super bright. Go figure. Lightly used, clean. Trimmed to fit a Fender 34" scale jazz bass. No package (included stock photos of the package just so you can see what it is). Just the...
    $7.00
  19. tlite

    SOLD USED Dunlop DBSBN45105 Super Bright Bass Strings, Nickel Wound, Medium, .045–.105, 4 Strings/Set

    These strings were on a Fender jazz bass for about 30 minutes before I decided that I hate them. They're super bright. Go figure. Lightly used, clean. Trimmed to fit a Fender 34" scale jazz bass. No package (included stock photos of the package just so you can see what it is). Just the...
  20. BassGeekJack

    NBD! Fender Player P Bass

    At last I've come to the point financially where it doesn't seem like overkill to buy a second P bass. Got a barely used Tidepool Player P for a good price (pictured right). Feels just like my 2015 MIM Standard (pictured left). The pickups are a little hotter. Why two P basses? I'm going to keep...
    • BassGeekJack
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    • bass guitar flatwounds new bass day player precision bass roundwounds sunburst tapewounds tidepool
    • Replies: 3
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  21. dpaulb

    Precision with roundwounds?

    I think it's a great sound. I know that's what's shown in the video. I was wondering because a lot of times a video instrument isn't what was played on the recording.
  22. Bruiser Stone

    The T-40 that keeps finding me.. and the roundwounds it deserves

    On a business trip today in Mississippi, I pull into a music store at 1:00 just to grab a speaker cable. Seeing the store is a Peavey dealer (and that I am just up the road from Meridian), I put a feeler out for another T-40 since I traded away my white one as part of a deal for an old P Bass. A...
  23. JREaton42

    Heavy Gauge Coated Roundwounds for Fretless?

    So I play in a metal band and use both a 5 string fretted and 6 string fretless bass. On my fretless, I currently use the Elixir nanoweb-coated roundwounds; this is so I can get that round tone while being easier on my neck. However, they only go up to medium gauge. This was fine at first but...
  24. minimalist freedom

    Why are D'addario XL strings so popular?

    I just put some on after a few years of not using (replacing a set of chromes) on a aria p bass and they are ok but lack the body of the chromes , that I have on 3 other basses. Thought I needed a set of round-wounds because that's what you do! Allow me a wine analogy - It's like comparing a...
  25. Mili

    Putting Flatwounds just for lifetime?

    Hello my Bass friends, I'm living in a fu*ked up Middle Eastern country. The music market here is aweful,limited and very expensive. On other hand I'm unemployed so i can't afford strings easily. I have a friend who studying in Canada and i can want him to buy strings for me. So i decided to buy...
    • Mili
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    • flatwounds roundwounds
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    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  26. S

    U-bass Roundwounds

    anyone tried both the Kala rounds and the Silver Rumbler (or the pyramids for that matter)? Can the Kalas be cut to length? Are they less stretchy than the thunderguts? After two years the colored pahohoes have just about settled excep theyre overwound and rewinding them will restart the...
  27. ajkula66

    Short-scale SS roundwounds heavier gauge recommendations needed

    Long story short... For the past 35 years or so I've been using La Bella Deep Talkin' Bass rounds on my short-scale basses almost exclusively. Unfortunately for me, they have been discontinued and I'll soon be running out of the small stock that I have on hand. I can't play flats. Period. The...
    • ajkula66
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    • gauge needed recommendations roundwounds short-scale ss
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  28. Sean775

    Nickel roundwounds: EB Slinkies vs Daddario XL vs GHS Boomers vs DR Lo Riders

    How do those strings compare to each other in terms of string life, tension, tone, and comfort of playing?
    • Sean775
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    • boomers daddario dr eb ghs nickel roundwounds vs
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  29. J

    Do half-rounds have the growl of roundwounds? What about Pressurewounds?

    I'm loving the feel of the Jazz Bass 77 LDs that I have on my Tele bass, but missing the growl that it had with roundwounds. I'd like to have the best of both worlds. Is that more likely to happen with half-rounds (and does anyone other than D'Addario make them?) or GHS Pressurewounds? Or...
  30. B

    Kinda dead roundwounds, anyone like 'em?

    I don't mean dead as a doornail, but just a bit dead. You know, the zing is gone, but they aren't quite lifeless. They are a bit subdued, but not completely crap yet. Does anyone like this phase before they go belly up?
  31. Felken

    Bright roundwounds on the cheap.

    Hi. After countless years looking for bright, long-lasting strings, I've come across a thought. What If I'm looking at this from the wrong perspective? Instead of looking for bright high-quality long lasting strings, why don't I go for quantity over quality? I'm looking for very cheap, very...
    • Felken
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    • bright cheap chinese roundwounds
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  32. stario

    Coated roundwounds. What are they?

    I’ve used DR’s black beauties for over a year now. I know they’re roundwounds, right? Now maybe I haven’t done enough research or I’m naïve, but do they share similar qualities to that of tapewounds? [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
    • stario
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    • black beauties coated dr roundwounds strings tapewounds theory
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    • Forum: Strings [BG]
  33. Oleg BassPlayer

    Is it true that you need roundwounds and blackwood/epoxy fingerboard to get that sought-for mwah?

    I've been learning to play fretless converted from a regular fretted bass. It has unfinished rosewood fingerboard, so I put flatwound strings on it. On of the most important things to learn (besides correct intonation) is getting that mwah. I've inquired on forums and watched videos to...
  34. S

    Were Rotosounds the only good roundwounds available in the late 60's/early 70's?

    Were basically all roundwound players of this era using Roto's or were there other good ones to choose from? For example I read that Boomers weren't available til 74... Cheers
  35. S

    Which Roundwounds go dead the quickest?

    I want the "dead roundwound sound" on one of my basses and was wondering which ones go dead the quickest/easiest? Cheers
  36. bobyoung53

    Ahem.. seasoned players, when did you first become aware of or start using roundwounds?

    Just that, when did you first hear of and start using round wound strings, do you still use them, how did you become aware of them? For younger players this probably sounds a little odd but all bass strings as far as I am aware of were flatwounds until at least the mid to late 60's. I started...
  37. D'addario Balanced Tension Nickel Roundwounds
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    For sale D'addario Balanced Tension Nickel Roundwounds

    this is one brand new unopened set and one slightly used set that was on a p-bass for 2 weeks and taken off. these were purchased in march 2017. these are long scale. the guages are 120,.90,67,60. the 120 is great for a bass with a hipshot d-tuner. or if you just prefer heavier...
    $19.00
  38. J

    For Sale D'addario Balanced Tension Nickel Roundwounds

    this is one brand new unopened set and one slightly used set that was on a p-bass for 2 weeks and taken off. these were purchased in march 2017. these are long scale. the guages are 120,.90,67,60. the 120 is great for a bass with a hipshot d-tuner. or if you just prefer heavier...
  39. Kun2112

    The case for old roundwounds?!?!

    So, I have really been getting into and disecting Joe Dart from Vulfpeck and his style & tone lately... The thing is that I have always been a frequent string changer: I love the bite and harmonics of new strings. However, I am really starting to appreciate that "vintage" sound he gets from old...
  40. etsob
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    For sale D'Addario XL Nickel roundwounds

    Set of D'Addario XL nickel rounds, 45-105, came new on a G&L bass I ordered, which I promptly replaced with flats. Practically new, want to pass them on to someone who can use them. $10 shipped.
    $10.00
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