“Treating” flatwounds

[YCBass]

Is it only for flats? I heard Jaco liked to get fried chicken grease on his rounds, though this might be another Jaco urban myth.

It Is.

What I heard/read was that Jaco used to eat fried chicken before shows so that his fingers would be greasy.... But with the number of shows he must've played, I would think he'd get tired of eating fried chicken. Hmmmm.

But yes, I agree with most/all... Just play them - rounds or flats.

 

[Cutty]

When I get a new set of flatwounds, I like to let wolves pee on them, and then I bury them in the ground at Lawrence Tierney's grave. After a week, I drink a bottle of bourbon, shake the dirt off the strings, and put them on my bass. This method never fails.

Yes i do a simular thing,but because i live in Wales UK where there are many sheep farmers,i use the sheep's poo to add a bit of bottom end to the sound!!

 

[lovernotfighter]

Im getting the awnsers i thought i would....

 

[62bass]

Im getting the awnsers i thought i would....

We're glad we didn't disappoint you.

 

[lunarpollen]

Hehee this is a fun little thread

 

[jackson_bass]

I rub mine on the thighs of Cuban women.

 

[obaka-san]

I rub a little bit of oil on new ones just to slick em up a bit, they allways feel 'sticky' out of the pack to me.

Rounds i give a good greasing though, brand new roundwound zing isn't my thing and it helps deaden it

 

[GeneralElectric]

I rub duck fat on my fretting hands fingertips when I play roundwounds, but thats to help reduce the finger noise.

 

[BackwaterBass]

I quarantine new strings on my home/practice bass to wear out the brightness and then migrate them to my gigging bass once they have "matured" enough.

 

[Equin]

i wipe the playing fingers of both hands on my face and get them greased up during gigs. im sure it takes a toll on the flats, but thats a good thing. makes playing a breeze, too. i just hope my flats dont smell somethin terrible in a few years

 

[sublime0bass]

you don't get tired of fried chicken

 

[Darkstrike]

you don't get tired of fried chicken

True, I'd believe the wolfs piss method first.