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Anyone use flats only or mainly?

#46
All of my basses have Fender 9050 flats except for my fretless which has d'Addario black nylon tape flats.
Been using only flats for almost 50 years. I tried round wound strings once or twice and I liked the sound but they just didn't feel right to me.
I left them on for a couple of weeks but just couldn't get used to them.
Must be something about old dogs and new tricks!
Woof-woof.
 
#47
I played a Blues jam about 7 years ago. They furnished me with a 60's Fender P-Bass which was amazing enough. I'll never forget how great it sounded with Flat Wounds(Unknown Brand). I had been playing using round wounds for over 25 years. This P-bass was as very bright and punchier then anything I had ever used. I am very happy with the original strings on My RIC and My Jaguar. I have many many hours on the Jaguar and the original rounds are still great. I am ordering TI JF344's for the RIC this week and plan to be amazed but we'll see.
 
#51
I mainly use flats on my P's. I like the way they feel and they sound great for the type of music I play. but I have a set of Hi Beams on my J and they sound awesome...don't particularly like the feel of them but they sound great.
 
#52
I used round wounds for years. Its what I used when starting out and its pretty much what "everone" used. About 13 years ago I saw Bran Houser playing with Critters Buggin and he played and sounded awsome. I hit him up after the gig to talk bass and he told me that he recently started using flat wounds and said it was his best bass decision yet. So, I gave some flats a try on my fretless bass and liked it so much I ended up using them on my fretted bass as well. I've never looked back. I use Thomastik Jazz Flats/ standard gauge. They sound great when slapping too and they have a long life. I feel they make playing easier and I feel I have more control over my tone. Expensive but IMHO worth it. I use them on my Jazz Bass, Rick, and Modulus Q5.
 
#55
etoncrow said:
The TI JF344 are very different; make sure you give them a fair break-in period before reaching a verdict. I use them on two basses and love'm
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Thanks EC, I will definitely give them a good break in period. I cant' wait:D The RIC will be used in My Blues Band so The TI's should be Sweet. Gerry
 
#56
Marial said:
All flats currently. Sadowsky regular gauge on my Hwy One Jazz, Sadowsky light gauge on my Squier VM fretless, Chromes on my Squier '51 P. I guess I have flats on my new-to-me Kala U Bass, as well.

I'm currently in a country/alt-country band and don't need the zing of rounds, but the Sadowskys give me more clarity than any other flat I've tried and they're in the sweet-spot for me tension-wise, smack in the middle between TIs and Chromes.
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Who makes Sadowsky flats?
 
#59
You are very welcome. The TIs may be even lower tension than the rounds you are using, so I'd give Sadowsky Black Label Flats (light gauge) a serious look. They were about the same tension as standard gauge (.105) Rotosound SwingBass 66s.
 
#60
NYCbassist said:
Thanks EC, I will definitely give them a good break in period. I cant' wait:D The RIC will be used in My Blues Band so The TI's should be Sweet. Gerry
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I use LaBella 760FLs on my Ric in my blues/Allman bros type band and it sits so well in the mix. I want to put TIs on one of my other Zrics but I think I am gonna try the DR flats first.
 

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