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Best flatwound for a Chris Squire tone?
- Thread starter aidanmay
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Not a string thing, but I would say go ricken for a bass. That is his tone in a nut shell. The rotos are great, but you will never get his true tone in my opinion without a ricken. He also has a couple of custom made basses, one of which I think, though I might be wrong, is a warwick. When I saw them in 2000 for thr ladder tour he was playing it, but I never could find out what it wasm I searched for it, nothing. Then this year when I saw them, he was all ricken the whole time. Those rotos are great, but nothing beats his bass. But you will have to see what works for you.
4001 said:How do you do it without chafing??
When he did his version of heart of the sunrise, he used vasoline and the tears of lambs.
I was playing my Fender Jazz with DSR Black Beauties, and I got a "similar" tone by playing aggressive fingerstyle down by the bridge. It isn't a dead-on thing, but it was nice.
I was playing Roundabout, and it sounded pretty good. I tried it with a pick, too, but I'm just not skilled enough at that.
But any Fender Jazz or Rick with any roundwound should get you pretty darn close. I don't see the need to exactly duplicate anybody's tone.
Be yourself!
I was playing Roundabout, and it sounded pretty good. I tried it with a pick, too, but I'm just not skilled enough at that.
But any Fender Jazz or Rick with any roundwound should get you pretty darn close. I don't see the need to exactly duplicate anybody's tone.
Be yourself!
+1 on the RotoSound Swing Bass 66 steel rounds. I tried some on one of my Rics. The hype is real, there is nothing like them. Downside is they die really fast. I got about 2~3 weeks out of them before they sounded deader than a set of nickels. Even Bass Brites can't bring 'em back. So if you are committed, and have a healthy budget, go for it! Otherwise, get a set of DR Hi-Beams or Lo-Rider steels. About as close as you can get string-wise without breaking the bank.
You have confused Steve Harris with Chris Squire. SH uses new flats on a Precision. CS uses Rotosounds on a RIC.
Thjere are a few really good Flatwound brands but for the money try the Ernie Ball's . A real value,and great sound if Flatwound Sound is what you are after.
daddario chromes,the clangiest flat wound on the market. seriously they do not sound like flat wound strings to me in the least. if played with a pick,you COULD get somewhat close to CS's sound....
