Wow ! I was just listening to Revolver remastered and heard an amazing bass tone. Didn't hear alot of "thud",heard full rich bass tone.
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Wow ! I was just listening to Revolver remastered and heard an amazing bass tone. Didn't hear alot of "thud",heard full rich bass tone.
Must have been all those effects and expensive basses he played, surely not flatwound strings or Pauls's skills
Must have been all those effects and expensive basses he played, surely not flatwound strings or Pauls's skills
Yeah,must have been all the "rack effects",LOL ! They really brought the bass up in the mix,sounds great !
Must have been all those effects and expensive basses he played, surely not flatwound strings or Pauls's skills
I concur. It gets even better on Sgt. Peppers, when the technology for accurately capturing bass frequencies became available in the UK. Band on the Run has some killer Macca tone as well!
You could be right there, maybe you do.
No, i think his speakers are fine...its his ears
I was NEVER a fan of flats (just what I had hear of them...I never had a set on my bass) until a few months ago. I decided to pick up some Chromes and put it on my fretless Jazz. They really are nice and they dont sound all thud to me at all. Just for grins, I put on a free set of rounds I got recently on it and I am going to take them right back off. The flats work so well on it. I may try a set on my 5er too. I too find that its not good to judge them until you are in a mix with a band. It does help me get below the guitars a bit without competing with the zingy overtones.
Keep in mind that I still have rounds on my main bass because I am in a cover band and need that sound more in the songs we do, but one day I might go all flat.
Keep in mind that I still have rounds on my main bass because I am in a cover band and need that sound more in the songs we do, but one day I might go all flat.
You could be right there, maybe you do.
According to my Paradigm Reference Active Studio 40's...nope.
Chromes do have some clack to them, definitely more than other flats. I had them on my L2500 and took them off because they were TOO clacky and replaced with with SIT Nickel rounds for that smooth punch. Chromes just weren't for me.
No, i think his speakers are fine...its his ears
They have some clack, but not a huge amount, nowhere near as much as Roto flats, for example, they would have more than nickl;e rounds though, I'll agree there.
I've been very tempted to go all flat several times. If it was solely up-to-me, I'd already be there but the church gigs require some sizzle occasionally and the jazz trio guys like the sizzle too. One day, I will go all flats!
Chromes do settle down after a while. I bought a set for my P as a "filler" set until my La Bellas came in but they worked so well on my bass I decided not to mess with it and have left them on. I ended up selling the La Bellas here on TB. I find that they get better after about 3 weeks and the clack dies down. Also if you play over the pickup or behind the pickup you get a lot less clack.
It seems like people give up too soon on flats. I mean if you just can't stand them, I understand but if you're on the fence, leave them on a while, play in a band mix with them. Then decide if you really love or hate 'em. I keep my P strung up with flats and keep Pro Steels (the opposite end of the spectrum) on my Jazz. I have thought many times to rip the steels off the jazz and put Chromes on but I just can't quite bring myself to do it yet.
No, its your ears again. I have played chromes for years no clack at all only smooth punch and awsome tone. I know SIT nickels ' they make em in my backyard (good strings) ..now there's you some "clack"
Vanilla is an exciting flavor.
It is an interesting bean, too. I love vanilla. Too bad it's considered kind of like no flavor. Big mistake.
McCartney had TONE.
Anything else?
I like TI jazz flats on some basses. Better than vanilla. I like my slinkys on a modern bass, too. Different flavor. More like, what, lemon. Love lemon too.
Aussie Mark
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The executive summary of this thread is that a lot of people love the sound and feel of flats, and those kids playing punk rock should get off my lawn.
No, its your ears again. I have played chromes for years no clack at all only smooth punch and awsome tone. I know SIT nickels ' they make em in my backyard (good strings) ..now there's you some "clack"
I actually replaced the Chromes WITH SIT Nickels to get rid of that annoying clack. Success! The SIT's are smooth and punchy, Chromes were dull and clacky. Sorry, I'll make sure to stay off your lawn
Yeah I like Geddy Lee's Metally Roundwound sound way better then McCartney's "Thud" with Flats.
I don't mean metal like metal music btw.
I don't mean metal like metal music btw.
