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DOES ANYONE HERE USE ROUNDWOUNDS????
- Thread starter unclebass
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Used roundwounds from day one on bass up until early this year. ,l got sick of replacing them every 3-4 month, got some daddario chromes to try out and haven't looked back, i Totally love them, they have half wound like qualities, feel fantastic and suit my needs to a tee. I've put them on all my basses now. Tried a set of round wounds on a friends bass a few weeks ago and they felt awful... Feeble and scratchy.
All of the basses(a lot, ask my wife) here have roundwounds except for 2 specials.
On 1 I have flats and on the other I have nylon tapwounds.
On 1 I have flats and on the other I have nylon tapwounds.
there is an unsually high amount of flatwound users on talkbass. But the biggest percentage of bass players, like myself use rounds. I dont like flats flat sound nor there feel.
flats are great for groovin on a p bass, nothing sounds the same. but slappin a jazz bass with new steels is the **** too.... best of both worlds.
Roundwounds on my fretlesses, and on my jazz clones. The only basses with flats are the upright and the p-bass.
Used roundwounds exclusively for 30 years. Love the zingy sound of new roundwounds. I got tired of changing strings so often to maintain that bright upfront sound and my playing style has changed (more supportive, less flashy) - my sound doesn't need to be so zingy any more.
I've got flats on both of my basses (Chromes on the Lakland, TI on Modulus) and I'm enjoying how they sit in the mix in an unobtrusive yet very supportive way. Been less than a year but so far I'm loving it. Haven't had to change strings yet. it's been a pleasant surprise for me.
I've got flats on both of my basses (Chromes on the Lakland, TI on Modulus) and I'm enjoying how they sit in the mix in an unobtrusive yet very supportive way. Been less than a year but so far I'm loving it. Haven't had to change strings yet. it's been a pleasant surprise for me.
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Flatwound players are like a religious group that is very vocal about their beliefs and they are always trying to convert roundwound users to their group.
They should have tent meetings and give testimonials:
"I used to use rounds and then I saw the light and I have reformed my ways and I use flatwound strings."
Well I started on flats back in the 60s and I was thrilled when rounds came along.
Most basses in this world are strung with roundwound strings. The reason why Jamerson and others from that era used flats was that was all they could get at the music store.
I like flats and rounds equally as well on a P-bass for different purposes. I don't get people that put flats on a jazz bass as it tends to hide the growl, overtones, etc..
I think you can always EQ in a close-to-flats sound by shifting to the neck pick up, rolling down the tone, cutting the highs, etc, and personally I somewhat prefer the feel of rounds, so I would definitely recommend rounds in most cases for beginners and people that didn't specifically desire flats.
I think you can always EQ in a close-to-flats sound by shifting to the neck pick up, rolling down the tone, cutting the highs, etc, and personally I somewhat prefer the feel of rounds, so I would definitely recommend rounds in most cases for beginners and people that didn't specifically desire flats.
Flatwound players are like a religious group that is very vocal about their beliefs and they are always trying to convert roundwound users to their group.
They should have tent meetings and give testimonials:
"I used to use rounds and then I saw the light and I have reformed my ways and I use flatwound strings."
Well I started on flats back in the 60s and I was thrilled when rounds came along.
Most basses in this world are strung with roundwound strings. The reason why Jamerson and others from that era used flats was that was all they could get at the music store.
No. The only possibly correct statement above is the part where you were thrilled when rounds came along. And frankly, unless you are over 93 (or over 70 if you are talking about truly modern bass guitar), that isn't true, either. Rounds were first, Jamerson used flats due to the sound and durability.
Today's flast are nothing like the old, dead, thumpy flats of years ago. When I started playing in 1965, flats were all you could get. Greg Lake's sound in ELP converted me to Rotos in 1971 and I stayed with them until 1983. I quite playing for 10 years and, after I came back, couldn't believe how much I hated the sound and feel of stainless rounds of any brand. I used nickel rounds for a few years before switching almost exclusively to flats four years ago. I have Rotos on my Steinberger XL only. All the others basses have either TI Jazz Flats or LaBella. If ever do go back to rounds on the other basses, they'll be nickel. I play mostly classic rock now. If I ever joined a Yes tribute band, I'd be back to Rotos.
So let me get this straight...a lot of people post more about using flats than rounds on here, and this bothers you? Why on earth would it? Are you no longer able to use rounds? Are you no longer able to find anyone on here who will discuss rounds with you? Seriously now!
I will, however, admit that some of the hardcore flats fans are some of the most irritating people on here because they go into threads where the topic is rounds and insist that everyone try flats. Now that I could totally do without.
I will, however, admit that some of the hardcore flats fans are some of the most irritating people on here because they go into threads where the topic is rounds and insist that everyone try flats. Now that I could totally do without.
Rounds were first? I thought rotosound invented them? Hence the name. I wasn't there... I'm only 44, so I have always played in the age when all I ever knew was rounds aside from on old basses. But I thought roto invented them, at least on bass.
PS... Just asking/confirming, not preaching.
Rounds were first? I thought rotosound invented them? Hence the name. I wasn't there... I'm only 44, so I have always played in the age when all I ever knew was rounds aside from on old basses. But I thought roto invented them, at least on bass.
PS... Just asking/confirming, not preaching.
Yup. They were based on guitar strings. Rounds were on the first bases, all the way back in the 20s. Flats were invented in the mid '50s.
