I've had Lakland Joe Osborne flats on my Lakland Skyline Hollowbody for a bit over a year. I replaced them with DR flats about three weeks ago.
Both of these strings are more in the old school "thud" category than "bright" or "zingy", but isn't that what flats are all about!
The JOs had a strong mid punch and fairly quick decay that sat great in the band. Add a pick and a bit of palm muting and they were rock old school heaven! My only complaint with these are the E string was deader than the A and D, and the G was more pronounced than all the others.
Now the DRs are much more even sounding string to string. They do not have as pronounced mid punch as the JOs, but still speak with a nice strong fundamental authority. The decay is not as quick, but that just may be the age difference.
As with most things, there is no clear winner here. I'll have to see how the DRs age, and if I miss the extra mid punch more than I appreciate the string to string evenness.
Both of these strings are more in the old school "thud" category than "bright" or "zingy", but isn't that what flats are all about!
The JOs had a strong mid punch and fairly quick decay that sat great in the band. Add a pick and a bit of palm muting and they were rock old school heaven! My only complaint with these are the E string was deader than the A and D, and the G was more pronounced than all the others.
Now the DRs are much more even sounding string to string. They do not have as pronounced mid punch as the JOs, but still speak with a nice strong fundamental authority. The decay is not as quick, but that just may be the age difference.
As with most things, there is no clear winner here. I'll have to see how the DRs age, and if I miss the extra mid punch more than I appreciate the string to string evenness.
