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Dunlop Flatwounds premiering at NAMM
- Thread starter JimmyM
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Glad you liked it! I never know what to play in these things... Yes that's me
Looking forward to hearing what you think too!
Definitely a fudged note
forgot I was going to edit it out. Too late... No dead spots though...
Jason,
What other flats would you compare these to tonally. They sound closer to Cobalts to me by your video.
What other flats would you compare these to tonally. They sound closer to Cobalts to me by your video.
They make me want to revisit the Cobalt Flats. I wish I had taken a recording when I had them on. I will probably put a set on this same bass so we have a more consistent sample. I do not remember the Cobalts having so much sustain. These don't roll off as fast after the initial attack, they seem to just continue the same dynamic.
You get so much more low end out of lighter gauge strings, I wish I knew about this a long time ago.Well I have tried it but ignoring people is rudeIf they're built like SB Nickels with loose tension, I could get inspired to try a set, but I'm really only interested in light gauges. And now that I'm used to the SB Nickels, I'm really spoiled for light gauge and low tension.
It's hard to compare between say a .105 and a .100 or a .100 and a .095... compare a .110 to a .095 from the same set and you will hear it. I think lighter gauge strings also sound better when you're playing above the 12th fret.
How do they compare in feel and smoothness. The tone sounds really good in that I liked the Cobalt tone but I didn't like the initial stickiness and roughness compared to other flats.
I just got mine yesterday. (Thanks, Jason!) I'm not sure which bass I'm gonna' try them on yet. I tend to keep flats on for years and years. I have a set of Chromes on my '75 P that are probably 15 years old or more. So I might try them on that one or else one of my Jazzes. Decisions, decisions...
Finally got a chance to put these on yesterday. I put them on an '11 Am. Std. Jazz. Originally, I strung them through-body because they looked long enough to do so. And they are. Except the silk on the E-string was sitting in the nut-slot. Hence, the E didn't sound as good as the other strings.
I considered trimming back the silk on the E (I've done that before on others). But figured I'd try top-loading it first. So I top-loaded the E, and kept the other 3 through-body. Sounds much better that way.
Tone is fairly bright, similar to new Chromes. Which is pretty common with new flats (other than GHS Precision Flats). So I'm figuring in a couple weeks they'll have settled in nicely. Looking forward to seeing how they age...
I considered trimming back the silk on the E (I've done that before on others). But figured I'd try top-loading it first. So I top-loaded the E, and kept the other 3 through-body. Sounds much better that way.
Tone is fairly bright, similar to new Chromes. Which is pretty common with new flats (other than GHS Precision Flats). So I'm figuring in a couple weeks they'll have settled in nicely. Looking forward to seeing how they age...
Still considering trying a set despite them not being available in my wuss gauges. But first I need to get some work done on the bass I'm intending them to go on.
Good to know. I was considering thru body for mine because the La Bella flats worked perfect thru body. I guess I'll have to check where the silk sits before I wind them to make sure it passes the nut
I guess I should have taken a pic of at least the E before I top-loaded it. But the silk was totally sitting in the nut-slot (not just partially) when I went through-body. They are LONG scale as opposed to Extra-Long; so while I suspected I might have to top-load, it does vary from brand-to-brand. The A, D, & G strings all clear the nut just fine when going through-body.
Was the silk sitting before the nut before you started winding thru body or on the nut?
My La Bella flats are long scale with 37" winding length and apparently these Dunlops are also 37" winding length so I figured it should be fine on mine.
Any unusual issues getting the intonation set with the Dunlop Flats? I'd like to try a set, but I can't us the Dunlop Superbrights on 7 of 9 basses because I can't get the intonation set; I run out of bridge adjustment. I'm reluctant to try the flats for fear they will have the same problem.
I didn't really notice because there was a fair amount of slack before I started winding them. When I realized it was clearly going to sit in the nut-slot, I top-loaded it. I was a bit surprised because the silk on the other 3 strings easily cleared the nut while going through-body.
I had no problem whatsoever in getting the intonation set. In fact, it seemed so spot-on after a few minor tweaks that I said to myself, "Wow. THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!"
That said, I was playing it a for awhile earlier this evening and I'm still not totally happy with the tone of the E string. It sounds much better than when I strung it through the body; but still seems to lack a bit of the punch that the other 3 strings have. The old Chromes I took off sounded perfectly uniform across all of the strings.
Probably have to give them some time to break in. I'm the same way with Fender 9050's. I can't stand them for the first few weeks, I think they sound like crap, but after they break in for a bit they sound really nice. Pretty much that way with any flats I guess.
