Just out of curiosity what genre of music you guys play with flats? I like prog, alt and classic rock and was thinking of trying some flats for my first set of new strings.
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First time flats - And I love it!!
- Thread starter vbchaos
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I play just about anything. I can even slap with flat wound strings. There's not much that they can't do.
- Sep 5, 2011
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- Uncompensated endorsing user: fEARful
And now, my winter-romance with Flatwounds is finally over...
Although I really like how the strings feel and how I can play with them, the sound is not wat fits into the band sound. We play with just one guitar and the bass needs to be more presents. After a couple of gigs we realised that something else must be put on my bass.
So, all the search started again - In contrast to guitar strings, you cannot buy 20 different sets to test them, because of the price... Luckily I always have been a fan of Rotosound, so I started again looking there: I ordered the normal 66 swings and the 55 solo bass, and YEAH! Lucky me, found it! The 55 solo strings are exactly it: Nice and powerful punch, balanced in the frequencies, not muddy and they feel smooth!! I like it! The 66 are now on my home bass for practicing and the 55s are on my studio bass. With 2 weeks, we start recording, and I look forward to hearing what these strings really capable of!
Sorry Flatwound society
But I'll stay with my preassurewounds now!
Although I really like how the strings feel and how I can play with them, the sound is not wat fits into the band sound. We play with just one guitar and the bass needs to be more presents. After a couple of gigs we realised that something else must be put on my bass.
So, all the search started again - In contrast to guitar strings, you cannot buy 20 different sets to test them, because of the price... Luckily I always have been a fan of Rotosound, so I started again looking there: I ordered the normal 66 swings and the 55 solo bass, and YEAH! Lucky me, found it! The 55 solo strings are exactly it: Nice and powerful punch, balanced in the frequencies, not muddy and they feel smooth!! I like it! The 66 are now on my home bass for practicing and the 55s are on my studio bass. With 2 weeks, we start recording, and I look forward to hearing what these strings really capable of!
Sorry Flatwound society
But I'll stay with my preassurewounds now!
And now, my winter-romance with Flatwounds is finally over...
Although I really like how the strings feel and how I can play with them, the sound is not wat fits into the band sound. We play with just one guitar and the bass needs to be more presents. After a couple of gigs we realised that something else must be put on my bass.
So, all the search started again - In contrast to guitar strings, you cannot buy 20 different sets to test them, because of the price... Luckily I always have been a fan of Rotosound, so I started again looking there: I ordered the normal 66 swings and the 55 solo bass, and YEAH! Lucky me, found it! The 55 solo strings are exactly it: Nice and powerful punch, balanced in the frequencies, not muddy and they feel smooth!! I like it! The 66 are now on my home bass for practicing and the 55s are on my studio bass. With 2 weeks, we start recording, and I look forward to hearing what these strings really capable of!
Sorry Flatwound society
You'll be back...
I love roto 66 nickels... But having tried chromes - then roto 77's (45 - 105) - now back to chromes (45 - 100).
I'll have to try TI's and labellas and the other gauges of chromes and 77's at some point...
There is a time and a place for flats, as long as you aren't playing the one type of music the one way - flats will become a sensible choice again...
Enjoy those strings. Flats will be waiting. I know I'll always have a bass with flats as long as I have more than one bass...
- Sep 5, 2011
- 774
- 130
- Disclosures
- Uncompensated endorsing user: fEARful
You'll be back...
I love roto 66 nickels... But having tried chromes - then roto 77's (45 - 105) - now back to chromes (45 - 100).
I'll have to try TI's and labellas and the other gauges of chromes and 77's at some point...
There is a time and a place for flats, as long as you aren't playing the one type of music the one way - flats will become a sensible choice again...
Enjoy those strings. Flats will be waiting. I know I'll always have a bass with flats as long as I have more than one bass...
I, for as far as I know, never played nickel strings. I even do not know exactly whats the difference. The only thing I found out reading here is that nickel strings are smoother. But for the rest?? I did not try them although I came across the rotosound nickels when I looked arround for the 55s.
But you are right - I got the chromes in my Equipment storage and I guess I will use them again. Maybe I put them on my training bass at home! - I liked them, although maybe I will try the rotosound flats also. I just like RS more then anything else I tried so far
Chromes make me happy. They really are a great bass string, which is why I've used them for three years or so now. However, I just installed a custom set of GHS Precision Flats on my Squier Standard Precision V (Jazz pickups) and I'm liking them so far. Maybe not as much as Chromes, but Chromes and GHS Precisions are the only flats I've tried.
Experimenting is fun! Just might have to try some LaBellas next..
Experimenting is fun! Just might have to try some LaBellas next..
I went from chromes to TI flats as well, just wondering if I should dish out the money for LaBellas, they are about the same price as the TIs here.
The way I see it, you'll be better off with flats in the long run anyway, since you don't have to change your strings every 3rd month.. so I happily dished out for the TIs
The way I see it, you'll be better off with flats in the long run anyway, since you don't have to change your strings every 3rd month.. so I happily dished out for the TIs
Hi there
Want to put flats on my new Fender P Bass American Special
Should I go with medium or lights or super light Flats
I have Super Lights on my old Vintage Signature but perhaps should go down to medium to get a rockier sound
Play mainly Police! U2, Queen, Big Country stuff
Any views?
Anglepark
Want to put flats on my new Fender P Bass American Special
Should I go with medium or lights or super light Flats
I have Super Lights on my old Vintage Signature but perhaps should go down to medium to get a rockier sound
Play mainly Police! U2, Queen, Big Country stuff
Any views?
Anglepark
vbchaos said:And now, my winter-romance with Flatwounds is finally over...
Although I really like how the strings feel and how I can play with them, the sound is not wat fits into the band sound. We play with just one guitar and the bass needs to be more presents. After a couple of gigs we realised that something else must be put on my bass.
So, all the search started again - In contrast to guitar strings, you cannot buy 20 different sets to test them, because of the price... Luckily I always have been a fan of Rotosound, so I started again looking there: I ordered the normal 66 swings and the 55 solo bass, and YEAH! Lucky me, found it! The 55 solo strings are exactly it: Nice and powerful punch, balanced in the frequencies, not muddy and they feel smooth!! I like it! The 66 are now on my home bass for practicing and the 55s are on my studio bass. With 2 weeks, we start recording, and I look forward to hearing what these strings really capable of!
Sorry Flatwound society
Having a similar fling with flats right now. My broken in chromes sound pretty sexy on my fretless wick right now BUT they don't work for everything which is why I now have an Ibanez GWB35 with rounds on it. The flats kill on some songs and sound well...flat on others whereas my rounds can be made to work on everything. I miss the growl of rounds on the Warwick and the Ibanez sounds like dookie with flats IMO. We'll see if flats and I can have a long-term relationship or not.
+1 on the 760FM's.
Excellent set if you want the vintage thud, but without going all-out with the Jamerson's. And, I was pleasantly surprised at how they sound a little brighter and more alive than the TI Jazz Flats I was using.
