Flat Wound Chromes

[mark61]

Thanks in advance , just need some input.
Been using Dadarrio flat wound Chromes (medium) on my 4 string and like the sound. Helps me as a beginner / intermediate level player keep the strings more quiet as I learn to silence them better.
Question being ;if I wanted a little more sound or brightness and want to stick with flat wound strings , should I move up to the regulars or the Custom light which get such great reviews. Didn't know if the Custom lights my be too big of a change but seem to be the better rated string. But, a lot of you guys are playing so far advanced than me.
Again Thanks for your input. Much appreciated
Mark

 

[mark61]

This must be a stupid or repetitive thread. Can someone steer me in the right direction. Maybe I'm searching it wrong. .
Thanks
Mark

 

[Freez]

Gauge won't make a huge difference in brightness; I doubt you would hear a significant difference. Chrome's are pretty bright for flats; I personally have not played a brighter sounding flat wound string. I understand that TI Jazz Flats are fairly bright, but I have no first hand knowledge.

If you're trying to learn how to control string noise and want a brighter sound, switch to rounds. You won't learn to control string noise playing flats.

 

[shoulderpet]

hi, gauge may make a difference in tone but imo it would be a very small difference, ernie ball cobalt flats will be brighter but imo they don't really sound like a flatwound more like a roundwound, if you want to keep the flatwound sound but want more brightness then maybe an equaliser pedal is the way to go

 

[RoadRanger]

Pressurewounds

 

[Briton]

I used to usew Chrome Flats and they are great strings and were my favourite until I tried Ernie Ball Flatwound Cobalts. They are brighter than Chromes but still have the feel and non existant finger noise that you get from rounds, they are un-mistakingly Flatwounds

 

[Vinnie Boombatz]

Brightness and flats really don't go well together. Sure, there are exceptions (Chromes, TI Jazz Flats and Dunlop Flats come to mind), but overall if you want a brighter tone you should probably be looking at rounds. Or mess around with the EQ on your amp and see if that helps.

 

[mark61]

Thanks , for your help. May check out the Cobalts first.

 

[hotbass57]

TI flatwound's have a more mid presence and somewhat brighter tone for a flat. I'd look for a used set here in classifieds because they are a little pricey.

 

[Vinnie Boombatz]

Dunlop flats are brighter when new and lower tension. Almost sounded liek some sets of rounds to ear.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Switching your bass’s tone pot to a 500K is a quick way to keep the zing in your signal. (Only for passive basses. I don’t know beans about anything else)