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Flatwound for 6 string bass

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southernconfort

Feb 11, 2011
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croatia
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croatian bass player
#1
hi

i m looking flatwound string for my 35 scale bass with medium or hight tension.
is rotosound 34 scale jazz 77 enough long for 35.
can you write all flats made for 6 string.

so far i know next:

TI best for double bass sound but low tension
CROME for 6 string?
LA BELLA 6 string? good but low tension highter then TI
ROTOSOUND scale 34? orginal set for 6 string?
CARVIN ?single strings to make set
INDIE too bad?
?

thanks
 
#2
I had a set of roto flats on my 35" scale 6 string BTB. They worked just fine. You might need to trim some of the silk wrap off but not much. If your bass is a string through body I don't think it'll work, but top loading you'll be fine. By the way I had bought a regular 4 string set and then bought the other 2 strings seperate. Not sure if they make a full 6 string set.
 
#4
AmadeusXeno said:
I had a set of roto flats on my 35" scale 6 string BTB. They worked just fine. You might need to trim some of the silk wrap off but not much. If your bass is a string through body I don't think it'll work, but top loading you'll be fine. By the way I had bought a regular 4 string set and then bought the other 2 strings seperate. Not sure if they make a full 6 string set.
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the bass is trb1006 so seems everything be ok
where you buy this set with seperate 2 strings(link please?)

i found this but someone say that after contacting rotosound about this they say that they dont made c string for this set

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how they sound,what about tension...?
 
#9
southernconfort said:
the bass is trb1006 so seems everything be ok
where you buy this set with seperate 2 strings(link please?)

i found this but someone say that after contacting rotosound about this they say that they dont made c string for this set

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how they sound,what about tension...?
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I haven't tried many flats but I thought they sounded good. They are much higher tension then rounds, especially the DR Hi-beams I had on before them. They are also brighter then most other flats as well.
Here is a link for a low B
Buy Rotosound JBL130 Jazz Bass Monel Flatwound Single String | Singles | Musician's Friend
And a high C Buy Rotosound JBL30 Jazz Bass Single String | Singles | Musician's Friend
 
#13
i m playing bass around 12 years so far i was using roundwound strings and decide to try flats
so far i m not sure what to buy
i read lots of post s and watch youtube videos and cant decide
set i using now is dr black beauty 6 string roundwound i like tension but sound is too bright for my band and me

i think rotosound will be ok what i heard about them.
 

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