Flats forever! And yes, I'd even use flats if I was in a Yes, Rush, Who, or anyone else tribute band. The audience would never notice anyways, so who cares? 
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Flatwounders, In What Context Would You NOT Use Flats?
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He's still touring!! Check his website, dickdale.com for sites and dates. Fantastic player, great show. There's nobody like him.
I'd use Rounds on fretless, as I find they give better/easier mwah (what I want from a fretless).
I used to be an all flatwounds kind of player. The D string broke on my main bass, which had LaBella JJ signatures on it, and all I had for spares was a set of DR LoRiders and I put those on. My band liked it more that I cut through the mix instead of lifting it so its had rounds on it ever since. I only have a 3 other basses with rounds and two of them are for sale. I keep SS rounds on my Ibanez Musician for a more Hi-Fi feel and tone.
So rounds when I want that cut and growl and flats when I want to groove!
So rounds when I want that cut and growl and flats when I want to groove!
As long as low frequencies are being utilized I see no boundry with flats. If you need to do a a lot of harmonics or other fizzy stuff than no.
Heavy rock, funkin', anything is fair game with flats IMO.
Heavy rock, funkin', anything is fair game with flats IMO.
My band cracks up because I use 2 or three basses in the setlist.
Tal Wikenfeld with Jeff Beck the rounds, blues and old rock flats. Sometimes a fretless for Bad Company etc etc.
All the dancers and drunks and drunk dancers in the clubs could probably care less. (my bandmates either)
I do it cause I hear the difference and because some bass player in the crowd might too.
I hope you guys are epoxying your fingerboards. Or are prepared to replace the neck at some point. For us old-schoolers, rounds on a fretless are a definite NO.
Have thought about doing it but haven't yet. It's an SX that doesn't get much play time so I'm not too worried about it.
Flats forever! And yes, I'd even use flats if I was in a Yes, Rush, Who, or anyone else tribute band. The audience would never notice anyways, so who cares?
Just because they don't say anything doesn't mean they don't notice.
i like them in my folk/punk band but not with my thrash punk, maybe more modern punk rock in general needs a more pronounced bass tone,but i think of bands like descendents where te bassist use flats and yeah..
