Flatwounds plucks hair out!?!

[LionOnBass]

I have that too with strings and hate it!

 

[Holdsg]

TIs do not have this problem.

 

[TemplesOfSyrinx]

Just buy LaBella's and you won't have that problem or need to change your strings for 10 years minimum.

 

[Door County Bass]

not long hair, but I do have hair on my forearms. maybe thats the problem? do most people not have hair on forearms?

Wear a long sleeve shirt.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Exactly my question. Either the OP is a gorilla or he plays in a very unorthodox manner.

Lol!!!

 

[Iristone]

EB and DR are "cheap" flatwounds? I thought Rotos and Labellas are good enough.
Maybe try some long-sleeved clothing?

 

[Copperhead]

How are the strings coming into contact with the parts of your arms that have hair?

Yeah how ?

 

[moreblues]

You must be in a Metal band then.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

on stage usually, between songs, maybe bending down to grab a water bottle or shoot I don't know. but it happens. not in the middle of actually playing it

Hahahahaha, okay. That makes more sense. Hahahaha

 

[juancaminos]

Round Wounds!

 

[bearfoot]

Cobalt Flats are hair-nippers, yes.

the GHS flats on my short scale are smooth as silk, and sound ginormous

 

[RhynoRock]

OMG YES this is so frustrating, for a while. It's always when I'm doing something and simply resting my arm against the strings, when all of a sudden *TOINK!!*

Seems to subside when the strings get some miles on em though.

 

[interp]

You need thicker arm hairs.

 

[Tony In Philly]

I can see how EB Cobalt flats could do that as they do have a sticky feel to them. That said, they sure sound good!

 

[Real Soon]

That could get weird.... trying to thump it out but keeping running past a particularly thick arm whisker lodged betwixt the 4th and 5th frets on the A string

There's roasted maple necks, so maybe roasted strings next? To burn off all the captured stems and branches and whatnot

 

[BurnOut]

I could see EB Cobalt Flats doing it, they shred picks like a cheese grater. Can't say I've ever lost any hair to em. Great strings, sound good, but I've decided to stick with my beloved Chromes. Been playing rounds for the last year though.

 

[Watchootognbout]

You must have a lot of hair on the bottom of your forearms.
Most men have hair on the top.

 

[Groove Doctor]

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[lowplaces]

Well whatever you do, don't sniff the strings

 

[Dreig]

you never touch your strings with your forearm while grabbing something or relaxing between riffs?

Ummm, no? When relaxing, I put my left arm behind the neck and pretty much rest my right arm on the top of the body, or at my side, far from the instrument. Why make contact of your sweaty body and the strings?

Same for reaching for something, I have my arms way above my bass when manipulating with something else.