flatwounds to sound more acoustic

[sedan_dad]

I use old Chromes on my Longhorn. It gives a very mellow woody tone. As a general rule i find that short scale basses give a mellower tone. Long horn, EB-0

 

[flatwoundjohn]

I use old Chromes on my Longhorn. It gives a very mellow woody tone. As a general rule i find that short scale basses give a mellower tone. Long horn, EB-0

i do own a hofner lol

 

[MDBass]

so i have flats on my p-bass witch i got setup in June and i really have not played it all due to me phasing out of bass.But i'm back and my strings feel and sound new.I'm going for a good folk/acoustic bass warm tone and I've Tried Foam Mutes And I Due A Lot Of Palm muting.But is there anything else i can do to make them more deep and less bright.I use A GK bass Amp/cab and was wondering If There were some setting i can try or hand techniques?

The best mute currently on the market, you can sound like an upright even with round wound strings: NordyMute

Here's what it sounds like with rounds:

 

[Nickweissmusic]

My “fake upright” tone on my fretted electric is achieved by putting the pickups out of phase (you need 2 pickups for this, I installed a phase switch). This gives a snarly blooming tone. I also have a series switch that puts the pickups in series for more output and less harshness, and roll the tone off a little. I use my fingers around or over the neck. It’s an interesting effect, works quite well. I always have that bass strung with DR lo riders btw, and can go from a jazz bass-ish slap tone to an acoustic-ish tone with a couple switches and knob turns.

 

[Stevorebob]

The best mute currently on the market, you can sound like an upright even with round wound strings: NordyMute

Here's what it sounds like with rounds:

Just ordered one!

 

[Lobster11]

i do own a hofner lol

Ha! A violin bass with flats will IME get you as close to the sound of an upright as anything else mentioned in this thread so far. I say use your Hofner when you're going for the upright sound, and keep your P-bass the way you like it for everything else.

 

[Bodeanly]

If you want an electric bass to sound like an acoustic, turn your amp down so it’s barely audible when playing with other people.

 

[macmanlou]

Consider trying a fretless electric bass. To my ears, flatwounds on fretless rosewood can sound close to steel strung upright, and tapewounds on fretless can sound like an upright strung with gut strings.

 

[fishdreams]

-try playing with the flesh of your thumb, near the neck, downward motion
-if you play a passive bass, turn down the volume knob halfway (on a jazz bass, both volumes), turn up the amp accordingly. makes a big difference in tone, and sits in the mix like a double bass would.

 

[maturanesa]

Use the tone knob