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Flatwounds with a Cliff Burton-like sound?

Discussion in 'Strings [BG]' started by Waspinators, Dec 20, 2007.

  1. Dec 20, 2007 #1
    Waspinators

    Waspinators Guest

    Jul 22, 2007
    South Florida
    I'm looking for flatwound strings for my Epiphone Thunderbird, that have a sound similar to that of Cliff Burton on the first two Metallica albums, but are also able to play more mellow stuff, like The Beatles. Any brand/model suggestions?
     
  2. Dec 20, 2007 #2
    rodl2005

    rodl2005

    Jun 1, 2005
    Tasmania, Australia
    I found D'addario chromes 40-95's GREAT far more responsive to some other more expensive ones.
     
  3. Dec 20, 2007 #3
    Waspinators

    Waspinators Guest

    Jul 22, 2007
    South Florida
    Thanks, how do they compare to Rotosounds? In terms of brands I'm torn between those two.
     
  4. Dec 20, 2007 #4
    nasaldischarges

    nasaldischarges Guest

    Jun 11, 2005
    rotosound pwns... end of discussion
     
  5. Dec 21, 2007 #5
    rodl2005

    rodl2005

    Jun 1, 2005
    Tasmania, Australia
    IMHO-Only I found 'em far easier to play, more responsive & better for versatility than Roto's. YMMV of course.