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Jazz with flats as main bass?

#43
I use chromes on my p & my j. I love those strings, they're perfect for me. The strings on the j are now 3 months old & are starting to sound pretty good. Still have a ways to go, but they're starting to at least show the signs of greatness.
 
#44
I played one whole set at a gig 2 weeks ago with my El Diablo fretless J, with TI flats on it. Does that count?

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#48
I just began using a Jazz as my main bass. Typically I switch between flats and rounds quite often, and I'd do this on my Warwick (which is my studio bass) quite often. I don't know if that'll be happening on my Jazz as often as I've really found "my" tone for the first time in years using rounds on the Jazz, but I'm still tempted to throw some flats on it sometime.
 
#49
My tapewounds are flats. that 'sort of' counts.

I'm a one bass guy and it covers all sorts of ground for me from classic rock to country and roots. I groove a boatload more with the 'less sustain' I get from tapewounds. I turn my amp up a lot more and can really tug on my strings and dig in and pull on my instrument a lot more with no string zing.

This way I can push my gear a lot more than I'd otherwise be able to with rounds or flats and not seem as loud/overpowering.

I feel that I have been able to enjoy playing bass a lot more and can lean back, support, and encourage other players more.

Not so much the strings working any magic - but it's certainly been fun and easy to play the bass now that I don't have too much clank.

They're awesome with a pick. After playing tapes for a few years, I can really hear the difference when I listen to bass players. Their strings sustain a lot more than mine do and it makes me think about getting another bass or 3 to have totally different playing experiences now and again
 
#50
Glad to see this thread brought back to life. What tone settings do you guys frequent with flats? Soloing the neck pup seems like the natural place for me. Bridge pickup solo'd with flats sounds kind of weird to me, at least with my Squier VM jazz
 
#51
sigmafloyd said:
Glad to see this thread brought back to life. What tone settings do you guys frequent with flats? Soloing the neck pup seems like the natural place for me. Bridge pickup solo'd with flats sounds kind of weird to me, at least with my Squier VM jazz
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Either soloing the neck pickup or running both full out, depends on the room honestly.
 
#52
For me, it is usually both pickups on full with the tone up full. When I do solo a pick up it is usually the the neck with the tone backed off a tiny bit (click play in my sig to hear that). Though, as of yesterday I'm trying the new Ernie ball Cobalt strings out on the jazz.
 
#60
At this point, as I am purely a bedroom warrior these days, I have no "main" bass per se, I do have GHS Precision flats on my Squier VM J, gives it a nice vintage vibe.
So that's GHS flats on the Squier, and DM Blue Steels on the Fender MIA J. I figure I'm pretty much covered that way, tonally speaking.
 

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