One with flats and one with rounds ?

[instrumentlevel]

Flats to the left of me, rounds to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with Mesa.

 

[michael_t]

I have three Jazz basses - One with rounds, one with flats and one with pressurewounds tuned to DGCF.

I only have one Precision bass and it wears pressurewounds.

 

[rooster]

Flats only on my basses...albeit different kinds for different basses.

 

[Dasgre0g]

Ok , who here really does this?

Me.

Flats on the Stingray, rounds on the Caprice

 

[Maestro29]

Always keep rounds on my Spector, everything else gets flats

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

Rounds on most. I do have 2 nearly identical Vintera P's and I swear when the current rounds go dead one of them will get flats. Famous last words... Flats on 2 fretless basses, albeit one is a recent convert, and I'm digging it immensely! I actually now have a 5er with flats, also a revelation, and a perfect fit for one band I play in on occasion. Cheapie Hofner Club has tapewounds, which were on it when I bought it many years ago and still work great. Flats on my 50's Squier CV P-bass and Epiphone Embassy.

BBB

 

[Ggaa]

Rounds and rounds. Difference is string brand and pickups.

 

[MrAB4003]

Ok , who here really does this?

Me! I have 2 Ric 4003s - one of which has Nordstrand pickups that needed to be tamed. I saw this as an opportunity to try flats (D'Addario Chromes) for the first time in a few years. The Chromes sound incredible on that bass! My other 4003 (the one in my avatar) has D'Addario Nickel Rounds.

 

[J Wilson]

No flats.

I've bought one set in 30-odd years doing this, and that was enough.

 

[Grinderman]

What if I were to tell you that I have strings on my basses?

 

[Ricky Rioli]

I believe I have the answer you're looking for I've two P-basses:

a G&L SB–1 with D'Addario Pro Steels...

...and a G&L LB–100 with D'Addario Chromes (that's a Lindy Fralin stock-wind pickup)...

...and I own no other bass (or guitar or piano or horn)

 

[Snert]

Ok , who here really does this?

I don't have any basses with flats.

 

[Kerem Koseoglu]

Guilty as charged! Flats on my Fender P5, rounds on my Sadowsky M5. And each has a similar cheapo backup for touring.

They serve me in different contexts. In dense bands or upright-ish situations, I reach for the P with flats. Otherwise, I reach for the M5 with rounds.

I occasionally think about installing rounds on one of my P's for variety. But to me; P is about occupying the mids like a soft pillow and flats support that purpose well. If I want to occupy a wider sonic spectrum with rounds, a two-pickup bass supports that purpose better.

Open to suggestions to change my mind though

 

[Iridescentone]

Ok , who here really does this?

I do.

Not clear on the "one" part, though.

 

[slowjam98]

I have two with flats and two with rounds.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Ok , who here really does this?

One with La Bella 1954s flats and one with Rotosound RS66LD Swing Bass 66 Stainless Steel rounds. Both Ps.

 

[MisterMagician]

Ok , who here really does this?

With the price of strings being what it is, I go flats and never change them.

I had a set of chromes on a ric that were still practically new after a decade.

 

[Tobias1975]

Flats on 5 string PJ and Cassidy.
Rounds on jazz and stingray.

 

[Marc DLarosa]

I (used) to. Although... since retiring from playing, the white one (for RESALE value reasons) is gonna go. MAYBE...

 

[groovepump]

I have two 5-string (fretted) jazz basses-- the black "rocker" bass wears rounds, and my olympic white one
has LaBella Flats. I play it 95% of the time.
I also have a 4-string black Jazz (fretted) dressed in rounds, and plan to order another 4-string jazz in olympic
white. It'll wear flats. The black ones I seldom play get rounds, and my favourites (olympic white) basses all wear flats.
So I guess I'm guilty of duplication for rounds + flats.

Just for the record: My three fretless J basses wear flats, as does my fretted P-bass.
"Flat is where it's at" .