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P-Bass w/ Flats.. first experience
- Thread starter ThePoloHobo
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I'm not sure, but I've got more than a feeling someone can tell us ;D
Just this afternoon I strung my P up with a set of Fender Flats for the first time in about thirty years. This evening I go to meet with a band that I might get some work with in the future. Their bass player is playing a Fender P with flats. Maybe I'm on to something.
I'm excited to play my number one P again, now that the flats are back on it where they belong.
My main player is my 2011 60th Anniversary P, but before my band's last gig I decided to swap the year and a half old Chromes for a set of DR Black Beauties.
Decided I don't like the way the coating feels on the DR's. I disliked it enough that the bass sat on a stand for the last several practices, leaving me playing my backup P (a new MIM Standard). The MIM is wearing D'Addario rounds, but I like the feel of them at least.
Finally gave up today and put the Chromes back on the 60th. The DR's are nowhere near worn out (still sound great but I just can't get used to the rubbery feel), so they'll go on one of my other P's if I ever get desperate for a quick replacement. For now they will stay put away, and when I wear out the rounds on the MIM, I'll be changing to a new set of Chromes on that that one, too.
The flats on the 60th stay until one breaks. The replacements will NOT be rounds again.
My main player is my 2011 60th Anniversary P, but before my band's last gig I decided to swap the year and a half old Chromes for a set of DR Black Beauties.
Decided I don't like the way the coating feels on the DR's. I disliked it enough that the bass sat on a stand for the last several practices, leaving me playing my backup P (a new MIM Standard). The MIM is wearing D'Addario rounds, but I like the feel of them at least.
Finally gave up today and put the Chromes back on the 60th. The DR's are nowhere near worn out (still sound great but I just can't get used to the rubbery feel), so they'll go on one of my other P's if I ever get desperate for a quick replacement. For now they will stay put away, and when I wear out the rounds on the MIM, I'll be changing to a new set of Chromes on that that one, too.
The flats on the 60th stay until one breaks. The replacements will NOT be rounds again.
I don't l even play a P very much, but I have two P knockoffs, one is alder with flats, and the other is ash with stainless rounds. Got two of the iconic P tones covered! I also have a fretless PJ with black tapewounds, if I need a P tone for something, I have them all covered!
