On a P I like chrome flats, DR coated, and Rotosound Swing Bass 66. Ps are pretty forgiving string wise
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Rounds On A P-Bass
- Thread starter Ron G
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La Bella flats on my P-Bass....Fender flats on my Jazz.
I don't like rounds...sound too thin and trebly.
I don't like rounds...sound too thin and trebly.
Plunger, how did you like the flats on the tele? I've been thinking of getting me something with a humbucker and are curious how "low" and "meaty" it would be with flats.
To the OP: I have GHS Super Steels (loud, bright, sustainnnnnn) on my Squier Jag and I run the P 90% of the time, I think the tone is great, very bright, but I still think that flats is where it's ats. Love that sound, but it's not as versatile as rounds, imo.
You are in for a treat with the MP tele... Try one as the are a little quirky (and fairly hefty) as for the flats . . . here are some examples:
Fender Modern Player Telebass with D'Addario Chromes .45 - 100 flatwound steel strings.
Warning! I kinda suck... which shows here. With a drum machine and not slapping I am ok. With an actual drummer I like to think I can do OK.
Here's a demo of EQ, same axe, roto 77's on. check out that midrange!
EDIT: I should really add: Flats on the tele kick butt. Gotta try be some deep talkin' labellas in the future, but the chromes may end up staying put for a year or more (I like them a lot!)
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I dont really like flats, although i do have a set of Ti's and Chromes that i put on every now and then. They dont stay on too long though. I tend to put them on when i feel like a change, but i miss the round tone too much after a while.
I do like rounds and foam mute. For me thats the ideal middle ground.
I do like rounds and foam mute. For me thats the ideal middle ground.
I love my P bass with old rounds on. 90% of the brightness gone & it sounds great. I like flats on it too. Currently it has tapes on. Inbetween the 2
This is a pointless thread!
There are guys getting a tone they like, with dead flats AND a passive tone control backed off.
Meanwhile, there are guys using fresh stainless rounds and clipping the tone control wire to get a little more "bite".
What works best for you, is obviously totally dependent on the type of music you play, the amp and cabs you use, your ears and your hands. There's no "right" answer for everybody.
There are guys getting a tone they like, with dead flats AND a passive tone control backed off.
Meanwhile, there are guys using fresh stainless rounds and clipping the tone control wire to get a little more "bite".
What works best for you, is obviously totally dependent on the type of music you play, the amp and cabs you use, your ears and your hands. There's no "right" answer for everybody.
Perhaps so, but I think some players may just have an interest in what others are using and why. Well, just look at it another way, there are a number of subjects that seem pointless to discuss, but sometimes folks just like to have the discussion.
)Lloyd Howard
That's funny, coming from someone talking about "Removing finish under bridge"
I agree. Strings in particular are a very personal choice, with everyone having different opinions. I cant see the benefit of knowing what works for others, if it does not work for you.
This flats vs. rounds thing is starting to sound like pick vs. finger arguments, they are all great tools of tonal variety and you are doing yourself a disservice by discounting any of them. That said, with p basses, I think certain basses suit certain string types better than others. I don't know what it is that causes it, got a pile of p basses, one that just sounds like crap with any set of flats, but is killer with new rounds, one that does ok with rounds that aren't brand new, but much better with any flats, and a couple others that really need their old dead flats.
+1..me 2...I put chromes on my American p bass and they were off a few weeks later, love me some rounds though!
LiamCohl said:
This. One of my P's fights flats, just sounds much better with rounds. The other is the opposite. Sounds like crap with rounds.
I agree. It all depends on the bass.
I use TI flats on my P Bass and I love them. I often find the sound being too boomy with rounds, especially nickel strings.
That's said, there's plenty of great rock recordings where you can hear a P Bass with rounds played with a pick.
That's said, there's plenty of great rock recordings where you can hear a P Bass with rounds played with a pick.
This tempts me to put flatwounds on my Ibanez to see what happens. Neither my P-bass or P/J bass sound good with flats. Pick or fingerstyle.
I think the pickup has a lot to do with it too.
I think the pickup has a lot to do with it too.
Ouch! You got me dead to rights.
Sometimes I can see a pointless argument for what it is. Other times, I just get sucked in.
