neither its more what strings do you like the sound of for blues try dr sunbeams for a warm vintagey sound
Hey FLOUNDER, Da Blues ain't 'bout da strings! Da Blues is 'bout what's in your soul, your heart and your mind!!!!! Later, Kirk
I play a lot of blues, I use flatwound right now but before I actually used some tapewound nylons, and they were perfect. Very smooth tone, it was great. But that unfortunately isn't an option in the poll haha.
I use flats. Even so, you can EQ your bass differently & get a great blues thump from rounds as well. Just make it stop sounding piano-like by dropping the mid range. Oh......and lose the pick.
Probably nickel plated roundwounds for a darker tone. I have flatwounds on a couple of basses, but they're not very versatile. The nickels still give you a darker sound, but also the versatility to play more styles of music.
I have used both and both work for the Blues. I take a nickelround strung Bass if I walking into a group I have never played with before. If I think flats would work better I bring a flatwound strung Bass the next time.....If I feel like coming back that is.
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