Flatwound Strings

Flatwound Strings

Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new
$279 Squire Fretless?

Re: Flatwound Strings

"Derek Homsberg" <dhoms@gmail . com > wrote in message
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> Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new
> $279 Squire Fretless?
>

GHS Brite Flats, $22 at Musicians Friend. Nice strings.

Re: Flatwound Strings

In article <6m8Sj.2401$Cn4.808@news02.roc.ny>,
"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo . com > wrote:

> "Derek Homsberg" <dhoms@gmail . com > wrote in message
> news:LfudnX-wauIoYIXVnZ2dnUVZ_oesnZ2d@earthlink . com ...
> > Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new
> > $279 Squire Fretless?
> >
>
> GHS Brite Flats, $22 at Musicians Friend. Nice strings.

Lakeland Flats are a real sleeper keeper.

Re: Flatwound Strings

On Apr 30, 8:42 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> "Derek Homsberg" <dh...@gmail . com > wrote in message
>
> news:LfudnX-wauIoYIXVnZ2dnUVZ oesnZ2d@earthlink . com ...
>
> > Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new
> > $279 Squire Fretless?
>
> GHS Brite Flats, $22 at Musicians Friend. Nice strings.

Actually JoeSpare, those are ground-wound strings rather than flat
wounds.

They ARE very nice strings however. They are my standard fretless
string and are about as bright as you can get without having neck
chews. If you are willing to allow neck chews then the next step up
is GHS pressure wounds (round wounds run through flattening rollers)
and finally real round wounds which for me really chew the
fongerboad!

By the way, to eliminate that "sticky feel" with ground wounds, rub
down the strings with 0000 steel wool BEFORE you put them on. (watch
out, steel wool fuzz sticks to pickups and is nearly impossible to
remove!)

I regard GHS as the "standard" string which is always a nice string at
a nice price.

If you want something more "old school" I urge you to try GHS
flatwounds. MUCH brighter than I remembered from days of yore. Have
them on my Fretless Fender clone. Very old school nice!

Lately I've sort of been taken with d'addario ground wounds. That
brand is my favorite round wound string so it makes sense.

And if you want something that FEELS like a dream get a set of nylon
wrapped strings from LaBella. Only buy them from Carvin who charges a
LOT less for the same string. Totally cool on fretless acoustic!

All of these are good and decently priced. If you have a lot of excess
cash to get rid of try some of those Thomasik-infield flats that
everyone here has been raving about. I've never forked over for them
so I can't say how they work.

Benj

Re: Flatwound Strings

On Apr 30, 5:16 pm, "Derek Homsberg" <dh...@gmail . com > wrote:
> Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new
> $279 Squire Fretless?

I have these on one of my jazz basses and the sound great. They have a
very warm tone.

* w w w .musiciansfriend . com /product/Fender-9050M-Stainless-Flatwound-Bass-Strings?sku=101256

Re: Flatwound Strings

I run these on both of my regular gig basses, a Fender jazz and an Ibanez.
* w w w .guitarcenter . com /D-Addario-ECB81-5-Chromes-XL-Flatwound-Bass-Strings---Regular-Light-Gauge-100012562-i1122150.gc

"Derek Homsberg" <dhoms@gmail . com > wrote in message
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> Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new
> $279 Squire Fretless?
>

Re: Flatwound Strings

pTooner <someguy@onthe . net > wrote:

> I run these on both of my regular gig basses, a Fender jazz and an Ibanez.
> * w w w .guitarcenter . com /D-Addario-ECB81-5-Chromes-XL-Flatwound-Bass-St
> rings---Regular-Light-Gauge-100012562-i1122150.gc
>
> "Derek Homsberg" <dhoms@gmail . com > wrote in message
> news:LfudnX-wauIoYIXVnZ2dnUVZ_oesnZ2d@earthlink . com ... > Any
> recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new >
> $279 Squire Fretless? >

I have never tried flatwounds. How are they different (any pics or
soundsfiles to compare?).

Re: Flatwound Strings

Rotosound Jazz Bass do it for me on Gibson / Epiphone EBs, but I've never
tried them on Fenders. Their website has some clever sound samples:

* w w w .rotosound . com /bass.html


"Steen Jensen" <isteen@gmail . com > wrote in message
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> pTooner <someguy@onthe . net > wrote:
>
>> I run these on both of my regular gig basses, a Fender jazz and an
>> Ibanez.
>> * w w w .guitarcenter . com /D-Addario-ECB81-5-Chromes-XL-Flatwound-Bass-St
>> rings---Regular-Light-Gauge-100012562-i1122150.gc
>>
>> "Derek Homsberg" <dhoms@gmail . com > wrote in message
>> news:LfudnX-wauIoYIXVnZ2dnUVZ_oesnZ2d@earthlink . com ... > Any
>> recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new >
>> $279 Squire Fretless? >
>
> I have never tried flatwounds. How are they different (any pics or
> soundsfiles to compare?).

Re: Flatwound Strings

Ian Hayward wrote:
> Rotosound Jazz Bass do it for me on Gibson / Epiphone EBs, but I've
> never tried them on Fenders. Their website has some clever sound
> samples:
> * w w w .rotosound . com /bass.html

Apparently it’s too clever for both my Firefox and IE as nothing happens
since the XXs soundbytes are not highlighted as hyper links thus being
inactive?
I would really have liked to hear the difference though.

Mini

Re: Flatwound Strings

"mini" <miniauth@removemsn . com > wrote in message
news:481a110a$0$15897$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.dk...
> Ian Hayward wrote:
>> Rotosound Jazz Bass do it for me on Gibson / Epiphone EBs, but I've
>> never tried them on Fenders. Their website has some clever sound
>> samples:
>> * w w w .rotosound . com /bass.html
>
> Apparently it’s too clever for both my Firefox and IE as nothing happens
> since the XXs soundbytes are not highlighted as hyper links thus being
> inactive?
> I would really have liked to hear the difference though.
>
> Mini
>
>
>

Must be temporarily broken, because it used to work for me with Firefox, but
not today.

Re: Flatwound Strings


"Steen Jensen" <isteen@gmail . com > wrote in message
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> pTooner <someguy@onthe . net > wrote:
>
>> I run these on both of my regular gig basses, a Fender jazz and an
>> Ibanez.
>> * w w w .guitarcenter . com /D-Addario-ECB81-5-Chromes-XL-Flatwound-Bass-St
>> rings---Regular-Light-Gauge-100012562-i1122150.gc
>>
>> "Derek Homsberg" <dhoms@gmail . com > wrote in message
>> news:LfudnX-wauIoYIXVnZ2dnUVZ_oesnZ2d@earthlink . com ... > Any
>> recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new >
>> $279 Squire Fretless? >
>
> I have never tried flatwounds. How are they different (any pics or
> soundsfiles to compare?).


They're smooth, completely smooth to the touch, almost as if they were a
single string of metal. No finger noise.

However, they're duller, although not in a bad way. Lower sustain, and
generally warmer "deader" tone... with a response more like an acoustic
bass. I have flatwounds on my fretless (a J/P-bass hybrid) and I can get
pretty passable acoustic bass sounds.

Jose
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Re: Flatwound Strings

On Apr 30, 10:31 pm, "pTooner" <some...@onthe . net > wrote:
> I run these on both of my regular gig basses, a Fender jazz and an Ibanez.=
* w w w .guitarcenter . com /D-Addario-ECB81-5-Chromes-XL-Flatwound-Ba...
>
> "Derek Homsberg" <dh...@gmail . com > wrote in message
>
> news:LfudnX-wauIoYIXVnZ2dnUVZ oesnZ2d@earthlink . com ...
>
>
>
> > Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new=

> > $279 Squire Fretless?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I just had my luthier re-set my bass (after it fell off a chair) and
put on some of those D'Addario Chromes. He chose the 'Warm' toned
strings. It took me a couple of weeks to get used to the new sound.
Both old (bright sprial) and new strings have their merits.

If, or when, I change them I will try a brighter sounding D'Addario
Chrome, though.

My ultimate goal is to try some bowing of the E- and G-strings because
that sound is appropriate in some of the music for our worship band at
church. I thought spiral wound strings would have shredded bow-hairs
but an earlier post on this board has posters telling me otherwise.

Glissandos (sliding from fret to fret) are *a lot* smoother, and I can
slide up *and* down the fretboard at least once without losing too
much volume, whereas the spiral wounds would only allow a one-way
slide.

I suppose I need a fretless now. The fretless could have the flat-
wounds and the fretted could have the sprial wounds.

Tom P.

Re: Flatwound Strings

Having followed this thread for a while. I was wondering if people have
used flatwounds on a fretted bass? I was under the impression they were
for a fretless.

I am now interested to try some. First have to decide on the combo so
that I can hear myself play.

Re: Flatwound Strings

Geoff <gjn111@gmail . com > wrote:
> Having followed this thread for a while. I was wondering if people
> have used flatwounds on a fretted bass? I was under the impression
> they were for a fretless.
>
> I am now interested to try some. First have to decide on the combo so
> that I can hear myself play.

Oh sure, that's pretty common. I've got a set on my Ibanez SDGR now.
(Actually they're ground wounds, which are sort of a hybrid between
round and flat, but they almost eliminate string noise when sliding up
or down frets.)

Re: Flatwound Strings


"Geoff" <gjn111@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:1210007589.577876@vasbyt.isdsl . net ...
> Having followed this thread for a while. I was wondering if people have
> used flatwounds on a fretted bass? I was under the impression they were
> for a fretless.
>
> I am now interested to try some. First have to decide on the combo so that
> I can hear myself play.


I use GHS Precision Flats on my Mexican Fender P with a Quarter Pounder; it
has an old school sound and much to my liking. I won't be changing these
type of strings ever on this bass.
I have tried the Thomastics, and I don't like chasing the strings around
trying to pluck'em.

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Best regards,

Brent