Flatwound Strings

Re: Flatwound Strings



justB. wrote:

> 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 use GHS flats on my fretted Mexican Fender Jazz V. Very nice "old
school" sound that's hard to beat! [and much brighter than I remember
from the old days]. I have GHS "brite flats" which are "ground
wounds" on all my fretless basses, though, because a fretless needs a
bit more brightness than the fretted bass. They still are as smooth on
the outside as flats. I also have some d'Addario ground wounds which
I like too.

> I have tried the Thomastics, and I don't like chasing the strings around
> trying to pluck'em.

Haven't tried them mostly due to price. Anyway, I'm very happy with
the Fender/GHS sound.

Re: Flatwound Strings

On May 5, 11:20 am, Geoff <gjn...@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.

Yeah, I use them exclusively on fretted instruments at this time
actually... My fretless came with groundwounds that I like well enough
to keep using for now.

Re: Flatwound Strings

On May 5, 1:20 pm, Geoff <gjn...@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.

I keep my fretless basses strung with rounds. Have to try flats some
time.

I have a '62 precision reissue that I have the Thomastik flats on.
Totally love it, for what it does. Motown, classic rock, some RnB, and
country IMHO. I call it "My Truck"

Re: Flatwound Strings

On May 5, 1:20 pm, Geoff <gjn...@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.

Actually I have. With the music/band that I was playing with, I wanted
a deep sound so I put a set on my p-bass and it was great.

Gary

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On Mon, 05 May 2008 19:20:31 +0200, 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.

Hey Geoff, I have a set Labella 760FL on my fretted '62 reissue P
bass. I like the a lot. Tension, feel and sound is very good for me.
If you want to listen to some recordings I with them, listen to the
Virgil tracks here. www .myspace,com /dmichaelthorn

Basically, Michael

Re: Flatwound Strings

My 1975 Fender Precision was shipped from the factory strung with flatwounds
and frankly that's the only thing that sounds any good on it. I get this
annoying "clicking" sound when I try using roundwounds. I keep it strung
with Dean Markley flats.

Then I keep one 5 string strung with steel roundwounds (SDGR SR 1205) and
one strung with nickel roundwounds (Zon Sonus V). Overall, I like the nickel
roundwounds the best. I certainly would not do a gig with a brand new set of
steel rooundwounds (too harsh & brittle until broken in ) but then again I
play mostly with finger & pick and do not slap and pop very much

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 like the D'Addario Chromes... I use the mediums for more "ooomph".

Re: Flatwound Strings

Derek Homsberg wrote:
> Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new
> $279 Squire Fretless?

I've got sound samples of some D'Addario Chrome XLs on my website:

http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/flatwound strings.htm


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Jim Carr <newsgroups@azwebpages,com > wrote:

> Derek Homsberg wrote:
> > Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new
> > $279 Squire Fretless?
>
> I've got sound samples of some D'Addario Chrome XLs on my website:
>
> http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/flatwound_strings.htm

great website.
what amp are the sounds made with?
i'm looking for a small amp for practicing at home - like the ashdown
perfect 10 or something like that

Re: Flatwound Strings

Steen Jensen wrote:
> Jim Carr <newsgroups@azwebpages,com > wrote:
>
>> Derek Homsberg wrote:
>>> Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my new
>>> $279 Squire Fretless?
>> I've got sound samples of some D'Addario Chrome XLs on my website:
>>
>> http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/flatwound strings.htm
>
> great website.
> what amp are the sounds made with?
> i'm looking for a small amp for practicing at home - like the ashdown
> perfect 10 or something like that

Actually, it was recorded through my Alesis MultiMix 6, a small mixer,
into a Delta 44 card in my computer. The preamp on the Alesis is
reasonably transparent.

For practicing at home, here's what I use:

Alesis Mixer
http :// www .zzounds,com /item--ALEMM6FX

Into that I plug my bass as well as my SanDisk Sansa M250 MP3 player:
http :// tinyurl,com /3wa6aj
($35 at Circuit City)

I wear inexpensive Logitech headphones, which actually sound great. I
love 'em.
http :// tinyurl,com /3tanjs

The easily accessed A/B repeat on the MP3 player makes learning a tough
part much easier. Just mark the in and out points, and it will loop
until you tell it to stop.





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Re: Flatwound Strings

Jim Carr <newsgroups@azwebpages,com > wrote:
> Derek Homsberg wrote:
>> Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my
>> new $279 Squire Fretless?
>
> I've got sound samples of some D'Addario Chrome XLs on my website:
>
> http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/flatwound_strings.htm

Hey Jim, I went to that web page and did a bit of exploring from there.
You've got some cool stuff on your site, but I thought that you should
know that I think you've got some stuff mixed up on this one:

http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/21basses.htm

Seems to me that the "neck pickup" and "bridge pickup" columns are
switched, i.e., the clips labeled as using the neck pickup actually use
the bridge pickup, and vice-versa.

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RichL wrote:
> Jim Carr <newsgroups@azwebpages,com > wrote:
>> Derek Homsberg wrote:
>>> Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for my
>>> new $279 Squire Fretless?
>> I've got sound samples of some D'Addario Chrome XLs on my website:
>>
>> http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/flatwound strings.htm
>
> Hey Jim, I went to that web page and did a bit of exploring from there.
> You've got some cool stuff on your site, but I thought that you should
> know that I think you've got some stuff mixed up on this one:
>
> http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/21basses.htm
>
> Seems to me that the "neck pickup" and "bridge pickup" columns are
> switched, i.e., the clips labeled as using the neck pickup actually use
> the bridge pickup, and vice-versa.

Nice catch, Rich. Thanks. I recently moved a bunch of stuff around and
must have goofed up the labels.

--
Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.
- Anonymous

Re: Flatwound Strings

Jim Carr <newsgroups@azwebpages,com > wrote:
> RichL wrote:
>> Jim Carr <newsgroups@azwebpages,com > wrote:
>>> Derek Homsberg wrote:
>>>> Any recommendations for a set of not-too-expensive flatwounds for
>>>> my new $279 Squire Fretless?
>>> I've got sound samples of some D'Addario Chrome XLs on my website:
>>>
>>> http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/flatwound_strings.htm
>>
>> Hey Jim, I went to that web page and did a bit of exploring from
>> there. You've got some cool stuff on your site, but I thought that
>> you should know that I think you've got some stuff mixed up on this
>> one:
>>
>> http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/21basses.htm
>>
>> Seems to me that the "neck pickup" and "bridge pickup" columns are
>> switched, i.e., the clips labeled as using the neck pickup actually
>> use the bridge pickup, and vice-versa.
>
> Nice catch, Rich. Thanks. I recently moved a bunch of stuff around and
> must have goofed up the labels.

Otherwise, nice illustrations of how to control tone :-)

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RichL wrote:

>>> http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/21basses.htm
>>>
>>> Seems to me that the "neck pickup" and "bridge pickup" columns are
>>> switched, i.e., the clips labeled as using the neck pickup actually
>>> use the bridge pickup, and vice-versa.
>> Nice catch, Rich. Thanks. I recently moved a bunch of stuff around and
>> must have goofed up the labels.
>
> Otherwise, nice illustrations of how to control tone :-)

Thanks. I think a lot of bassists overlook their right-hand technique in
terms of its effect on the tone. The manner and position in which you
pluck the string has such a huge influence, but it seems this often
overlooked by bassists.

--
Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.
- Anonymous

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Jim Carr wrote:

> I've got sound samples of some D'Addario Chrome XLs on my website:
>
> http :// www .azwebpages,com /bass/flatwound strings.htm

Nice website!

Where did you get that totally cool drawing of string cross-sections?
Did you do that yourself? Very nice illustration!