Which Flatwounds?
- LowThudd
- PAT PEND
- Posts: 23
- Joined: Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:48 pm
Which Flatwounds?
I have heard that flatwounds work well on JMs. I have never used flats before.
Which do you like?
Which do you like?
- Axolotl
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 1270
- Joined: Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:06 am
Re: Which Flatwounds?
Well, I've just strung my 59 with D'addario Cromes 11 - 50 last week. To be fair I just restrung the lower 3 strings only and left the Elixirs for the top 3 (not to crazy about a wound G). I freaking love it! I had used flatwounds before but never on a Jazzmaster. It's an amazing sound and feel. I play clean a lot and the guitar sound is more mellow and better balanced. It has overall a more pure tone, flatwounds get rid of a lot of buzzing and zinging .Thinking of going this way with some of my other Jazzmasters.
Regardng strings, I've heard great things about Thomastik so I guess I'll be buying a couple of sets in the near future. Looking forward to hear other options.
Regardng strings, I've heard great things about Thomastik so I guess I'll be buying a couple of sets in the near future. Looking forward to hear other options.
- PJazzmaster
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 5160
- Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:59 am
- Location: Bo Diddley Technical Institute of Cryptozoology (European HQ)
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I am totally happy with D'Addario Chromes XL (12's)
- TeenageShutdown!
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 449
- Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:06 am
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I use the Chromes 12’s too. No complaints here.
- Todd Connelly
- PAT PEND
- Posts: 36
- Joined: Wed Dec 13, 2017 1:56 pm
- Location: Sandy Or.
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I put a set of 10 gauge D'Addario Half Rounds on my VMJM recently. l'm liking them a lot. Very smooth and quiet but not as thuddy as the Curt Mangan flat wounds I have on my hollow body. They still have a fair amount of zing. They have a plain 3rd up to 11 gauge. 12 and up has a wound 3rd.
Cheers..................................Todd
Cheers..................................Todd
-
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 2831
- Joined: Tue Oct 21, 2014 4:12 am
- Location: U.S. of fuckin' A.
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I use the chromes shown above, but lots of folks (I think) prefer pyramid or thomastik strings
- scottT
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 2426
- Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:39 am
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I had an issue with Chromes coming undone at the ball end. (It could have just been a bad set). I put Pyramids on after that and like them just fine. I agree that flats sound great on a Jazzmaster, especially for a vintage thumpy sound.
- JVG
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 1411
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:54 pm
- Location: Sydney, Straya
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I'll second this. Flat wounds are great, but if they don't work out for you I strongly recommend trying half-rounds. I have them on a jazzmaster and jaguar, and in my view they are unbeatable for vintage sounds.I put a set of 10 gauge D'Addario Half Rounds on my VMJM recently. l'm liking them a lot. Very smooth and quiet but not as thuddy as the Curt Mangan flat wounds I have on my hollow body. They still have a fair amount of zing. They have a plain 3rd up to 11 gauge. 12 and up has a wound 3rd.
Cheers!
J
- MotorBongo
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 80
- Joined: Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:40 am
- Location: EU
Re: Which Flatwounds?
Today I put on a set of D'Addario Chromes XL (ECG25: 12-52) as well.
My first set of flats for guitar. They're brighter than I had expected, but I like them so far.
I put them on a Sq VM JM, which was still way too crisp/new to my liking with rounds, and I'd say the flats seems to help here.
My first set of flats for guitar. They're brighter than I had expected, but I like them so far.
I put them on a Sq VM JM, which was still way too crisp/new to my liking with rounds, and I'd say the flats seems to help here.
www.motorbongo.nl
- AudioJedi
- PAT PEND
- Posts: 7
- Joined: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:42 am
- Location: Rhode Island
Re: Which Flatwounds?
Thomastik Infield - best flatwounds period! They are unlike any other out there.
I've been obsessed with all things strings for almost 3 decades - trust me, try a set!
http://www.thomastik-infeld.com/family- ... ZZ%20Swing
I've been obsessed with all things strings for almost 3 decades - trust me, try a set!
http://www.thomastik-infeld.com/family- ... ZZ%20Swing
- PorkyPrimeCut
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 24469
- Joined: Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:46 am
- Location: Leipzig
- Contact:
Re: Which Flatwounds?
^ ^ I bet Pyramid Golds would give them a run for their money. Excellent strings.
You think you can't, you wish you could, I know you can, I wish you would. Slip inside this house as you pass by.
- Johno
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 992
- Joined: Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:34 am
- Location: London UK
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I use Picato Flatwounds on my Jag and Mustang. No problems in the 3 years? I've been using them.
I used D'addarios for a while but found they unwound or snapped at the ball end.
I used D'addarios for a while but found they unwound or snapped at the ball end.
- StevenO
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 17768
- Joined: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:06 pm
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I bought a few sets of the Pyramid flats for my guitars and I did not like them at all, beyond feel. Sound-wise they were OK but the wound strings had less output than the plain strings and made all of my guitars sound weak and soft by comparison. This is something I have never experienced with LaBella or D'Addario. With that said, I love the Pyramid strings on my Danelectro bass. They sound and feel fantastic.
- HH1978
- PAT. # 2.972.923
- Posts: 676
- Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:51 pm
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I use Thomastik on my Magnatone Mark IV and love them a lot, but I never tried on the JM.
- OHokie
- PAT PEND
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:33 pm
Re: Which Flatwounds?
I use Thomastiks on almost all my guitars. They're oddly bright for flatwounds.