What Flat-Wounds Do You Use?

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Re: What Flat-Wounds Do You Use?

Post by BlixaFan » Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:29 pm

when it comes to my p-bass, i actually can't tell, i don't remember. :D i've had the same set for probably a decade though, on different basses, and i love the way they sound.

i have some fender flats on my jazz bass, which are super stiff, and a little brighter, but are also really good sounding strings.

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Re: What Flat-Wounds Do You Use?

Post by DrQuasar » Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:04 am

Man, I haven't changed the flats on my p-bass since 2005 I think it was. They still sound amazing and feel just fine. Won't change them until they break so hopefully never.

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Re: What Flat-Wounds Do You Use?

Post by Johno » Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:24 am

I use Picato flatswounds, cheap sound great last forever..... I think its prolly 2 years since I changed the strings & I play almost daily on one of the 2 electrics (Jag/Mustang) I have.
I used to use D'addario Chromes but they kept snapping/ unwrapping on the e & b strings.

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Re: What Flat-Wounds Do You Use?

Post by parry » Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:31 pm

Telliot wrote:
parry wrote:
Telliot wrote:I've still got flat Chromes on my Hofner bass, Martin acoustic, and ES-125 -- I love them.
HELLO! Curiosity peaked
Tell me more? Sound?
Oh yeah, it changed my life. It gives it a 'deader', more vintage-y sound, if that makes any sense, and no string scrape!! I HIGHLY recommend trying it out. I made the change maybe four or five years ago and I'll never go back.
So this happened. I kinda can't figure out why it's taken so long :fp:
ZOMG! How much do I love that sound? I've been playing a Yamaha that a friend left me, when he went out West. It's a surprisingly nice guitar. Nice build, plays really well... it's actually a bit nicer than the reissue Guild I used to have. But... it always sounded too bright/brash, no matter what strings were on it. Anyway. Long story short... it sounds perfect, to these ears. I can't put this guitar down :w00t:
Thank you, Gentlemen 8)
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Re: What Flat-Wounds Do You Use?

Post by ArtieFisk » Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:04 pm

Chromes, 13-56. Love them.

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