On which bass shall I put flats?

theavondon · Post by **theavondon** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:30 pm

I need to try thomastiks, but I hate even the idea of flats on my Grabber.

Flats+P bass=Motown as fuck, so, yeah.

Mudfuzz · Post by **Mudfuzz** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:33 pm

theavondon wrote:I need to try thomastiks, but I hate even the idea of flats on my Grabber.

Flats+P bass=Motown as fuck, so, yeah.

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theavondon · Post by **theavondon** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:34 pm

Oh, well, Rotosound flats are baaaaaaaarely flats.

They're the only ones I really dig, too.

Mudfuzz · Post by **Mudfuzz** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:38 pm

theavondon wrote:Oh, well, Rotosound flats are baaaaaaaarely flats.

They're the only ones I really dig, too.

can't say I like them myself. Not sure if you will like TI's though if you don't like most flats, they go way deader then chromes do, they play bouncier though :idk:

theavondon · Post by **theavondon** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:41 pm

Mudfuzz wrote:
theavondon wrote:Oh, well, Rotosound flats are baaaaaaaarely flats.

They're the only ones I really dig, too.

can't say I like them myself. Not sure if you will like TI's though if you don't like most flats, they go way deader then chromes do, they play bouncier though

I don't like the tension, really. But, I also like the clank of real strings.

YEAH, REAL STRINGS

Achtane · Post by **Achtane** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:05 pm

theavondon wrote:
Mudfuzz wrote:
theavondon wrote:Oh, well, Rotosound flats are baaaaaaaarely flats.

They're the only ones I really dig, too.

can't say I like them myself. Not sure if you will like TI's though if you don't like most flats, they go way deader then chromes do, they play bouncier though

I don't like the tension, really. But, I also like the clank of real strings.

YEAH, REAL STRINGS

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Mudfuzz · Post by **Mudfuzz** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:42 pm

theavondon wrote:
Mudfuzz wrote:
theavondon wrote:Oh, well, Rotosound flats are baaaaaaaarely flats.

They're the only ones I really dig, too.

can't say I like them myself. Not sure if you will like TI's though if you don't like most flats, they go way deader then chromes do, they play bouncier though

I don't like the tension, really. But, I also like the clank of real strings.

YEAH, REAL STRINGS

Yes I know guitar strings are real... so what....

The Mad Owl · Post by **The Mad Owl** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:58 pm

i'd keep the rounds on the p and put the flats on the other.

in many situations, flats are lovely. i do agree that in genres or styles that require raw and bright attacks, rounds are king...

but flats on the right bass/tune/song whatever are wonderful

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:00 pm

nad wrote:ALL OF THEM. No seriously.

The Mad Owl wrote: genres or styles that require raw and bright attacks,

make my ears AND baby jesus cry.

magiclawnchair · Post by **magiclawnchair** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:03 pm

i use chromes on my guitars, ON MY GUITARS!!! :flame:

dorfmeister · Post by **dorfmeister** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:07 am

alexa. wrote:^also depends on the music and the band you play in.
if the role of the bass is allaround like in Tool for example, rounds are the way to go.
but in a "sonically normal" band, flats are the cat's paws.

My archetypal bass tone is Jah Wobble on PIL Second Edition.

Ive got Pyramid flats on my Warwick Corvette.

Hell. I've got TI flats on both of my six strings, too. My favorite guitar strings of all time.

DarkAxel · Post by **DarkAxel** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:38 am

Dunno... the fretless i guess :lol:

that'S a nobrainer...

i played a fretless Fender Jazzbass with flats a few days ago... SO MUCH INSPIRATION. and i'm not even a bass player... never tried a normal bass with flats

dubkitty · Post by **dubkitty** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:23 am

at my house we're all about the flats on bass. i have Rotosound flats on my fretless Jazz Bass, and Dan has nylon tape wound strings on his Ibanez semi-hollow short-scale bass.

Jwar · Post by **Jwar** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:10 pm

I've tried flats on my Musicman and it sounded dull and lifeless. Strung that bitch up with rounds and it sounds fucking killer! Not sure if it was the flats I tried or what. They were Rotosound and too expensive and shit sounding. HATE.

SmallEQ · Post by **SmallEQ** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:10 pm

I have Thomastik Flats on my Musicman Big Al and rounds on my Lakland P bass. I really like how the flats interact with most effects. Currently I'm playing the Pbass with the band (I like to dedicate a month on and off to my two basses) and the rounds sound great with my overdrive of choice. The home recording stuff I dick around with I do almost exclusively on my Big Al though...the versatility comes in handy. The clip below was done with the Thomastiks.

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