Re: flat wound strings
mcnewsxp wrote:
i need a suggestion for flat wound strings to go on an epiphone viola bass.
just got it today! and came with round wounds.
sounds good, but not right for this bass.
The best flats I've ever used are D'Addario Chromes. Smooth as buttah,
with a nice, warm sound that doesn't completely kill your treble.
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Relevant Pages
- Re: Favorite flatwounds
... using flatwounds and digging them a lot. ... and decided to put flats on, ... I do not like the sound or feel of light gauge round wounds that come ... Might as well use your bass as a baritone with lots of twang. ...
(alt.guitar.bass) - Re: Newb Question #1 - Strings Flat vs Round
... Or even more, what suits your bass. ... my Fender Jazz and other Fender-like basses tend to ... have flats or ground-wounds. ... Still that may tone down one of these days. ...
(alt.guitar.bass) - Re: G.A.S. happens
... I have DR roundwounds on my 6-string bass as we ... There are some other flats I would like to try, ... experience with other flatwounds. ...
(alt.guitar.bass) - Re: I love my flatwounds! :-)
... high-end than flats yet I still don't get that finger noise thing. ... One of my favorite strings too and not just for fretless! ... brighter than flats and a little less "old school" in sound. ... grounds would be a better fit to that bass. ...
(alt.guitar.bass) - Re: Phil Lesh & Friends, Nokia, NYC, 11/8/07
... of Phil's bass rig when it's dailed in loud and clear. ... pickup on a Guild B-302 bass strung with Dean Markley Ground Wounds to ... Rounds seem to have ... I used Thomastik Jazz Flats ...
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