Members voneville Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I finally tried a pair on my Ibanez AF75, a set of D'addario chromes medium (12's). I'm really liking them. They sound great and man do they feel good. They feel really fast too. I think I'm gonna try a pair on my Tele too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fanuvbrak Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 That's good that you liked them (12's? Crap! I have trouble bending 10's!). I got a wierd sound out of them. It wasn't bad...it was just different. I do like the way they feel, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I haven't had a set of FWs on since the mid 60s. They were twang killers and I never used them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cincy_cosmo Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 Funny this thread came up. I was thinking of getting some flatwounds and using them on one of my guitars that is overly bright sounding due to the Duncan Hotrails. I know flat wounds are darker sounding and it may be good match. There is no denying that flatwounds feel great and they are soooooooo quiet. But I'd be getting 9's (I'm such a girley-man:) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HEPNOTIC Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 would they go better with a strat or les paul? for blues and classic rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Polygone Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I've been using flats for a year or so, but I am playing clean jazz these days. I wouldn't use it in rock or with distortion though since they have no overtones. I kind of like their "snappy" sound on the first frets of the low E and A string Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted January 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 would they go better with a strat or les paul? for blues and classic rock. I probably wouldn't use them for classic rock or blues from the 60's on, but if I was gonna try it out for grins I'd try it with the Les Paul. They're sort of mono-tone-ish. They're great for surf, jazz, fingerpickin and rockabilly though. For old school blues they work good too I've found. One thing though, after playing for a couple hours on a set when you go back to a guitar with a lighter gauge round wound set it's like beating up a girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exafro Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I've never seen flatwounds lower than 12. Maybe my store just sucks. I play em when I want to use primarily clean tones and they sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Mow Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I tried some on my 137, found them too thumpy on the bass strings, but just as sparkly on the treble strings, really disturbed me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I've played for almost 20 years and never tried a flatwound... How do they treat your fingers? I've always heard they're easy on the fingers. And I don't mean the tension, I'm talking about how rough on the fingertips.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted January 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I've played for almost 20 years and never tried a flatwound... How do they treat your fingers? I've always heard they're easy on the fingers. And I don't mean the tension, I'm talking about how rough on the fingertips.. They really are nice feeling. Tension wise, it's like playing an acoustic (with 12-56's) and they take a bit more work to fret. It's really like exercising, but with comfortable sneakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lawton Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 Throw the Chromes out the window and get some Thomastik-Infeld nickel flats. They cost more (alot more), but they're worth it. They feel better and they sound ALOT better. I have good old 'stock' type nickel rounds on my '61 RI SG and my Elite '65 Casino, but the Gretsches and the Rickenbacker (Tenny, Duo Jet, 325v63) have TI nickel flats.http://www.juststrings.com/thomastikinfeldelectricguitar.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members smurfco Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 I have them on my Gretsch hollowbody and they are perfect for it. I don't think I'd like them as much on any of my other guits, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted January 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 Throw the Chromes out the window and get some Thomastik-Infeld nickel flats. They cost more (alot more), but they're worth it. They feel better and they sound ALOT better. I have good old 'stock' type nickel rounds on my '61 RI SG and my Elite '65 Casino, but the Gretsches and the Rickenbacker (Tenny, Duo Jet, 325v63) have TI nickel flats. http://www.juststrings.com/thomastikinfeldelectricguitar.htmlCool thanks, I added that site to my favorites. I bought the chromes on a whim while checking out the local guitar store (I just moved across country). I'll definatley invest in a better set for this guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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