Members Ole Man Blues Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 I play straight Bass, no popping or slapping just a groove player. I put Fender flats on my Geddy Lee and like the overall way it makes it sound. It still growls and thumps just with a warmer tone. Anyone else use flats on their Geddy Lee????? By the way, what a great Bass this instrument is......... OMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike fitzwell Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Dear Old Man Blues, +1 for the Geddy. I mine. -1 for putting flats on it. Love, Your resident flats hater Mike Fitzwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Flats sound great on a Jazz Bass. I've had webstrings nickel flats on my '62 Jazz reissue for the last six months or so. You can go from thump to growl by blending the pups and moving your hand position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Dear Old Man Blues, +1 for the Geddy. I mine. -1 for putting flats on it. Love, Your resident flats hater Mike Fitzwell We're talkin' about bass strings, not people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 flats are a sure fire way to ruin your tone and feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted August 30, 2007 Moderators Share Posted August 30, 2007 Dear Old Man Blues, Do what you do and keep on rockin'. Another resident flats hater,Kindness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 flats are a sure fire way to ruin your tone and feel Or improve it. Some of us don't like sounding like type writers. I have rounds on most of my other basses. Flats work just fine on the Jazz Bass and the MIJ fretless acoustic/electric P-bass. To each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Or improve it. Some of us don't like sounding like type writers. To each his own. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Or improve it. Some of us don't like sounding like type writers. I have rounds on most of my other basses. Flats work just fine on the Jazz Bass and the MIJ fretless acoustic/electric P-bass. To each his own. you can always roll the tone off, you can't add the zing to a flat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 What don't you guys like about flats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike fitzwell Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 you can always roll the tone off, you can't add the zing to a flat +1. Plus sliding up and down them makes my fingers get hot from the friction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 you can always roll the tone off, you can't add the zing to a flat That doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 What don't you guys like about flats? Putting LaBella flats on my Warmoth made it unplayable in a live band setting. The tone sounded alright on it's own and they felt good, but man did it sound like ass with the band. Just no usable tone whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 you can always roll the tone off, you can't add the zing to a flat Exactly. Some of us don't want zing. Thump is good for some songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 my Squier Telebass with the tone rolled off thumps more than anything and that has stainless rounds on. Roll the tone back up and I have some cut. Flats feel nasty too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike fitzwell Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 That doesn't work. It works close enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 you can always roll the tone off, you can't add the zing to a flat not everyone wants to hear zing. every bass I have has diffrent strings on them for the sound I want for that pirticular bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 I really don't care for flats, with two exceptions: Old P-bass with pick and flats, in the right context. Steve Harris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 my Squier Telebass with the tone rolled off thumps more than anything and that has stainless rounds on. Roll the tone back up and I have some cut. Flats feel nasty too Flats have tone that is lost by rolling off the treble but if it works for you, great!!!!!!!:thu::thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 not everyone wants to hear zing. every bass I have has diffrent strings on them for the sound I want for that pirticular bass. I know, but I'd rather the option was there. You can always take the zing away with the tone control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Onkel Bob Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 I could try to get my Rickenbacker to sound like it had flats on but it wouldn't work. That's why I'd kinda like a second one. I really like the sound of it with flats. But I really like the sound of it with rounds. Anyway I've come to the conclusion that the sound I want from the Precision bass I don't own yet is easier achievable by putting flats on it. However flats on a Jazz is crazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 not everyone wants to hear zing. every bass I have has diffrent strings on them for the sound I want for that pirticular bass. Same here and I use all flats. :thu::thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 However flats on a Jazz is crazy... Oh, yeah? Go put some lutefisk in your pipe and smoke it, ya Scandahoovian bastage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Onkel Bob Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Oh, yeah? Go put some lutefisk in your pipe and smoke it, ya Scandahoovian bastage. Every now and again I get the feeling you know more about Scandinavian food than I do... I had to look that one up. Apparently it's Norwegian. At least the way you spell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Oh, yeah? Go put some lutefisk in your pipe and smoke it, ya Scandahoovian bastage. Lutefisk is Norwegian, not Danish. The scandinavian countries are actually quite different when it comes to traditional foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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