Fender Flatwounds

[Sideroad]

I wanted to try FLatwounds on my bass.

THey only had fender stainless flats at my local music store and the guy there said he likes them and puts them on a lot of basses.

SO i risked it and bought some. They are definately different sounding than my last set of rounds (TI super alloys) but i don't know if i like them yet.

Does anyone have experience with these or can compare them to other flats?

[Cortfan]

I have a set on my Fender shortscale Musicmaster, and they are very satisfactory. I would imagine TI's are as good, or better, but these work fine.

Even though its my backup bass, I might grab it around the middle of the 3rd set, and play the 4th set with it if I get tired.

[Sixgun77]

I've played D'Addario, Rotosound, GHS, Fender, La Bella, and Ernie Ball strings. Standard(or heavy if I feel like ordering them) Fender Steel flats are my favorite strings in the world. La Bella's are awesome too, but very expensive. I don't like anything with less than a .104 E though. I use these strings on a fretless Squire.

 

Here's a link to a song with standard guage Fender flats being used on my Brice T Bird(it's my backup bass, haven't pulled the frets out yet). This is just a 1 mic practice recording it's, low qual, but I love what the room mic did to my highs and mids. Bad Trip is the clip you need to hear these strings:

 

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[MistahMojoRyan]

Flatwounds are quite different from brand to brand and the Fender's (like all the others) have their own thing going on. High tension, smooth, lots of thud, old school flats. I haven't played anything very similar to them...maybe Rotosounds in tone but the Rotosounds have a monel wrap w/ gaps b/t them so a very different feel.

 

TI's and Dean Markley's (my favorites) have a much more woody/upright sound, more flexibility and are polished smooth.

 

I've tried a couple sets of Fender flats and never cared for them but I played one note on Dean Markley flats and knew I'd be playing them for a long time! and I have.

[Sixgun77]

Originally posted by MistahMojoRyan Flatwounds are quite different from brand to brand and the Fender's (like all the others) have their own thing going on. High tension, smooth, lots of thud, old school flats. I haven't played anything very similar to them...maybe Rotosounds in tone but the Rotosounds have a monel wrap w/ gaps b/t them so a very different feel. TI's and Dean Markley's (my favorites) have a much more woody/upright sound, more flexibility and are polished smooth. I've tried a couple sets of Fender flats and never cared for them but I played one note on Dean Markley flats and knew I'd be playing them for a long time! and I have.

Very true. I love the "thud" and hate brightness in a bass guitar tone. I like the Fenders so much because they have lots of mids and lows with a SEVERELY dampened high end. I got a set of .100 Chromes as a gift and they were way to bright for me. Happy hunting!

[Detox]

 

Originally posted by Sideroad I wanted to try FLatwounds on my bass. THey only had fender stainless flats at my local music store and the guy there said he likes them and puts them on a lot of basses. SO i risked it and bought some. They are definately different sounding than my last set of rounds (TI super alloys) but i don't know if i like them yet. Does anyone have experience with these or can compare them to other flats?

 

 

 

 

I have them on my Jay Turser Beatle bass knockoff. I think they play and feel great. I like the sound, too.

[Sideroad]

cool thanks for the thoughts guess I'll have to give them a good work out to make sure they sound good. they deffinatly sound pretty dead right from the start which i useually like.

[DerekDRP]

what is this "flatwounds" ?

[pillowtalk]

I play these nylon strings for total thumping low end

 

rotosound

[wilki29`]

I use ghs flatwounds on my fretless jazz bass. They are really nice for jazz/classic rock. Id recommend them

[Acephalous]

This Fender are made of steel, they don't sound too bright (compared to nickel flatwounds)?

[Detox]

 

Originally posted by Acephalous This Fender are made of steel, they don't sound too bright (compared to nickel flatwounds)?

 

 

 

I don't think they're overly bright. I'd change mine to nickelwounds in a minute if I thought they were too bright.

[Ender_rpm]

Used to use em on my old jazz bass (active, MIM). Very smooth, full, thumpy sound. Found I didn't need to mess with the EQ as much with them on. BUT I do prefer round wound for rock. Too much Gn'R as a kid i suppose:)

[Sixgun77]

Duff is an awesome bassist but damn what an awful tone.