vmaxblues Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Hi Guys, I have just acquired a lovely 80's US made Foundation Fretless with the super ferrite pickups. I am going to put some flats on it, what would you guys recommend? and what do you guys know about these basses? Will post some pics soon. Cheers Stuart Quote
such Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 is it the one from ebay for 135 squids BIN? I was waiting for my payday.... :[ very good basses, especially with those pickups. Jazz on steroids. I would coat the fingerboard with something hard and rock roundwounds on it Quote
vmaxblues Posted January 30, 2013 Author Posted January 30, 2013 Yes, was that one, gave it a good setup and it sounds wonderful with the roundwounds, but thought Flats might be better, but you got me thinking... Quote
such Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 rounds will give you more "mwah", especially on a hardened surface. More bite in high mids. I haven't got a fretless at the moment, but I used to play one even exclusively for a couple of years of gigging in jazz clubs. Some flats might be nice too, I don't have any first-hand experience with them, but probably if you were going for an uprighty sort of tone, flats on an unfinished board might be a closer approximation. Quote
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