Acoustic bass flatwound strings?

[Greggo]

Does such a thing exist or can regular flats go on an acoustic bass? They are for my partners step dads birthday but I'm not up on my flatwound at all!

Thanks

Edited October 27, 2013 by Greggo

[Greggo]

Bump - need to order birthday present soon

[Cat Burrito]

Not sure why you didn't get a response but I put flats on a few acoustic basses and it really wakes up the bass in my experience. Sometimes they can even make a cheap sounding bass sound really classic. Go for it!

[BigRedX]

Why wouldn't you be able to use normal flats on an acoustic bass? So long as they are not the stupidly high tension Rotosounds you should be fine.

[Beer of the Bass]

Tapewounds might be nice, although I don't own an acoustic bass guitar. They're usually lower in tension than flatwounds, and have a sound which I think might complement an acoustic bass well.

[Nodd]

got Rotosound Tru Bass on mine

[yorks5stringer]

[quote name='Nodd' timestamp='1383149864' post='2260830']
got Rotosound Tru Bass on mine
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+1....... on my Godin A5

[Greggo]

Thanks for relies! Will trubass rotos still worked when plugged in?

its this bass

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Electro-Acoustic-Bass-Guitar-by-Gear4music/BLX?origin=product-ads&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=PLA+G4M&utm_content=aaqSduGA|dm_pcrid_30515377999_plid__kword__match__

[EssentialTension]

I've got two acoustic basses, both with flats for several years.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1383165778' post='2261160']
Thanks for relies! Will trubass rotos still worked when plugged in?

its this bass

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I'vw got Roto Trubass on my Takamine. Why would they not work?

[Greggo]

Just checking. Think will get them - thank you all!

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1383165778' post='2261160']
Thanks for relies! Will trubass rotos still worked when plugged in?

its this bass

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Yes. As long as your bass has a piezo system in the bridge, fine. If you have one or more magnetic pickups, the string material becomes crucial as to what those pickups will er... pick up.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1383170199' post='2261242']
Yes. As long as your bass has a piezo system in the bridge, fine. If you have one or more magnetic pickups, the string material becomes crucial as to what those pickups will er... pick up.
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Rotosound Trubass are a metal strings in the normal manner and will work on magnetic pickups or a piezo or both.

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1383170760' post='2261252']
Rotosound Trubass are a metal strings in the normal manner and will work on magnetic pickups or a piezo or both.
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Perfick.

[Greggo]

I ended up going with Status Hot wires in the end they seem highly praised. I'm actually tempted to try flats myself on one of my basses, have little experience using them, only that when I did play them they felt nice on the fingers but they sound good though! Might actually suit some of the songs I play in my band.