iconic Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) Ive always used fender superbass rounds but tried some DR rounds of unknown variant and i 'think' they seemed quieter with tone open (max treble!) on the finger noise front. placebo effect or real....any thoughts welcome Edited November 5, 2013 by iconic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Flats have hardly any finger noise, so it's definitely a real effect. How much difference there is between different roundwounds I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Halfrounds are available too and claim to offer the best of both worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Coated roundwounds such as elixir are very smooth feeling and loss noise too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I think improving your left hand technique will reduce finger noise on any strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 RCocco are the noisiest in relation to finger noise, that I've ever played. They are quite rough in texture when new and they feel like they are filing off the fingertips. But they sound great otherwise but by the time the surface is more pleasant, the brightness has gone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocketflup Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I pretty much exclusively play flats these days to get rid of the finger noise, I can still get a reasonably trebly brightness with them. easier on teh fingertips too. Don't think Ill be going back to rounds anytime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 [quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1383740939' post='2268342'] I pretty much exclusively play flats these days to get rid of the finger noise, I can still get a reasonably trebly brightness with them. easier on teh fingertips too. Don't think Ill be going back to rounds anytime soon [/quote] + 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgbass Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 D'Addario ETB92 Nylon Tapewounds are very quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk7 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 [quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1383740939' post='2268342'] I pretty much exclusively play flats these days to get rid of the finger noise, I can still get a reasonably trebly brightness with them. easier on teh fingertips too. Don't think Ill be going back to rounds anytime soon [/quote] +1 RK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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