markdavid Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 I am after a really dark sounding set of flatwounds with little to no treble response for a project I am working on, any suggestions? Quote
Guest Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 I was going to suggest tru bass then i saw your sig..hmm i would post in the wanted for an old set or perhaps rub some soft wax on a set, a foam mute may help get the sound your after but of course it will also kill sustain Quote
markdavid Posted July 11, 2007 Author Posted July 11, 2007 [quote name='steve-norris' post='29984' date='Jul 10 2007, 08:59 PM']I was going to suggest tru bass then i saw your sig..hmm i would post in the wanted for an old set or perhaps rub some soft wax on a set, a foam mute may help get the sound your after but of course it will also kill sustain[/quote] Yeah , I love the Tru Bass strings but am finding that I have to order them in as no one seems to stock them Quote
BassBod Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 The "oldest" strings I've used are Pyramid Golds. Fantastic sound, lovely smooth feel but bloody expensive. But, if you like 'em you'll probably keep them on for years. BB Quote
markdavid Posted July 15, 2007 Author Posted July 15, 2007 Hi , I have recently heard that there is a set of flats that have a layer of silk wound between the outer and inner wraps , anyone know what string this is as I suspect that this may give me the tone I am looking for Quote
markdavid Posted July 15, 2007 Author Posted July 15, 2007 by the way the tone I am after is la dark upright type sound , like rotosound tapewound strings but darker with less clack Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 [quote name='markdavid' post='32101' date='Jul 15 2007, 04:45 PM']Hi , I have recently heard that there is a set of flats that have a layer of silk wound between the outer and inner wraps , anyone know what string this is as I suspect that this may give me the tone I am looking for[/quote] That'll be the Thomastik Infeld Jazz bass Flatwound set. Made like Orchestral Double bass strings. Available from stringbusters, stringsdirect etc. They are quite bright for flatties when new, but they do settle down and sound better with age. They are very light guage so you'd probably need to adjust the truss rod & possibly change the nut. I have TI Jazz Flats on Two fretted Precisions, a fretless precision, a highway 1 jazz, an epi thunderbird, a Dean Pace Upright and a peavey millenium five string. My oldest set is about four years old & still going strong. I'm not sure whether they'd actually be the magic bullet in getting the sound you're after. What bass would you be putting them on? Quote
markdavid Posted July 21, 2007 Author Posted July 21, 2007 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='34193' date='Jul 19 2007, 04:15 PM']That'll be the Thomastik Infeld Jazz bass Flatwound set. Made like Orchestral Double bass strings. Available from stringbusters, stringsdirect etc. They are quite bright for flatties when new, but they do settle down and sound better with age. They are very light guage so you'd probably need to adjust the truss rod & possibly change the nut. I have TI Jazz Flats on Two fretted Precisions, a fretless precision, a highway 1 jazz, an epi thunderbird, a Dean Pace Upright and a peavey millenium five string. My oldest set is about four years old & still going strong. I'm not sure whether they'd actually be the magic bullet in getting the sound you're after. What bass would you be putting them on?[/quote] They would be going on my squier p bass special with quarter pounders , sounds like the Thomastiks may not be for me as I am not after any kind of brightness , Its all about warm sounds for me Quote
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