Jezyorkshire Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I have had my Vintage icon(jaco thingy)fretless bass about a year now and have just put some TI flats on it and am really diggin them, did some recording at rehearsal with a trio(gtr/bass/drums) and they sound great, i found that with the roundwounds it was hard not to sound a bit like the jaco sound but with the flats you can sound more like yourself, and get less wear on the neck! I am playing through a markbass 112h combo and it is a great sound, the di from the amp is spot on, cheers, Jez. ps. reason i tried the flats is after hearing Pino playing with John Mayer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I use flats on my fretless P. They record really well. A little tricky to cut through live, but I'm working on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 But if you liked the sound you were getting with round wounds, but wanted to avoid the touchboard wear, you could always try ground/half-round wounds. Saying that, I prefer flat wounds, as old and as dead as possible. Well, it worked for Mick Karn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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