grahamd Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Found this very informative and helpful http://www.bassplayer.com/gear/1164/flat-world-a-roundup-of-flatwound-strings/57888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandad Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Likewise, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 It's nice to see some reviews, but his old-school/new breed distinction seems a bit arbitrary IMO. I'd consider the Chromes and Ernie Balls to be modern sounding flatwounds, which don't thump like LaBellas even after a couple of years of use. I'm using Sadowsky flatwounds at the moment (which are a LaBella variant), which are more old-school than the reviews I'd read had led me to believe. On my bass, they just instantly sound like it's 1968 or thereabouts. It's a cool sound which I do enjoy, but I'm currently trying to decide whether I need to go a step or two brighter and clearer sounding for one of the projects I have planned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1462705891' post='3044991'] It's nice to see some reviews, but his old-school/new breed distinction seems a bit arbitrary IMO. I'd consider the Chromes and Ernie Balls to be modern sounding flatwounds, which don't thump like LaBellas even after a couple of years of use. I'm using Sadowsky flatwounds at the moment (which are a LaBella variant), which are more old-school than the reviews I'd read had led me to believe. On my bass, they just instantly sound like it's 1968 or thereabouts. It's a cool sound which I do enjoy, but I'm currently trying to decide whether I need to go a step or two brighter and clearer sounding for one of the projects I have planned... [/quote]Try the EB Slinky Cobalts, quite roundwound sounding to my ears, but with a far more polite top end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Must admit I'm not clear what he means about the 'clank' on the E. (Apart from it being a clank 😁). Can't say I've experienced it meself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1462707550' post='3045012'] Try the EB Slinky Cobalts, quite roundwound sounding to my ears, but with a far more polite top end. [/quote] +1 and you can make them darker with EQ/tone control if you wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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