The59Sound Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 I changed over to La Bella flats 12 months ago after years of playing rounds and love the change. I play in a classic rock/blues band and flats just nail the sound IMO. I will mention I struggled to cut through the first few gigs because I was still learning how to EQ properly with flats. I play a Jazz bass and rolling the bridge pup off a little helped bring the mids up for a bit more bite. After the first couple of gigs I put a BDI21 in my chain and that really improved things with a little bit of grit to my sound really tightening it up. So anyone who uses flats - next time you're at a soundcheck, bump up the mids and use a low gain OD/DI box to add a touch of grit. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 The best box I've found for pairing with a P + flats is the Aguilar Tonehammer. Just the right kind of breakup with the AGS on, sounds perfect right into headphones or PA. Check one out if you get the chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 i found it with Chromes on a Jazz thru the Ampeg SCR-DI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 I find my '71 Precision with Chromes, to my Markbass LM800 (flat eq) is perfect tone! I never quite liked Jazz basses with flats, had a '73 Jazz that I had Roto flats on a few years ago, just didn't work for me! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Ti flats, 62 P bass, EBS head set flat = perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) I used a P with La Bella flats at a recent blues weekender gig using the supplied backline ( a nondescript but reasonably effective 1x15 combo ). The guy before me had a Gibson Thunderbird with rounds, which sounded great, growly and punchy. I was relieved to plug the P in and get a really lovely smooth punchy old school bass sound too! I like the idea of adding a touch of grit tho - bet that sounds quite valvey and hot. Edited September 10, 2017 by bassbiscuits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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