stewblack Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 Just finished an afternoon recording a bass part for a couple of friends. Gave them the option of flats or rounds and they opted for flats. Realised that I'd never recorded with flatwounds before, and what a revelation! The best recorded bass sound I've ever enjoyed. So hard to put into words but it had an organic authenticity, and a fundamental thick rubbery satisfying sound. Great day. Used my B3 for a touch of compression and an amp sim and the engineer was pleasantly surprised with results. As I was myself. 5 Quote
jrixn1 Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 Roundwounds... What instrument was this on? Quote
jrixn1 Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 I thought maybe so - but this is the EUB and Double Bass forum... Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 Flatwounds all the way for me too. I don't do rounds anymore. 3 Quote
stewblack Posted August 20, 2019 Author Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, jrixn1 said: Roundwounds... What instrument was this on? A Fender Precision 😉 1 1 Quote
PatrickJ Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Silvia Bluejay said: Flatwounds all the way for me too. I don't do rounds anymore. Me either, I can't stand rounds these days. Edited August 21, 2019 by PJ-Bassist Quote
Dankology Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 This couldn't have been worse timed for me - just yesterday I decided I was a Jazz-with-rounds convert and had decided to sell my flats-equipped PJ... I might just hold onto it until after next batch of recordings now. Damn you, Basschat. Quote
la bam Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 Flats on a precision all day long. Records great. Quote
stewblack Posted August 21, 2019 Author Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Dankology said: This couldn't have been worse timed for me - just yesterday I decided I was a Jazz-with-rounds convert and had decided to sell my flats-equipped PJ... I might just hold onto it until after next batch of recordings now. Damn you, Basschat. I like the feel of flats on a P bass but once I heard them recorded... oh goodness me. Quote
phil.c60 Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 Time to start the "which flats and what tension" discussion again, methinks! Quote
hooky_lowdown Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 P with flats for recording = epitome of bass sound. P with flats, with either 4x10 or 8x10 cabs = perfect live sound. Quote
Lozz196 Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 I have to admit that in a live band mix I think that flats can really work - I just can’t manage it myself though. Totally the wrong sound for my current venture, but I’ve been playing rounds for so long now flats played by me just sound wrong to me, pretty much like Stingrays, everyone else makes them sound great. Quote
Sibob Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 Flats for all recording for me, unless it's a more clanky rocky sound I want. Si Quote
Dan Dare Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 Flats for me, too. On a Jazz Bass, they are the dog's. Quote
Reggaebass Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dan Dare said: Flats for me, too. On a Jazz Bass, they are the dog's. +1 to that 🙂 Quote
DoubleOhStephan Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 (edited) Anyone got any experience of a PJ with flats, played through just the bridge pup? Wondering if it loses much of the bite? Edited August 22, 2019 by DoubleOhStephan Spelling... Quote
Dankology Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 18 hours ago, DoubleOhStephan said: Anyone got any experience of a PJ with flats, played through just the bridge pup? Wondering if it loses much of the bite? This was one of the reasons I moved to the Jazz w/rounds - we have one song that benefits from the odd pop here and there and the PJ with flats wasn't letting them cut through. Having said that, I like my flats quite well worn in so a newer set may well have been better. Listening through last night's rehearsal recording, I now have the opposite problem: the pops sound horribly tinny and thin. There are likely some technique issues here... 1 Quote
Twigman Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 I used flats on a P for years and years, then got turned on to half rounds on a P for several years. Nowadays I'm roundwound on my EBMM Quote
Dan Dare Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 22 hours ago, DoubleOhStephan said: Anyone got any experience of a PJ with flats, played through just the bridge pup? Wondering if it loses much of the bite? Yes. No, they don't lack any bite (unless they are years old and knackered). 1 Quote
mcnach Posted August 24, 2019 Posted August 24, 2019 22 hours ago, Dankology said: This was one of the reasons I moved to the Jazz w/rounds - we have one song that benefits from the odd pop here and there and the PJ with flats wasn't letting them cut through. Having said that, I like my flats quite well worn in so a newer set may well have been better. Listening through last night's rehearsal recording, I now have the opposite problem: the pops sound horribly tinny and thin. There are likely some technique issues here... Not all flats are the same. Some are very dark and woolly and others very bright. Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats are a pretty good compromise, the feel of flats and a sound that can be very bright but tweaked into standard flat territory if you want them to sound that way. 1 1 Quote
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