Jonesy Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Age. You know you're getting old when you have flats instead of rounds on your basses 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, Jonesy said: Age. You know you're getting old when you have flats instead of rounds on your basses 😂 😯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 20 minutes ago, Jonesy said: Age. You know you're getting old when you have flats instead of rounds on your basses 😂 You are right. When maturing you start to appreciate the finer things a lot more than whippersnappers possibly could. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 1 minute ago, chris_b said: You are right. When maturing you start to appreciate the finer things a lot more That’s what she said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Curiosity was my motivation. That and finding some very cheap flats on eBay. I found they're great on my p basses less so on a jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Better tone, better feel, YMMV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyt Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I have 2 basses, and strung one with flats last year. I practice with it quite a bit , but don’t really like the tension and am not a massive fan of the tone. Before each gig, I A and B both basses, and always end up taking the rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 My P bass was just too ‘sprangy’ so I sprang for a set of flats. Nice thump, great feel (after going down a gauge cos of the tension) and last ages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I wanted to minimise the marks on my fretless. I liked them so much, I fitted them on the fretted basses too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 OK, history lesson. This isn't so much a story about converting to flats, more a case of starting out, then switching and by necessity, throwing a set of flats on one bass. When I first started out, my initial bass had flats on it; I broke the G-string and for whatever reason (probably not knowing any better), I bought a round wound G-string. The bass got sold (complete with three flats and a round wound G) and I bought a Columbus Jazz bass. This had a set of nylon wrapped strings (essentially rounds with a flat black wrap); I unwound the wrap and behold round wounds, which I continued to use until a couple of years ago. I was depping for a band that asked for flats tonally, so I bought a cheap set off Amazon (nasty) and then a set of Fenders (nice). I used them for about a month on one bass and then switched that back to rounds. Still have the flats, but doubtful they'll see action again. Just not me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Fretless basses. My first bass came with flats so my first string change was the other way around. I have never thought to put flats on a fretted bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.