Jo.gwillim Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 05/11/2024 at 10:53, Happy Jack said: For me, the answer to the actual question being asked is, it depends on the band. In a 4/5-piece covers band with either two guitars or guitar + keys I prefer to stay well away from that sonic territory. I use flats to supply the underpinning for the band. In a 3-piece rock'n'roll outfit I need to be period-correct so it's flats all the way. In a 3-piece covers band where there's a lot of sonic territory to be filled I find that flats just don't cut it, so I use a Rickenbacker 5-string with rounds. I've heard plenty of bands over the years solve that last conundrum (sonic territory to be filled) by just cranking the amps up to 11 and/or adding loads of FX but I have no interest in being in that sort of band. I've had a similar experience. Playing in a busy covers band everything felt just right when i switched my P to flats. The same bass in the more acoustic band i play with needed so much eq tweaking i switched to a jazz with rounds, all happy again. I'm sure either bass would do either job but it's much easier if the bass (and the strings of course) just slot in. Quote
Terry M. Posted Tuesday at 14:15 Posted Tuesday at 14:15 I may get arrested for doing this but I finally put my TI Jazz flats in the bin. I installed and reinstalled them on various basses over the two years I owned them but I have to admit to not understanding the flatwound appeal compared to rounds. They're not the first I've tried but definitely the most expensive as I wrote in a previous post. 1 Quote
neepheid Posted Tuesday at 14:30 Posted Tuesday at 14:30 14 minutes ago, Terry M. said: I may get arrested for doing this but I finally put my TI Jazz flats in the bin. I installed and reinstalled them on various basses over the two years I owned them but I have to admit to not understanding the flatwound appeal compared to rounds. They're not the first I've tried but definitely the most expensive as I wrote in a previous post. You could have sold those! Quote
Terry M. Posted Tuesday at 14:33 Posted Tuesday at 14:33 1 minute ago, neepheid said: You could have sold those! Good point but they were really tatty by the time I'd done with them and I just wanted them out my life. You are right though 😉 Quote
neepheid Posted Tuesday at 14:42 Posted Tuesday at 14:42 8 minutes ago, Terry M. said: Good point but they were really tatty by the time I'd done with them and I just wanted them out my life. You are right though 😉 That probably would have increased the value - flatwound players are a weird bunch... 3 Quote
ezbass Posted Tuesday at 15:10 Posted Tuesday at 15:10 27 minutes ago, neepheid said: That probably would have increased the value - flatwound players are a weird bunch... I don’t know what you mean 2 Quote
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