I hear "When you go flat, you never go back..."

[AnthonyD]

...but I just might.

After going completely Bongo the past couple of years and playing flats on all of them, I've had my Sterling strung with Slinkys. I pick it up every now and again in my practice room and think to myself - "I'm missing that round-wound zing"...

Then at rehearsal this past week I wasn't getting the "edge" I was looking for out of the HH. It's my new number one, but suddenly I felt like I wanted more pop with my thump. Tweaking my EQ gave me a bit more, but there was something missing...

Slinkys went on last night and they're feeling fine - I have a gig this Saturday and I am looking forward to unquestionably owning my part of the frequency range!

 

[ROON]

To be honest I love flatwound strings, but HATE them on my SR4. Yuck yuck yuck.
I have my Ibanez RD300 strung up with Fender Flats and I love it to death.

My favourite strings for my SR4 are D'Addario XL's. Used to be a die hard Slinky fan but picked up a pack of XL's when my local store had no Slinkys, and found out I actually like them a lot, lot more. And they are much cheaper as well!

 

[Duarte]

I only use flats on a P bass. Just great. Oh yeah and on fretless, but thats different.

Otherwise it's DR fatbeams.

 

[jlepre]

I love my flats! I strung up one of my SR5's and my new Sterling 5 with flats. I take one Flat bass and one round bass to each gig. I like to have variety.

 

[AnthonyD]

I had a quick practice with my guitarist yesterday - the HH w/ Slinky's was addictive!

Might just be a keeper... Flats might go in the closet for a while.

Saturday will be the full-on test. We're doing a back-yard BBQ party and I'm looking forward to rock!

 

[RobertB]

I only use flats on a P bass. Just great. Oh yeah and on fretless, but thats different.

Otherwise it's DR fatbeams.

haha, so the ones I put on Mr. Sparkle worked out for ya, huh? Had a feelin.

 

[phatduckk]

i tired flats for a bit and they didn't do it for me at all. i wanted to see what everyone was talking about... but its not my thing.

rounds kinda rule dude

 

[vcs700s]

I own six basses and they are all strung with D'Addario Chromes.

I love flats- obviously!

 

[T-bone]

I'm certainly diggin the flats I put on my buttercream S/R 4. Warm, Phat, and I love the way I can slide into notes. Almost makes me want a fretless.

And then I pick up my 30th with rounds.........

tbone

 

[Aussie Mark]

i tired flats for a bit and they didn't do it for me at all. i wanted to see what everyone was talking about... but its not my thing.

Not a surprise, I would imagine, for a punk band.

But for everything else, flats rool!

 

[rhythmCity944]

i tired flats for a bit and they didn't do it for me at all. i wanted to see what everyone was talking about... but its not my thing.

rounds kinda rule dude

I'm with you dude...my '88 SR4 came to me strung with flats and no matter the situation, I could never get them to work out...i'll take round wounds any day...

 

[Kitsapbass]

I bought some of the TI flats...they lasted about a month on my bass (a Guild Pilot 5 string). I went back to my Slinkys........

 

[bovinehost]

Anthony, you are SO out of the club.

 

[AnthonyD]

Aw, c'mon! The HSp's still wear flats!

 

[strummer]

I love the flats, but I love the rounds too. The thing for me is that playing flats makes me play in a totally different way, both technically and the note choices i make. SO I say it's all good

 

[jlepre]

I love flats on my new Sterling 5. I played my first gig last night with her strung up with flats and man I was loving the thump! I think I'm slowling moving over to the flat side.

 

[StevieBoy]

My old P bass had flats on when I bought it, they lasted 1 gig..it's nice to have that bit of cut from the rounds when you need it!

 

[AnthonyD]

I am really digging the harmonics I'm getting from the rounds...








*eyes HSp and goes "Hmmmmm"...