bob atherton
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FWIW mine are on my SR4 maple neck. They work and sound just great. No idea if rosewood would feel or sound better, maybe?
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FWIW mine are on my SR4 maple neck. They work and sound just great. No idea if rosewood would feel or sound better, maybe?
oli@bass
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Well, let's put it this way: I'd rather keep the rounds on the maple neck.
But that's only an opinion.
Try them on both, and make up your own mind!
But that's only an opinion.
Try them on both, and make up your own mind!
orpheus55
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As per my original post, I am using them on a maple neck. After a half dozen gigs since I first posted, I remain convinced they are the way to go, especially if you're doing a lot of oldies/Motown as I am; it would have been unthinkable to use anything but a P-bass prior to this, but I'm getting the thud and thump and some nice singing highs when I need them. I had always put off getting a Stingray because of my band's (20 years in biz) committment to soul music, but it has been great!
Powman
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You know, I no longer think too much about the wood of the neck...You can use any string with any neck. When I listen to two exact basses side by side, one with a maple and one with a rosewood neck, yes there is a bit of a difference with the rosewood being a bit warmer.
But take two basses that are exactly the same and put rounds on one and flats on the other and you hear a much bigger difference.
I love the sound of both types of strings. This is the number one reason that I want to get two basses...so I can have flats on one and rounds on the other.
But take two basses that are exactly the same and put rounds on one and flats on the other and you hear a much bigger difference.
I love the sound of both types of strings. This is the number one reason that I want to get two basses...so I can have flats on one and rounds on the other.
drTStingray
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I have to agree with what's being said here - I've had flats on each of my basses and they really work well with all of them. As well as a nice thump you can also get a nice growl from them - something I noticed especially on the fretless.
My only problem was the string tension on the SR5 - however they weren't EB flats. Do you guys reckon Group 3s are the best wat round that?
My only problem was the string tension on the SR5 - however they weren't EB flats. Do you guys reckon Group 3s are the best wat round that?
orpheus55
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Yes. I do. I cannot detect any real tension difference, whereas I always do with fender flats--and GHS brites as well. The Stage III's were almost identical to the slinkys; I stayed with the 45-65-80-100 (I think) gauge. Very tiny touch to the trussrod; 1/4 inch at most.
TheAntMan
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Ok...I've had a set of EB Group III's laying around for about a year now. After reading all the raves about them I finally put them on my Stingray to test drive them. I like the feel and the over all tone. I like the string transition of the 45 - 100 gauge. I will be trying them out later in the week with some recording (I am also bringing my 25th laced up with Super Slinky set 
As mentioned by others here, the tension feels about the same as the Slinkys but there is a mellowness added to the growl of the Stingray. Without saying anything to her about the tone, I had my wife give a listen. When I asked her how they sounded she made both hands into claws and with a snarly face went "GRRRRWWWW!!!" I had to laugh
Anyway, I will try them on for a while on the SR4H and see how they fair.
--Ant
As mentioned by others here, the tension feels about the same as the Slinkys but there is a mellowness added to the growl of the Stingray. Without saying anything to her about the tone, I had my wife give a listen. When I asked her how they sounded she made both hands into claws and with a snarly face went "GRRRRWWWW!!!" I had to laugh
Anyway, I will try them on for a while on the SR4H and see how they fair.
--Ant
oli@bass
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No pics, no wife going "GRRRRWWWW"
!I've put flats on my fretless SRs and liked it, but that makes me wonder whether I should try them on a fretted one...
bob atherton
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At a slight tanget... last night in our jazz/fusion band the drummer started a busy sort of thing going and I dived in with a bass solo (very, very NOT like me BTW) anyhow I dialed in a very Jacoesque parpy, burpy tone that I never got when I was really trying to get that sound about 10 years ago with all the 'right' kit like a Fender Jazz with rounds etc.
My question is if I can almost nail that Jaco tone with EB group 3 flats on my single PUP Stingray 4, could I do even better on a two PUP Sterling 4? I think I would warm to the the slightly thinner, more Fender J neck as well.
I got the tone by a good mid boost, a touch of bass boost, treble on flat and a mid boost on the Ashdown ABM 500, two 2x10 cabs.
My question is if I can almost nail that Jaco tone with EB group 3 flats on my single PUP Stingray 4, could I do even better on a two PUP Sterling 4? I think I would warm to the the slightly thinner, more Fender J neck as well.
I got the tone by a good mid boost, a touch of bass boost, treble on flat and a mid boost on the Ashdown ABM 500, two 2x10 cabs.
Horny Toad
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Slapping with Flats??
Yep.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYKl-czUTNU"]YouTube- Musicman Stingray Flatwounds #2 - Slaping[/ame]
Powman
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Thanks for the video clip! Cool.
TheAntMan
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Ok!!! That's it!!!
The EB Group III's are staying on the SR4!
I have tried 4 times to switch back to my Super Slinky set and each time I sit down to do so, I plug in just to hear the flats again and end up not switching them out. They sound so good and feel just right on this bass.
--Ant
The EB Group III's are staying on the SR4!
I have tried 4 times to switch back to my Super Slinky set and each time I sit down to do so, I plug in just to hear the flats again and end up not switching them out. They sound so good and feel just right on this bass.
--Ant
flats sound better on a maple neck in my opinion. dead rounds on a rosewood neck sounds pretty awesome though, i use nothing but dead rounds on my old fernandes. for the maple neck it really evens everything out, and the brightness from the neck adds a little kick to the flats making them just sound way better and a lot fuller. i dont think im ever going to go back to rounds on the stingray again, i may get a classic with a rosewood fretboard and string it with rounds and let them rot into awesomeness but maybe not.
