Nickytwister
Active member
Hi.
Ernie Ball flats on my Bongo HS5 sound wicked. Loads of top. The mids still growl like a Jazz bass. Whack up the low mid boost and a little bass and it'll punch through ANYTHING.
Don't slag em off until you've tried em for a while - and in more than one musical context. You won't get a modern slap tone out of em for example but you'll get a killer 70s funk sound. I know which sound I'd prefer to have.
Pick and fingers sound great too.
Ernie Ball flats on a Stingray also sound amazing - I'd say 95% of listeners say the bass sounds better not worse with the flats on.
I wouldn't suggest LaBellas - the Ernie Ball flat are really bright and they do suit the instruments. Play the bass acoustically and it will resonate louder which is always a good sign. One drawback is that low notes (such as the low D) on the B string don't sustain too well.
Of course this is just an opinion and some people will disagree with me. Cool - do you own thing.
I love roundwounds too - my vintage Fenders have rounds on; I just happen to like Musicman basses with EB flats.
It never hurt Bernard Edward's tone either.
Lastly, like many bass players, I do like to change my mind. So I'll probably have a set of 50-105 rounds back on my Stingray 4 within the next couple of months.
Why not?
Ernie Ball flats on my Bongo HS5 sound wicked. Loads of top. The mids still growl like a Jazz bass. Whack up the low mid boost and a little bass and it'll punch through ANYTHING.
Don't slag em off until you've tried em for a while - and in more than one musical context. You won't get a modern slap tone out of em for example but you'll get a killer 70s funk sound. I know which sound I'd prefer to have.
Pick and fingers sound great too.
Ernie Ball flats on a Stingray also sound amazing - I'd say 95% of listeners say the bass sounds better not worse with the flats on.
I wouldn't suggest LaBellas - the Ernie Ball flat are really bright and they do suit the instruments. Play the bass acoustically and it will resonate louder which is always a good sign. One drawback is that low notes (such as the low D) on the B string don't sustain too well.
Of course this is just an opinion and some people will disagree with me. Cool - do you own thing.
I love roundwounds too - my vintage Fenders have rounds on; I just happen to like Musicman basses with EB flats.
It never hurt Bernard Edward's tone either.
Lastly, like many bass players, I do like to change my mind. So I'll probably have a set of 50-105 rounds back on my Stingray 4 within the next couple of months.
Why not?
