syciprider
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But I seem to have put them on the wrong one (the SEQs Bongo). I think I'll keep SEQs wearing Slinkys while the Dargie sports EB flats. I like the the fretless voice of the rounds better.
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timmy5strings
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The rounds tend to be a little rougher on the neck of a fretless. I had them on mine for a bit and liked the sound but didn't like what it was doing to the neck, so back to flats. Not sure why I sacrificed sound for looks, now that I think about it.
n!k
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You ever tried groundwound / halfwound strings? There are more middle ground alternatives if you want flat feel and roundwound sound.
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Big Poppa
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n!k this is the EB forum......DOnt worry someone just may edit shameless plugs for competing strings!
Kristopher
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I've always wondered if half-rounds really sound any different than flats - don't they both have flat outsides?
n!k
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I'll save that someone the trouble.
Oh yes. I've got the EB flats on my Dargie SR4 again. I gave them a cleaning with the String Cleaner Wonder Wipes and that friction I complained about in my last thread is gone! Feels so smoooooooose. After playing more, their tone seems to have more bassy frequencies than anything else. I looking forward to how their tone changes as they age. Like the Dargie, these strings ain't going nowhere else. 
n!k
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half-wounds can either be roundwounds that are "ground down" to feel flatter, or flatwounds made in some unconventional manner. It really, really differs from brand to brand. I've tried dozens.
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syciprider
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Oh yes. I've got the EB flats on my Dargie SR4 again. I gave them a cleaning with the String Cleaner Wonder Wipes and that friction I complained about in my last thread is gone! Feels so smoooooooose. After playing more, their tone seems to have more bassy frequencies than anything else. I looking forward to how their tone changes as they age. Like the Dargie, these strings ain't going nowhere else.
Yup that's it. The flats made the SEQs warmer and fuller. I prefer a bright and clear sound for fretless so the two Bongos are going to swap strings tomorrow.
syciprider
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Swap done. And Wow! DD Bongo + EB flats pushes the SVT real nice with no gain pedals.
http://alvarfamily.com/doodle
http://alvarfamily.com/doodle
n!k
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Nice clip. I am obsessed with that tone.
bovinehost
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A single H Bongo with flats makes such a great noise.
(I think the green finish really firms up the deal.)
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I just put some flats on my DD Bongo tonight. They were Pyramids, not EB, but they sound great nonetheless. I couldn't be more pleased.
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I wanted to try Flats on my Bongo. I had a set that I broke and G string on about a year ago and just put the top 3 strings on. What a great tone they give the Bongo. I am going to go out a get a set of the EB's as soon as possible. They not only sound great but feel great too.......
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Eggman
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I am about to go put the EB flats back on the DD Bongo HS. The half-rounds really didn't do it for me afterall.
syciprider
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Oh yeah I found a clean but menacing distorted tone now!
Bongo+EB flats (P/Mag blend @ 10:00, mid shift @ 2:00, mid boost @ 3:00, bass @ 2:00, treb @ 11:00) into my SVT. The high mids plus the significant mids boost gets me a nasal and snarly tone that stays coherent even as I turn it up. The lines during the verses are mostly hammered on. Gotta love the Bongo's transient response.
Bonus: Check out how I used a delay too Decent clip if I didn't start wanking horribly during the chorus.
http://alvarfamily.com/policeandthieves.mp3
Bongo+EB flats (P/Mag blend @ 10:00, mid shift @ 2:00, mid boost @ 3:00, bass @ 2:00, treb @ 11:00) into my SVT. The high mids plus the significant mids boost gets me a nasal and snarly tone that stays coherent even as I turn it up. The lines during the verses are mostly hammered on. Gotta love the Bongo's transient response.
Bonus: Check out how I used a delay too
Decent clip if I didn't start wanking horribly during the chorus.http://alvarfamily.com/policeandthieves.mp3
