Chris Pile
Well-known member
Re: Flatwounds, a thread with all the talk/hype/etc.
Back in the 70's I had a Rick bass. The stock strings were flatwounds, but I hated the lack of mids. I also hated the way they rubbed on the fingers of my right hand, so I put a little Vaseline on the tips. Well, that eventually made the strings go dead. I would boil them to get the Vaseline out, and reuse them until they got dead again. Rick strings were really expensive back then, and I finally got sick of it, and bought a set of Ernie Ball roundwounds. The sound was so much fuller, and my fingers didn't stick to them anymore! YAY! I have used roundwounds ever since. I can always roll the treble off if I have to, but I can't add it to flatwounds.
A pal of mine used to like D'Addario Reds - they were copper wound strings. They had a roundwound feel, but sounded like flatwounds. Since he played a lot of blues, they worked well for him. They were dirt cheap, too. Do they still make them?
Back in the 70's I had a Rick bass. The stock strings were flatwounds, but I hated the lack of mids. I also hated the way they rubbed on the fingers of my right hand, so I put a little Vaseline on the tips. Well, that eventually made the strings go dead. I would boil them to get the Vaseline out, and reuse them until they got dead again. Rick strings were really expensive back then, and I finally got sick of it, and bought a set of Ernie Ball roundwounds. The sound was so much fuller, and my fingers didn't stick to them anymore! YAY! I have used roundwounds ever since. I can always roll the treble off if I have to, but I can't add it to flatwounds.
A pal of mine used to like D'Addario Reds - they were copper wound strings. They had a roundwound feel, but sounded like flatwounds. Since he played a lot of blues, they worked well for him. They were dirt cheap, too. Do they still make them?
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