Post by grayn on Jun 11, 2013 18:07:29 GMT
Up until last saturday and after about 40 years on the bass, for the first time, I tried flatwound strings. They were on a nice Gretsch bass.
I'd read a lot of people, saying they go very well, on my recently acquired, Epiphone Allen Woody bass. And I really fancied taking it to the next level of 60s retro-ness.
So I got some short scale, D'addario Chromes, flatwound strings and put 'em on, this evening.
Funny thing is, it's one thing trying someone else's bass, with different strings but when you put flatwounds on a bass you've been playing a lot, with roundwounds, it does take some getting used to. The sound is really, very different.
You lose some ring and bounce and perhaps a little definition. But you gain a solidity and smoothness and that lovely retro thump. Yes, I'm warming to them, it'll probably take a few more days and a little amp fiddling to really use them to their best. Definitely feel I've made a good decision though.
I'd read a lot of people, saying they go very well, on my recently acquired, Epiphone Allen Woody bass. And I really fancied taking it to the next level of 60s retro-ness.
So I got some short scale, D'addario Chromes, flatwound strings and put 'em on, this evening.
Funny thing is, it's one thing trying someone else's bass, with different strings but when you put flatwounds on a bass you've been playing a lot, with roundwounds, it does take some getting used to. The sound is really, very different.
You lose some ring and bounce and perhaps a little definition. But you gain a solidity and smoothness and that lovely retro thump. Yes, I'm warming to them, it'll probably take a few more days and a little amp fiddling to really use them to their best. Definitely feel I've made a good decision though.
