Kerry Brown
Ambassador of the Great Northern Bar Jams
My Tokai Pbass came with GHS 45 - 105 round wounds. I’d like to try some flats. Looking for recommendations for brand and gauge.
String recommendation
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I have a set of these on my Glarry J....they’re worth more than the bass, and are super smooth to play.
steveb63
Ambassador of the Capacitor
What's your take on the Glarry bass?I have a set of these on my Glarry J....they’re worth more than the bass, and are super smooth to play.
Would be interested to hear a review by someone whose opinion I trust.
Short form: Cheap fun. Feels like a toy. Super lightweight. Big neck...like a club, but playable. Set up easily. Truss rod works. Hardware is all pot metal. Body wood feels like I could crush it with my bare hand(Dents easily). Rosewood board is made up of tiny strips of “maybe rosewood” bonded together. I have one, and that’s enough. I don’t regret the experience. I don’t crave another. It’s still here.
steveb63
Ambassador of the Capacitor
Thanks, I think I'll stick with the Squier I've been eyeballin'.Short form: Cheap fun. Feels like a toy. Super lightweight. Big neck...like a club, but playable. Set up easily. Truss rod works. Hardware is all pot metal. Body wood feels like I could crush it with my bare hand(Dents easily). Rosewood board is made up of tiny strips of “maybe rosewood” bonded together. I have one, and that’s enough. I don’t regret the experience. I don’t crave another. It’s still here.
Likely a step up.
OP
Kerry Brown
Ambassador of the Great Northern Bar Jams
I was looking at these. Thanks.
BFT Gibson
Ambassador of Originality
Been playing the factory strings on my Player P on all these recordings, they sound real good. it sounds like a P should. On the Jazz have EB hybrids slinky & on the Ibby EB Power slinky. Dialed in & will never vary. But a Ric & Gibson would be nice for new flavor
OP
Kerry Brown
Ambassador of the Great Northern Bar Jams
I like the sound of the stock strings but I find I get a lot of string noise from my fretting fingers moving on the strings.
BFT Gibson
Ambassador of Originality
New strings..P bass into SVT/fridge..yes !!! that metallic midrange grind
BFT Gibson
Ambassador of Originality
Flatwounds..i use to use them in studio for a country band on a P. In my experience..more of a thud or rolled off attack. Def a unique sound, not as present in the mids..
lol..was playing Pump Up the Volume bass line tonite for like 20 minutes
lol..was playing Pump Up the Volume bass line tonite for like 20 minutes
CoyotesGator
Ambassador of Reptilian Rum Bar Affairs
I have LaBella deep talkin flats on a couple of basses.
heltershelton
Well-Known Member
not sure about guage but my dad has always used rotosounds.
I always gravitate to Rotosound for rounds! Love them! Flats, and/or tapewound, though...La Bella have been fantastic here.
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
those are fun but dont sound like a true flatwound IMHO
Beagle
Ambassador of Slippin' and a Slidin'
Provided the thump stick thumps and the twang stick twangs I don't care.
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
The difference is a thump -- vs a thwang....or a thud
the DH blackbeauties really give my Fretless Jaz Bass a real Upright bass character I really like
on the other side of the coin some Rotosound flats on the 62 EBO (fretless) give a totally DIFFERENT tone
the rest have rounds and flats based on each ones "character"
-- Fender flats on the 51 Precision
-- D'Addario Tapewounds on the Peavey Unity
--rounds on
G3
Thunderbird
Peavey Fury (P) bass
Epi EB-3
Kraken --Ricki Copy
fENDER pLAYER jAZZ bASS.......
Rounds or flats or Blackbeauties on the T-40 depending on mood time of decade or ...................a sale on strings LOL!!!
the DH blackbeauties really give my Fretless Jaz Bass a real Upright bass character I really like
on the other side of the coin some Rotosound flats on the 62 EBO (fretless) give a totally DIFFERENT tone
the rest have rounds and flats based on each ones "character"
-- Fender flats on the 51 Precision
-- D'Addario Tapewounds on the Peavey Unity
--rounds on
G3
Thunderbird
Peavey Fury (P) bass
Epi EB-3
Kraken --Ricki Copy
fENDER pLAYER jAZZ bASS.......
Rounds or flats or Blackbeauties on the T-40 depending on mood time of decade or ...................a sale on strings LOL!!!