CME limited edition SGs - collecting for fins and pickguards

[Dave W]

But you have enough basses with roundwounds!

Besides flats & pick is a great combination. Try D'Addario Chromes, they still have enough zing and don't sound muddy at all, just focused.

I've never understood why anyone would want flatwounds with zing. Like Ernie Ball promoting their Slinky Flatwounds as sounding like rounds. Why? If you want it to sound like rounds, buy rounds.

Flatwounds with a pick can be a great sound, so many examples. But it's not for everybody, and it's not supposed to be zingy.

[ajkula66]

And dammit I just bought this '64 II. 

What. A. Score. Congrats...

I've never understood why anyone would want flatwounds with zing.

Reducing fretwear would be my best guess.

I can't play flats to save a life, but will admit that a lot of my toying with tapewounds initially came from desire to save whatever was left of frets on my older basses...and the fact that White Nylons can emulate rounds pretty darn well was a huge plus for me.

[patman]

Weird, cause I don't like the feel of rounds...sort of like fingernails and chalkboard.

LaBella low tension flats just feel good to me.

[Rob]

Weird, cause I don't like the feel of rounds...sort of like fingernails and chalkboard.

LaBella low tension flats just feel good to me.

Same here

[TBird1958]

Weird, cause I don't like the feel of rounds...sort of like fingernails and chalkboard.

LaBella low tension flats just feel good to me.

That's how I feel about Flats - Different strokes, and again I'm not being critical of those who like them. I always had rounds on every bass so the tactile is what I'm accustomed to.   

[westen44]

   

That's how I feel about Flats - Different strokes, and again I'm not being critical of those who like them. I always had rounds on every bass so the tactile is what I'm accustomed to.

I feel the same as you, although I can try to tolerate flats on violin basses if necessary. 

[uwe]

D'Addario doesn't pay me for this (man, I should really ask!), but Chromes are in a league of their own. They have flatwound thud and fundamental, yet also a halo of (never nasty sounding) presence, not like trebly rounds at all. And they never lose that, I've had the same set on my Washburn AB-20 for more than a decade, they still retain sparkle.

They are also smooth to play, not yucky like some old fllat sets can be, Labellas especially. The only drawback of Chromes is that they make bending a real man's job, they're stiff as hell.

Ñow, does anybody have Jim D'Addario's number?

[Pilgrim]

Do your best Elvis curled-lip sneer while doing so....

[TBird1958]

D'Addario doesn't pay me for this (man, I should really ask!), but Chromes are in a league of their own. They have flatwound thud and fundamental, yet also a halo of (never nasty sounbding) presence, not like trebly rounds at all. And they never lose that, I've had the same set on my Washburn AB-20 for more than a decade, they still retain sparkle.

They are also smooth to play, not yucky like some old fllat sets can be, Labellas especially. The only drawback of Chromes is that they make bending a real man's job, they're stiff as hell.

Ñow, does anybody have Jim D'Addario's number?

Well, I'll consider a set for my AB-20. The '64II will likely start with a set of Ken Smith Rock Masters.

[Alanko]

Weird, cause I don't like the feel of rounds...sort of like fingernails and chalkboard.

LaBella low tension flats just feel good to me.

I get some weird dermatitis from rounds. I'm not sure if it's the nickel or something else. Flats are touted as kinder on your fingers, but they just break your fingers in differently. Playing a long sweaty set on flats does things to your fingers!


Rotosound rounds feel the worst to me. I guess it's the curse of being first; you don't feel like you have to improve your product. Rotos feel like they are going to leave metal filings on your fingers, yet they are ubiquitous here in the UK and old guys (who never try any other strings) love them. Yeesh!

[Granny Gremlin]

Wow, super nice 64 II there.  Congrats.

[Grog]

Chromes seem to have come on my ES Les Paul Bass & I bought a set for both of my LP Jr DC basses. They are definitely growing on me. After more years of round wounds than I would like to admit to, I'm digging flat wounds......

[Dave W]

Reducing fretwear would be my best guess.

I can't play flats to save a life, but will admit that a lot of my toying with tapewounds initially came from desire to save whatever was left of frets on my older basses...and the fact that White Nylons can emulate rounds pretty darn well was a huge plus for me.

I never use stainless steel rounds, and I've never had a problem with fret wear using nickel-plated rounds. Then again, I'm not pounding the strings against the frets and board.

The most significant fret wear I ever had was with the flats I had on my Musicman (USA) SUB bass for a dozen years. Didn't chew up the frets, just wore flat spots on them.

That reminds me of Joe Osborn's claim that when he finally replaced the LaBella flats on his Jazz Bass, there were indentations on the underside of the strings, from the frets. As much as I admired his playing, his story was preposterous. Stainless wrap is much harder than standard nickel-silver fretwire.

Remember, Der Maestro says flatwounds need to be changed more often. 

[Granny Gremlin]

Uwe, forget frick sakes my kids saw that filth cuz I was perusing this thread on the livingvroomvTV/computer..  NSFW warning PLZ!

[uwe]

You darn reptile porn lurker! 

Buy'em a group of pet tortoises, Jake, nature will teach them everything they'll need to know. 

And I did give a warning!

"And I hate it how you drag everything down to your own swampy level. (Warning: NSFWM ... mammals)"

Actually, the style reminded me of Robert Crumb's legendary Fritz the Cat comics - and we all know how that is by now considered art:



But as a lifelong keeper of reptiles I can (re)assure you, the depiction was/is inaccurate. Reptiles (unlike mammals) don't do oral sex - never ever. Don't feel bad.



It's a little retro and a bit passé
But you know you make her feel A-OK
And she feels alright, the stars are bright, the missionary position

And the acrobats, well they tend to scoff
All you know is that you can get her off
And you feel alright, the stars are bright, the missionary position

The tried and true is good enough for me and you
For me and you
The tried and true is good enough
Don't need anymore, we don't need anymore

A rebranding effort might just be the thing
But a name's a name and we're continuing
Always feeling fine, it ain't the wine, it's the missionary position

There are pros and cons to each different pose
But we don't see any need to get to those
'cause we're feeling great, a heightened state, the missionary position

The tried and true is good enough for me and you
For me and you
The tried and true is good enough
Don't need anymore, we don't need anymore
Don't need anymore, we don't need anymore

You might have positions you can recommend
But I don't know if we'll ever get to them
'cause we feel alright, the stars are bright, the missionary position

You might pride yourself, you're so avant garde
But we're neoclassicists, I guess, at heart
Patronise all you like, we both like the missionary position

Missionary, missionary, missionary, missionary...

It's a private matter as to frequency
But we both are smiling as you well can see
And it ain't no joke, it ain't baroque, it's the missionary position

It's a little retro and a bit passé
But you know you'll make her feel A-OK
And she feels alright, the stars are bright, the missionary position


Further proof for the musical and lyrical brilliance of the Brothers Mael no one in this forum ever seems to "get".