Jay2U

Rounder usually means more sine wave shaped, so less harmonics.

I don't think so! A fatter string requires more tension in order to make it's higher mass resonate at a given frequency. More mass and tension require more energy for the same amplitude. Apart from the fundamental tone, harmonics appear along the string. The more energy, the more harmonics. As those harmonics are multiples of the fundamental frequency, the result will be a richer tone, not a fatter tone. As the proof of the pudding is in the eating, I analysed the waveforms produced by both, thin and fat strings. It can be clearly seen that the percentage of harmonics versus the fundamental frequency depends on string gauge. In other words: Thinner strings produce more boom. In the graph tone, gauge and tension are listed.

Motörhead's version of this Sex Pistols oldie

Some more upright fun

Some more ZZ Top...

D'addario flats is a safe option, as is Ernie Ball. There's no real difference between both. I was told D'addario used to produce Ernie Ball's flats till a few years ago. A few years ago I tried the Cobalts, but I'm not a fan of those. They lost their semi-brightness rather quickly, the most frequently played strings first.

A video about upgrading and modifying my cheap Chinese P-Bass copy, with some serious metal jamming at the end. Enjoy!

I suddenly remembered the Chromes on my P-Bass copy. Here's an example with compression only.

You're right. To me it's the mix that counts. I try to fill the spectrum from 30 to 200 Hz.

I strung my Ibanez with Ernie Ball flatwounds, tuned BEAD. This is what this thunderstick can do...

Some ZZ Top: Jesus Just Left Chicago from Tres Hombres, with a few little changes in the bass line.

Channel trailer...

The last post is exactly one year old. Time for some new stuff... I got a ton of playalong videos on my YouTube Channel. Let's start with the one I like most. Last summer I was invited to play on stage with The Lillingtons, a punk rock band from Wyoming.

Does some kind of "Me on YouTube" thread exist on BassChat?

I'm used to copy the address displayed in the browser. I'm gonna try straight away... and YES it works!

I wonder how to properly embed YouTube content. Does anyone know?

Thanks!

Most of my activity is on my YouTube channel. I like to play along and produce silly videos. Here's a link to one of those videos. Zodiac by The Lillingtons from Stella Sapiente, 2017.

My woodshed, a G&L Tribute L-2000, an Ibanez GSR200EX, modified for BEAD tuning and a cheap Chinese P-Bass copy. My son plays the guitars. His newest, a Fender Strat. is missing in this picture.

I was a member of this site about eight years ago. Must have been for a short while. Don't remember why.