hi there cant'comment on the squire P-Bass, but use flats on all my basses including warwick, status and jazz bass, and ive always found they give a much nicer warmer tone, and they dont 'twang' like rounds do at all. hope this helps
[quote name='lanark' post='569971' date='Aug 15 2009, 03:07 PM']Okay - my cheap Affinity P-bass has a very (overly) bright, twangy, almost tinny sound.
Before I fork out the money on them, can anone tell me how much effect putting flatwounds on would have on the tone? I don't want to spend £25 on a new set and find that the tone is dictated by pick-ups and the guitar itself.
I play in a salsa band so I really want a warm, neutral, double-bass type sound, not a funky, bright, slap bass sound.
Are flatwounds the way to go? Will they make a drastic difference?[/quote]