jay Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I have been playing bass for nearly 10 years and for some reason have never given my strings much consideration. I really want to try out new brands, but i'm a student and can't afford to be buying new strings to try every week. I play in two bands, but im looking for some strings to suit a modern jazz type band im doing, I want to get a warm punchy tone that cuts through and isn't too overwhelming. I already have a nice Fender Deluxe P bass and a decent rig, so strings are a small consideration tone-wise, but it's something I want to start paying more attention to. Any advice would be very welcome! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoker Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I've got a set of Rotosound flatwounds on my Hoyer and they give it a wonderfully warm punchy sound. Should work fine for Jazz and I've never had a problem with being heard either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 A lot of people rave about using flatwounds on a P Bass. They'll give you a very round warm old school kinda sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 [quote name='chrismuzz' post='1311570' date='Jul 21 2011, 02:23 PM']A lot of people rave about using flatwounds on a P Bass. They'll give you a very round warm old school kinda sound.[/quote] Yes, and D'Addario Chromes seem to be very popular among the flats. I have LaBella Black Nylon Tapewounds on my Hohner headless. They sound and feel pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) [quote name='silddx' post='1311673' date='Jul 21 2011, 03:56 PM']Yes, and D'Addario Chromes seem to be very popular among the flats. I have LaBella Black Nylon Tapewounds on my Hohner headless. They sound and feel pretty good.[/quote] MB1. What do you use on your Buzzard? Edited July 21, 2011 by MB1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 [quote name='jay' post='1311546' date='Jul 21 2011, 02:09 PM']I have been playing bass for nearly 10 years and for some reason have never given my strings much consideration. I really want to try out new brands, but i'm a student and can't afford to be buying new strings to try every week. I play in two bands, but im looking for some strings to suit a modern jazz type band im doing, I want to get a warm punchy tone that cuts through and isn't too overwhelming. I already have a nice Fender Deluxe P bass and a decent rig, so strings are a small consideration tone-wise, but it's something I want to start paying more attention to. Any advice would be very welcome! Thanks[/quote] I would try D'Addario Chromes, flatwounds. They are not as dull as most flats and I find they allow you to play with your tone control a lot more. Lots of body, yet fat and not overpowering. They work really well on P-basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I've had the same set of Roto flats on my P to 7 years and I daren't change them in case it changes the tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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