iconic Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 There are number of Squier Vintage Modified Jazz owners here ...anyone fitted some flatties....how do they play...dull as dishwater , or nice and fat but loss of the octave funky pop? cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I`ve got a set of Status flats on mine and they sound like....well flats! Bit dull but nice and fat and at about £19 a set worth a go. I prefer the tone I get with the flats to the D`arrios I had on the jazz before. You get them direct from their website. Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I personally tried flats and ended up restrining to the old set back on (roto's).... just my preference but i like abit of "bright" with my fretless =] i think it's something you have to try yourself and see what you think, afterall it should be "YOUR SOUND" at the end of the day. All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) I found rounds to be too 'clanky' on the fretless ebonol and stuck on an old set of flats I ripped off a bass I'd bought not long before the Squier and, as I guy who hadn't used flats for 30 years, I found I preferred them on this bass. Edited January 28, 2010 by Stacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Hold on. Is the OP talking about the fretless VMJ or the fretted VMJ? The phrase "octave funky pop" suggests fretted to me. If it's fretless, I've got TI flats on mine, and they're great. Not as dull as something like La Bella flats -- the TIs still have some zing and bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolutpepper Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 [quote name='jezzaboy' post='725693' date='Jan 26 2010, 08:35 PM']I`ve got a set of Status flats on mine and they sound like....well flats! Bit dull but nice and fat and at about £19 a set worth a go. I prefer the tone I get with the flats to the D`arrios I had on the jazz before. You get them direct from their website. Jez[/quote] +1 for Jazzaboy's comment. He turned me on to a set of the Status Flats. They offer some of the best value for the price and quality. Installing mine tonight on my VMJ Fretless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 sorry, my VMJ is fretted! I only ask as my Yammy RBX blows the doors off with flatties but still has a 'little' brightness on the G string. I will try a set on the VMJ but as it's a jazz and I like to have a little 'twang' on my pops....just wondered if the flatties kills the VMJ tone completely....best I try some I know....am I making sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 [quote name='iconic' post='729421' date='Jan 30 2010, 06:54 AM']sorry, my VMJ is fretted! I only ask as my Yammy RBX blows the doors off with flatties but still has a 'little' brightness on the G string. I will try a set on the VMJ but as it's a jazz and I like to have a little 'twang' on my pops....just wondered if the flatties kills the VMJ tone completely....best I try some I know....am I making sense?[/quote] Give the TIs a go, but they might be a little "loose" for slap/pop. You could try Status half-wounds (the best half-wounds I've been able to get hold of) -- they still have some zing/twang/bite/whatever but with depth and smoothness, and they feel great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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