Toadroller Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 A recent guitar purchase came with flat wounds on them. I'd never played them before. Never seen them discussed here. Talk amongst yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondedbybrick Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Use nothing but flatwounds on my bass and love the smoother sound they produce. Never used them on guitars though........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 It has been years since playing a guitar with flatwounds. I remember them feeling a little stiffer and sounding less bright. For someone playing clean they might be good, but from what I remember they really would not be good for someone playing with a lot of gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Yes for jazz. Gabe 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerDave Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Excellent on a 12 string. The sound of the 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m chops Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 At least on a bass, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 On bass always and I love compressed rounds which feel like flats, on my 12 string guitar. I need to try pure flats on a 6 string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Man Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Count me in as another who has them on all my basses, but have never played them on a guitar. Love the tone though, think mellow Wes Montgomery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerteddybear Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Only rounds on bass, preferably nickel. Tried flats; they suck hard. Put flats on my Tele and jazz box. Good for a change, but I'm using rounds on the rest of my guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Flats are a warmer tone. Love on the jazz box and fretless bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velorush Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 My standby Gibson Howard Roberts moves from general purpose guitar to straight jazz box with a change to flats (D'Addario Chromes, to be specific). I keep a set lying around just in case someone needs a completely incompetent jazz faker to sit in. CAVEAT: not even remotely tolerable with gain - lots of weird overtones (undertones?) that (inconceivably) make me sound even worse! Could be the choice of Chromes - only ones I've tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHalinda Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Found this Joe Gore blog post (and video) about his like of flatwounds. https://tonefiend.com/guitar/flatwound_addiction/ They can sound good with gain (I think). Never tried a set myself though. Maybe someday.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomteriffic Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I use stainless ground rounds (D'Addario half round) on my fretless basses they feel good, tone is good and they last fer freakin' ever. Flatwounds on a guitar can be cool, they give a slightly compressed sound and feel. Wayne Moss of Barefoot Jerry is a great example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixesandsevens Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 P-bass? Yes. Guitar? That's a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0054 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I use 12-52 Daddario flat wounds on my Newport. They are not dull sounding, or brite. I love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Never tried them. Maybe try a set on my Talladega. Based on what y’all are saying about them I don’t think they’d suit any of my other guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 For me? Oh, God no. It's not that I can't hang a little in the Jazz/Fusion realm, but classic rock is where I'm most comfortable. And flatwounds just go against everything I do tone wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhitcomb3 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Messed around with them for a guitar with a pitch-to-midi converter, as they generate fewer overtones to confuse the processing. Hard to bend. A bit dull sounding, but cool for jazz. I have a few sets that I expect I will never use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 GHS BriteFlats .010s on my Gretsch PowerJet. Plain 3rd string. Mellower tone like a true flatwound, but they sustain longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 3:36 PM, sixesandsevens said: P-bass? Yes. Guitar? That's a thing? Yes, on jazz boxes played finger style with a clean signal chain. On 5/7/2020 at 5:54 AM, Teh said: Flats are a warmer tone. Love on the jazz box and fretless bass. And the flats minimize wear on a fretless fingerboard. Want more attack from flats on a bass? Play with a pick; it'll bring out attack and a sense of drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixesandsevens Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 39 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: Yes, on jazz boxes played finger style with a clean signal chain. It was a joke. I probably should have included my buddy here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, sixesandsevens said: It was a joke. I probably should have included my buddy here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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