Re: Re[4]: How do I get this sound?
Posted by: basswulf <basswulf@...>
> Thanks. It sounds like I need to get some flat wound strings. Changing
> strings is really causing me some cognitive dissonance.
Try everything else first and see if you get in the right ballpark for
the tone you are after. Changing strings is a great way to improve the
sound your bass (how many of us stick with the same strings until we
start to notice that they are wearing away?) but it is also relatively
drastic. I guess that with the double ball end system on my bass, I
could probably manage it in a couple of minutes so could almost use
different strings as another effect although I'm not sure I'd want to
and it is more involved with a standard set up.
Even if flatwounds do get you that tone, you are cutting yourself off
from other sounds, so it is quite a big decision. Of course, if you've
got more than one bass...
Wulf
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Wulf Forrester-Barker
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