https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:19:01 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-328155 Fri, 08 May 2009 01:43:32 +0000 Bass Players Discussion Dan Lasley https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-328155 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-328144 Thu, 07 May 2009 23:39:08 +0000
I grant you flatwounds do feel nice - but if you were to persevere with roundwounds, I reckon they'd start to feel totally natural. It's just a matter of muscle memory to get that extra bit of accuracy in fretting... it's actually just as easy, only different ;-)

My two pennyworth is, choose according to sound. Don't let the feel or the perceived difficulty dictate to you. Practice will take care of that!]]> Bass Players Discussion PVTele https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-328144 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-327123 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:14:53 +0000 Bass Players Discussion jwmartin https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-327123 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-326929 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:29:25 +0000
Of course, having one bass for each is certainly one way to deal with it. Perhaps one day! :wink:

Peace That's How I have it. My Hofner has short scale wrapped flats and the Peavey has nickel round wounds. I love the difference between them.]]> Bass Players Discussion daven https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-326929 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-326910 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:17:44 +0000
However, I have since gone back to roundwound nickels, which I find sit better in the mix for our church band; partly this is because we have inexperienced sound people who don't seem to understand what a bass is supposed to sound like (hint: it's not the boom of a car stereo blasting rap music at volume 11), and I just find rounds to be a bit more versatile.

But yeah, you need more than one bass! 8)]]> Bass Players Discussion Gabba Gabba Hey https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-326910 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-326905 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:49:52 +0000 Bass Players Discussion jwmartin https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-326905 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-326903 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:46:48 +0000
Of course, having one bass for each is certainly one way to deal with it. Perhaps one day! :wink:

Peace]]> Bass Players Discussion David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-326903 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-35759 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:40:35 +0000
I went to Guitar Center at lunch and bought a pack of D'Addario Chrome XL Flats (50-105 gauge). Since I have practice tonight, plus since I've never actually changed the strings on a bass, I just went back and got their guitar tech to put 'em on for me. What a difference! They feel like little bits of heaven under my fingers and stay right where I fret them. I can't wait to get to practice to hear the difference.]]> Bass Players Discussion jwmartin https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/flatwounds-vs-roundwounds/#post-35759