Author Topic: Fretless bass strings (Read 364 times)

benson_murrensun · « **Reply #15 on:** September 29, 2011, 03:06:02 PM »

+1 for GHS Brite Flats.

slawie · « **Reply #16 on:** October 03, 2011, 10:49:37 PM »

I use monel flatwound bass guitar strings by
RotoSound. Seems to be some GRRR in them but then
again that is mostly from technique.
I was using Dean Markley Blue Steels but stopped
due to the fretboard being chewed up by roundwound strings.

slawie

edwin · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:47:41 PM »

I absolutely love DR Sunbeams on my David King fretless 5. Really good growl and every other tone I can imagine out of that bass.

As much as I like flats, I'm not a fan for fretless.

YMMV, LOL, etc.

jbybj · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2011, 11:34:36 AM »

Wishbass and Alembic, the polar opposites in the world of custom basses, but both awesome, in their own fashion.

My experience/understanding of the halfwounds is that they are intended to sound like rounds, but feel like flats. I really like the D'Addario halfwounds

tubeperson · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2011, 11:43:30 AM »

I use D'Addario half rounds for all of my fretless basses and some fretted basses. I have lost some high frequency hearing due to tinnitus and I need the boost. Plus, flatwounds are like pluckng telephone poles!

adriaan · « **Reply #20 on:** October 05, 2011, 11:43:14 PM »

tubeperson - clearly you haven't tried Tomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats, they're very supple.