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Topic: Flat-wound strings? |
Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2004 11:24 pm |
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I recently got a new steel that came with flatwounds. Anyone using them? Obviously, they would have less string noise but how's the tone and sustain?
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Dan Sawyer
Carvin D8, Rickenbacher B6, Fender Deluxe 8® (stringmaster), Fender Deluxe 8 (trap), Gibson EH-150, Wayne Lap Steel, Fender "White" 6-string w legs, Carvin steel w HiseTri-plex.
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 7:10 am
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I use flatwounds on all my steels ... electric or acoustic.
In my opinion ...
Aside from the obvious noise reduction ... they produce a certain ... hard to describe ... haunting tone.
Thomastik-Infeld nickel flatwounds are the best ... but I also like D'Addario "Electric Chromes" and GHS "Percision Flatwounds".
A variety can be found under "Single Strings" ... using the link that Gerald provided.
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Travis Bernhardt
From:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 3:40 pm
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Personal preference, of course, but I don't like the flatwound strings. I don't like the tone.
-Travis |
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Del Rangel
From:
Clayton, NC
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 5:19 pm
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| Flatwounds can't be beat for surf-sound 6-string or hawaiian lapsteel IMHO. YMMV but I really like them the best |
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Michael Devito
From:
Montclair, NJ, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2004 6:00 am
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I use semi-flat on one lap, round style on the others. Both sound good, but different. You do lose a little top-end with the semiflats, but they have a pleasing sound all their own.
It may depend on the steel too. My Rick Academny definitely sounds better with semi-flats. Don't know why. |
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