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Topic: Flat-wound strings?
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Dan Sawyer
Member From: Studio City, California, USA
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posted 20 November 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?------------------
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
Member From: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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posted 21 November 2004 05:45 AM
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On my Ricks I use GHS semi-flats and I am very happy with the sound and feel. You have to assemble the sets yourself from singles. Here is a link.
http://www.juststrings.com/purenickelghsguitarsinglestrings.html ------------------
Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
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Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 21 November 2004 07:10 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
Member From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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posted 21 November 2004 03:40 PM
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Personal preference, of course, but I don't like the flatwound strings. I don't like the tone.-Travis |
Del Rangel
Member From: Sacramento, CA, USA
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posted 21 November 2004 05:19 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 |
Michael Devito
Member From: Montclair, NJ, USA
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posted 22 November 2004 06:00 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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