One brand I curious to see compared in the mix is Thomastik flatwound bass strings

honestly once i tried labella 750 tapes i have put a set of them on each of my basses. just so versatile

Honestly and this is my opinion the Chromes sounded AWESOME!!!! on that P bass but also keep in mind the gentleman playing the bass has great tone in his fingers & technique.

For those who want to put flats on a 5 string bass strung E to C, the Chrome C string is one of the few flatwound C's that doesn't sound twangy. The Chrome and the Thomastik are the best high C flats I've heard.

Nothing is better than LaBella flats on a good P Bass, at least for me 😂

Great video and comparison. The Chromes sounded amazing to me.

They are close, but I was surprised that the flatwound Chromes were actually more defined than the half rounds.

@boochbass

5 ай бұрын

For me, flats is all about definition, that's the reason i play them...and the feel of course.

@jerryabrowne

3 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I used the half-rounds years and really liked the feel and sound.

I played these D'Addario flats, halfrounds and tapewound for years (in this order) and I was very very satisfied, but one day I tried the Thomastik flats just for curiosity. I stopped trying.

@jerryabrowne

3 ай бұрын

I have these on my '79 4001. You obviously won't get the Chris Squire sound but they will make you think if you want to go on trying anything else. La Bella is right up there as well and priced well

@carpediemarts705

2 ай бұрын

So what did you like about the Thomastic?

@luigi.zanini

2 ай бұрын

@@carpediemarts705 they are the longest lasting, brightest and lightest gauge flats strings that you can find

I have alternated all 3 of these from D'Addario on a fretless over the years. Chromes are the best all-around, Nylons are surprisingly the brightest and the most percussive, but also seem to bring out the most overtones. Half-Rounds have the best intonation and the best old-school thump with fingerstyle. But Half-Rounds can be wildly inconsistent from set to set.

I always loved flats for the feel, but they were just a touch too dead for me, even on a vintage jazz bass. I fell in love with half rounds. All the nice finger feel, while being just a bit brighter.

Informative and entertaining commentary and playing. Thanks. All the best!

I used and loved Half-rounds on my fretless in the 90s when they were made of stainless steel, the feel on the fingers and sound was perfect. When they started making them in nickel I was very much turned off but their rough, unpleasant feel and the sound got worse too. Now I use GHS Pressurewounds and they feel and sound really good. But the stainless steel Half-rounds were perfect, I don't know why D'Addario changed them. By the way, I use Chromes on my P bass and D'Addario XL steel rounds on my fretted Warwick and love them.

They are all great, but I have to say I prefer the Chromes. An absolute classic for a reason! I also have them on my P-style bass. I wanted to try more different strings, but I can't justify it, they just never die, even after being used for a couple of years already 😉

I have tried all of these on my fretless and currently have the half rounds on it. I wasn't that happy with the tape wounds but would still use flats. The tapes may have been Fender brand.

I recently changed my 5 string jazz bass to chromes and it’s been a game changer , loving the tone

I use tape-wound from fender on my fender precision (60 re-issue). And, it's so far the best choice for me.

I've been playing Chromes for years and I'm in love with them. They're the best combination of tone and feel for me, and they sound spectacular on a P bass.

I found that the nylon strings did not conduct enough electricity to connect me the player to the ground circuit, and on the PJ style bass that I put them on there was a noticeable hum compared to flats, especially with treble up. I'm sure that this wouldn't be the case for all bases but just sharing my experience. I would say if you plug your bass in and notice a difference between touching the strings and not touching them in terms of the background hum, you might need a solution for that before you can really enjoy the nylon strings. Personally i just use a little bit of noise gate on my helix and now I love those strings.

@basstheworldofficial

5 ай бұрын

That’s indeed an issue with nylon strings in general. Not just with these here. None of them conduct grounding

Thnx for your channel from Arizona

GHS Pressure wounds.

@lucifercommotion

5 ай бұрын

And Brite Flats if You like it really punchy. These are technically halfrounds and a lot better than the Daddarios.

Very interesting, ty ❤❤❤❤

I recently started using a bass with half-rounds as a daily driver and I was once again surprised by the amount of growl you can get out of them with the right tone knob settings. Then I got several packs of ENR72s (50-105) and I'm pretty much switching exclusively to those.

..ich liebe Daddario Saiten sowieso seit knapp 30 Jahren und spiele in der Regel immer die Exl170er, nutze aber die Flats auf meinem P-Bass und die Tapewounds auf meinem Fretless. Ich liebe diese Saiten, klingen bombe und fühlen sich phantastisch an! ❤👍

The half wounds shocked me over how they sounded mellower than flats when played fingerstyle, but gained almost a roundwound level of brightness when slapped! Still, out of the three, I prefer the tapes. They drive me off the wall

Nylons are awesome .. I have them on a 78 Yamaha BB1000, half rounds on my Ibanez MC 924 fretless. For flats I go with TI jazz flats. NYXL and Roto's for my round wound sets.

what I miss in all these tapewound tests: they only have half the string tension of the chromes, so if you play them as hard as the chromes, that's simply not the way to bring out the best in them ... Listen to the warm sounds that Damian Erskine gets out of his 4 string bass with the d'addario tapewounds ... that is where they shine!

No bad ones. Personal preference? Nylon then flat wound and lastly the half round. Now where’s my fretless, I’m feeling the need to play….

I'd like to try the Chrome Flats, I recently put the Ernie Ball Cobalt Flat wounds on my American Pro ii and I'm in love.

@doug1844

5 ай бұрын

The Ernie Ball Cobalts are much lighter tension than the Chromes. I love the Ernie Balls on my fretless and fretted basses. The Chromes, however, felt like I had to fight for every note. Chromes sound great, but were a workout for me to play.

@exhpv

5 ай бұрын

I second this, the EB cobalt flats have all the warmth of traditional flats, but so much punch and growl, especially after 3 months, I have them on all my basses now, and my wallet hates me for it.

OH!!!! I forgot one more thing AWESOME!!!! video.

How exactly do nylon/rubber strings work on magnetic pickups?

@basstheworldofficial

3 ай бұрын

Steel core

I tried the ground wounds and absolutely hated them...until they broke in Now i quite like them

I’ve found both the Chromes and Half Wounds to feel kinda rough at first play. In both instances they’ve polished out with regular play over time, but those first couple months are kind of a drag. Have you experienced this? Any tips to help them along to feeling smooth any faster?

@bluesmanshoes

5 ай бұрын

I play all kinds of D’Addario and never find them particularily rough. Nickel rounds are the most gentle I think. However, as a poor teenager I used to play the 10€ Warwick red label steel rounds. If you ever had these, all other strings will feel like feathers ;D

Chromes sounded amazing! The best of all three. I didn't like half-round at all...

La Bella flats on a P, TI flats on a Jazz. Keep a spare P with rounds for the rare occasion I need one.

Half rounds for me 😊

Tried half rounds once. Felt sticky almost like fine sandpaper.

Flats all the way. But Thomastik-Infeldt of course.

Flats for me please. La Bella is my choice

Half rounds are the worst of both worlds. Dull but with finger drag and noise. Worst invention ever. Pressurewounds are a nice compromise and great for fretless -- they're essentially slightly smoother roundwounds. Tapewounds sound like plastic to me.

@AlexandarShmex

5 ай бұрын

Many people love the half-wounds, of different brands. I also don't see the appeal, but it's good that we have options. And they do sound the worst of the bunch in this video.

@doug1844

5 ай бұрын

The problem with half-rounds is that they die quickly. If you like the brightness that’s a little like rounds, you won’t have it for more than a week or two with the half-rounds, and then you’re left with a dull sounding string that doesn’t sound like a good flat or roundwound. I agree that “half-rounds are the worst of both worlds.”

Flats FTW

disagree on the feel of the chromes, out of all the flatwounds ive tried they feel the roughest under the fingers

@flatwoundfisker

5 ай бұрын

Totally agree! La Bella makes the best flats

@MsRich118

5 ай бұрын

Ahh man labella’s feel like butter👌

nylons are my favorite

TAPE

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I'm tempted by the nylons

忍！(●´ω｀●)

stainless steel rotosound swingbass-nothing else, sorry.