View Poll Results: Do you use roundwound or flatwound strings?
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Flatwound
370 57.01% -
Roundwound
258 39.75% -
I'm a trombonist
21 3.24%
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I'm intrigued to see how many people use flatwounds, because now jazz guitarists tend to use roundwounds if they want a modern tone.
I'm not saying one is better than the other, and I don't care, just want to make the poll and see what's is more used by the forum users
Also, if you use 7 string guitar, please say it (I want to know that too!)
Thanks!
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02-01-2013 03:33 AM
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I do not care about "moderne tone" and use flatwounds on my arch-top.Simply I like these strings.
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Flatwound on electric, roundwound on acoustic.
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Depends on the guitar. Flatwounds on all of my electric jazzboxes, but Phosphor Bronze Roundwounds on my acoustic archtop.
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Mostly flats for jazz, rounds for accoustic and rock.
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Half-rounds on both arch-tops.
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polished rounds (similar to half rounds) - fairly bright but less squeak than rounds
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Originally Posted by Bill C
No "half round" option in the poll, uh ...
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Sorry, it doesn't let me add the option now.
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Roundwound. Although I like the sound of flats, I always found the wound strings to be out of balance with the plain E and B. The plain strings are brighter than the wound ones.
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I prefer the sound of roundwounds and tend to use them, but do have flatwounds from time to time and the lack of string squeak can be addicting.
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Haha, I am a Trombonist, but also do use roundwound strings. I used to use flatwounds, but after a while, I thought they sounded a little too dead for my taste. I always prefer acoustic over electric (flattop and archtop), but play electric regularly, probably perform more on electric. I think roundwound strings get me closer to an acoustic tone on my electric guitars, which I like.
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Roundwound. I have used flats from time to time. Never really liked them and felt guilty because I was supposed to. But I never liked the feel or the sound.
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I tried my first set of flats a month or so back and really like them. I might even try a set on a 60's gibson heritage dreadnougt I have
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Flatwounds 12s on my jazzbox and simi-hollow; roundwound 11s on solid body. Acoustic has phosphor bronze 11s with a plane 18 for my 3rd string. Don't like my 3rd string wounded on acoustic. Plus I like to bend that 3rd string sometimes.
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I like pro steel roundwounds, I used to use flats but I was never totally happy with them.
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hate the dead sound of flats
rounds 100% of the time for me. I like a little sparkle to my sound that flats don't have.
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I love the feel of flatwounds (except for bending), but prefer the sound of roundwounds. Yes, I use 7 strings :P
By the way, we have two trombonists, we can already make a big band
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Solid top floating PU wasn't getting me exactly what I wanted with flats so switched to rounds. Markley Blue Steels with wound G, now a happy camper...
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Originally Posted by henryrobinett
Last edited by ooglybong; 02-01-2013 at 03:30 PM.
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Flatwounds on my archtops.
Rounds on my rock/fusion guitars.
Half-Rounds on my 335.
High-tension nylon strings on my classicals.
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Rounds if I want a brighter sound and want to do some bending. Flats for more mellow stuff and easier on my fingers.
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I've never really done much bending, and I've always preferred the feeling of flats. I just don't get why people say they
sound "dead".Last edited by =DK=; 02-02-2013 at 05:26 AM.
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Keep it flat and thick for that smooth, mellow, full chordal melody sound.
Keep it round and thin for that defiant, loud, crunchy, squealing rock and blues-rock sound.
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Flatwound 12s for straight ahead stuff
Flatwound 11 E, A & D plus plain G, B E for 335/ bending- not dead-sounding if the eq is right, IMO, and reasonable ''jazz'' sound.
Not quite sure what's 'modern' about rounds...they were available in the 60s....anyway, whatever works for you.
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