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kbraker · December 27th, 2007, 06:30 PM

does anyone use flatwound strings on a thier strat? i am going to get mine set up soon. i like heavy strings with low action and dont like the finger squeaks when i play guitar. i played it one a few years ago thati liked alot.

davidge1 · December 27th, 2007, 06:42 PM

Ever listen to Dick Dale?...or pretty much any surf band from that era, for that matter... that's the sound of flatwound strings on a Strat. Dick Dale has an AWESOME sound...he still uses very heavy flatwounds...the low E is a 64.

Leo Fender insisted that all Fender guitars come out of the factory with heavy guage flatwound strings...that's the way he wanted them to sound! Eldon Shamblin, the lead guitarist for Bob Wills also used a Strat with flatwounds from the early 50s until he died.

fancychords · December 27th, 2007, 07:40 PM

If I remember correctly back in the late 50's and early 60's flatwounds were considered the electric guitar strings..I think at that time everyone used them..I don't remember the gauges..I think at that time it was Lite, medium , and heavy...And the names I remember were..Mapes, Black Diamond, Goldtone, La Bella..

Rob DiStefano · December 28th, 2007, 06:47 AM

Yeah man, 11-50 FW Chromes on a Strat or Tele sounds and feels just great.

eddiewagner · December 28th, 2007, 10:19 AM

great for slide too. kinda hard to find though....

Bob Mc · December 28th, 2007, 10:52 AM

I use the D'Addario Chromes on my Casino and my Strat, and when I had a Tele on there as well.

boris bubbanov · December 28th, 2007, 12:28 PM

First few years I played (mid 60's) everybody in my circle used flatwounds.

I got an acoustic guitar and from that point on, nothing but round wounds.

You could try D'Addario half rounds, much less noise, even in bigger guages and with bigger frets. I have a set of 10-46s on a Strat, only bad thing is they smell funny.

Bubbanov

Oh, also some creaking at the nut when tuning.
(the smell is almost gone, btw)

davidge1 · December 28th, 2007, 03:19 PM

I tried a set of half rounds once. To me, the feel of them was horrible...to the point where I could barely play on them. Not a smooth feel at all.

December 27th, 2007, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
kbraker NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: findlay ohio Age: 35 Posts: 8	Flat Wounds On A Strat? does anyone use flatwound strings on a thier strat? i am going to get mine set up soon. i like heavy strings with low action and dont like the finger squeaks when i play guitar. i played it one a few years ago thati liked alot.

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fancychords Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: staten island ny Age: 62 Posts: 396	If I remember correctly back in the late 50's and early 60's flatwounds were considered the electric guitar strings..I think at that time everyone used them..I don't remember the gauges..I think at that time it was Lite, medium , and heavy...And the names I remember were..Mapes, Black Diamond, Goldtone, La Bella.. __________________ "There are no bad notes,only bad resolution.."

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eddiewagner Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ROCK!linghausen/germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,098 27 Photos	great for slide too. kinda hard to find though.... __________________ My Drum/Guitar-Duo: www.myspace.com/captaintwangandhisrhythmcat

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Bob Mc Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mo'town NJ Posts: 1,855	Always I use the D'Addario Chromes on my Casino and my Strat, and when I had a Tele on there as well. __________________ All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out. Mark Twain

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boris bubbanov Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 15,213	First few years I played (mid 60's) everybody in my circle used flatwounds. I got an acoustic guitar and from that point on, nothing but round wounds. You could try D'Addario half rounds, much less noise, even in bigger guages and with bigger frets. I have a set of 10-46s on a Strat, only bad thing is they smell funny. Bubbanov Oh, also some creaking at the nut when tuning. (the smell is almost gone, btw) Last edited by boris bubbanov; December 31st, 2007 at 11:49 AM.

December 27th, 2007, 06:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
davidge1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,243	Ever listen to Dick Dale?...or pretty much any surf band from that era, for that matter... that's the sound of flatwound strings on a Strat. Dick Dale has an AWESOME sound...he still uses very heavy flatwounds...the low E is a 64. Leo Fender insisted that all Fender guitars come out of the factory with heavy guage flatwound strings...that's the way he wanted them to sound! Eldon Shamblin, the lead guitarist for Bob Wills also used a Strat with flatwounds from the early 50s until he died.

December 28th, 2007, 06:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rob DiStefano Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Park Ridge, NJ Age: 63 Posts: 5,155	Yeah man, 11-50 FW Chromes on a Strat or Tele sounds and feels just great.

December 28th, 2007, 03:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
davidge1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,243	I tried a set of half rounds once. To me, the feel of them was horrible...to the point where I could barely play on them. Not a smooth feel at all.

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