Fretless strings

Last updated on 18 years ago
C
Chamelea
Junior Member
Posted 18 years ago
To all you fretless players out there...What type of string do you use: round, flat or half wound?
Only had experience with roundwounds and wondering whether a change would be produce a more typically fretless tone?
SteveSteve
Fusioneer
Posted 18 years ago
I use roundwound.
Have tried halfs, but never flat (just never had any to try. I found the halfwound ones to be a bit more 'percussive' with less sustain - though they sounded bright enough at the start.

I'd stick to rounds (atleast until i try some flatwounds or nylon wrapped strings). Big downside - they chew the fretboard up quite a lot :(
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statusstatus
Fusioneer
Posted 18 years ago
I use coated flatwounds and they are great. Really deep tone. They do however take a bit of getting used to as they are very slippery! No damage to the fretboard though.
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