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Move onto the next nail and repeat the process until all nails contain wound string.
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Dunn also used flat wound strings that created a thudding timbre which matched Jackson's kick-drum sound.
Technical explanation: For centuries, guitars were strung with 4 wound strings (a wire with thinner wire wound around it) and 2 plain (one wire) strings, the plain strings being the highest treble strings, E and B. Normally, the 3rd string, the G, is wound, making it a tough string to bend.
Using round wound strings on a fretless bass can groove and damage the fingerboard over time, so stick with flat wound strings.
Flat wound strings give a more traditional, bass tone and are usually used on fretless basses; whereas round wound strings have a brighter tone and are usually used on fretted basses.
This will permanently alter the characteristics of wound strings as some WD40 will remain trapped between the winding and core wire resulting in changes to the sound and tuning problems from the unevenness of the trapped WD40.
Flat-wound strings will provide a more mellow tone than a similar round-wound string, however will be harder to grip with your fingers during bends and fretting due to the smoother surface of the flat wrap wire.
Waters endorses RotoSound Jazz Bass 77 flat-wound strings.
Always use flat-wound strings.
Copper-wound strings vibrate to create sound.
Select flat-wound strings for any electric guitar.
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