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Permalink Reply by James O Lunsford on June 4, 2017 at 12:04pm

I used them on My CBG Mister Ruben T they play very well and sound good it has frets with very low action play it finger style most but it plays well with slide also I play slide only on My Swamp witch.

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on June 4, 2017 at 12:12pm

Thanks James.

Do you think they produce less slide noise than regular strings?

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 4, 2017 at 12:16pm

Hi, I have a set on one of my CBGs and the sound is different. The bass is less punchier, seems laid back less power and sustain. That's using a humbucker with a six stringer. Worlds apart from another CBG I have strung with phosphor bronze acoustic strings, six stringer using piezo pickup.
Cheers Taff

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Permalink Reply by James O Lunsford on June 4, 2017 at 12:25pm

They just about remove it completely play very smooth D a'ddario light gauge is what I use

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on June 4, 2017 at 1:04pm

Very

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Permalink Reply by James O Lunsford on June 4, 2017 at 12:48pm

You might want to try a set of picks Swamp Witch Strings you can hear them on this Video I done https://youtu.be/Ad2uVixyrfI  there made for slide great tone and very little fret noise

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 4, 2017 at 4:10pm

Hi again, I forgot to mention that the strings I used were called semi flat wound, they were cheeper and have no slide noise.
Taff

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on June 4, 2017 at 11:29pm

Thanks Taff.

Comparing a humbucker to a piezo is tough.

Do you know the brand of the semi-flat strings you used?

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 5, 2017 at 10:49am

Yes you are right about the comparison, also one guitar was built with acoustic quality in mind. But comparing the flat wound to regular nickel electric string they sounded less bright on the bass side. I'll have to check re brand.
Cheers Taff

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 5, 2017 at 11:10am

The brand is SIT the cost was $18.00au semi flat, compared to $40.00au for flat wound same brand.
Taff

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on June 27, 2017 at 12:57pm

Installed a set of D'Addario Flat Top strings on my resonator to check out slide noise. Using a glass slide, I found the flat tops to produce much less slide noise than normal Phosphor Bronze strings. The flat tops also produce a warmer/more mellow sound than Phosphor Bronze.

Over all, they are a good change if you want to reduce slide noise.

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on June 28, 2017 at 4:00am

Flat wounds are strictly for jazz in my book , mellow, all middle and bass, little = treble overtones. If your slide technique is good, and you do the damping behind the slide with a trailing finger, you won't get any unwanted slide noise. Flatwounds can sound sound rather thick and muddy, but the plain strings  will rattle just the same if you don't up your game in terms of slide technique. I don't know of any professional slide players who use flatwounds - there may be some but I haven't encountered any yet.

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