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Oiling flatwounds
- Thread starter IamGroot
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I have used GHS Fast Fret, but found it mainly helpful on roundwound strings. Might do the same kind of thing here? Not sure what your goal is?
I'm also curious about what the intended purpose of oiling flats might be. What does it actually do?
I don't play flats but I regularly use nose corner grease (external) for my plucking fingers. Works like a charm.
Gut strings on double basses are commonly oiled as part of routine string maintenance. Oiling can help reduce the little "whiskers" that sprout from the strings that need to be trimmed off.
There is fancy bespoke string oil, but I use sweet almond oil from the grocery store as it makes my strings smell like cookies
There is fancy bespoke string oil, but I use sweet almond oil from the grocery store as it makes my strings smell like cookies
Mmm.......cookie good......Gut strings on double basses are commonly oiled as part of routine string maintenance. Oiling can help reduce the little "whiskers" that sprout from the strings that need to be trimmed off.
There is fancy bespoke string oil, but I use sweet almond oil from the grocery store as it makes my strings smell like cookies
For me, flats become somewhat grippy in humid conditions, making them a little more difficult to play quickly. When that happens, I use oil or lotion to lube the strings slightly. Helps a lot.
I only play flats and use GHS fast fret before each set. Works wonders for me.
For whatever it is worth: I recently started experimenting with a beeswax+oil formula on my strings. The strings are LaBella CB40 contrabass strings, and I use them on guitar scale - roughly 25" scale - acoustic basses. There aren't options for these basses beyond phosphor bronze, and for me, phosphor bronze on an acoustic bass is evil. Thus the experimenting. It is working well for me. Adds comfort, warms up the string a bit, without killing the string. YMMV.
Thus the experimenting. It is working well for me. Adds comfort, warms up the string a bit, without killing the string. YMMV.