First to the flatwounds. WOW is all I can say. I will never string a guitar I will use for rhythm, especially Weir stuff, with anything else.
I used the D'Addario ECG23's. At $10 a pop they are expensive but they are really worth it to me. They really attenuate the bass frequencies quite nicely but leave you with a very rich lower mids! The flatwould G was a surprise to my fingers. While I'm not sure I love it, I don't hate it. I think that is one of the keys to ensuring a healthy dose of mids.
From there I've been experimenting with compression. I've been keeping it around 3:1 ration, quick attack (not fast), moderate release (not slow), then about a 2.5db boost and then roll into the threshold so I hit unity gain with a good full A chord strum off the 5th. It's allow my rhythm volume to be VERY even, my extra hard Bobby vamps just put me a smidge higher in the mix and most importantly, and the reason I am experimenting with this, is that helps single note Bobby runs step up in the mix just above my rhythm.
My bandmates were all impressed. They said they loved it. Haven't heard that universal approval on anything. Usually 1 or 2 really dig it and the others don't hear it.
I used the D'Addario ECG23's. At $10 a pop they are expensive but they are really worth it to me. They really attenuate the bass frequencies quite nicely but leave you with a very rich lower mids! The flatwould G was a surprise to my fingers. While I'm not sure I love it, I don't hate it. I think that is one of the keys to ensuring a healthy dose of mids.
From there I've been experimenting with compression. I've been keeping it around 3:1 ration, quick attack (not fast), moderate release (not slow), then about a 2.5db boost and then roll into the threshold so I hit unity gain with a good full A chord strum off the 5th. It's allow my rhythm volume to be VERY even, my extra hard Bobby vamps just put me a smidge higher in the mix and most importantly, and the reason I am experimenting with this, is that helps single note Bobby runs step up in the mix just above my rhythm.
My bandmates were all impressed. They said they loved it. Haven't heard that universal approval on anything. Usually 1 or 2 really dig it and the others don't hear it.