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08-30-2007, 05:43 AM
| | | | Ernie Ball Flatwounds - Any Good? Whats your opinion
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As you may know from my previous post , in my quest for tone I have ordered a set of Ernie Ball Flatwounds, however there seems to be very little info about them on the net. Has anybody here tried them? Are they any good? What kind of sound do they have? What do they sound like when they are broken in? All comments welcome |
08-30-2007, 06:11 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Packernation | | | 45-100's on my reissue J. Very good indeed.
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08-30-2007, 06:33 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Genz Benz Amps, Lakland Basses | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas | | | Sounded great on my 55-02. Takes about a week to loose the "new" sound and settle in.... then 'buttah!!!!' |
08-30-2007, 06:35 AM
|  | One lab accident away from being a supervillain | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Powder Springs, Ga | | | I had a set on my sr905. They sounded pretty good -- warm & thumpy once they were broken in. The only thing I didn't like about them was that there was too much of a tension difference (for me) between the B and G strings. Mostly, I felt the B was a bit floppy, though the G was a shade tight. If you're playing a 4 I don't see this being a problem.
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08-30-2007, 09:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX | | | I use group III on my SR5, and I really like them.
I've never found the B string to be a problem, although I can see what PSPookie was talking about. It's really nothing that technique can't overcome. |
08-30-2007, 09:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland | | Ive got them on my SR4 HH fretless, very good 
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08-30-2007, 04:31 PM
| | | | Hi , Thanks for the replys , have tried the strings and can't get on with them , strings are too metallic sounding. I guess I'm just more of a Tapewounds person but curiosity got the better of me. Have put them on my backup bass and put my Roto Tapewounds back on and nothing seems to beat the Roto Tapewounds , I haven't found a flat yet that has the same deep , deep lows and the same thump. I guess the nylon supresses the part of the sound that I don't like on the other strings, the metallic part of the sound. |
08-30-2007, 08:11 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CO | | | I have a set of 50-105 on a G&L L2K ash maple. No real character to them. The TIs sounded better on this bass. The E string has a real non remarkable thud with a bit of high end behind it.
Surprisingly, I like the way they slap. |
09-28-2007, 06:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas | | | Does anyone know how these compare to Rotosound Flats? or Fender Flats?
and do these have the fabric wrapping around the ends?
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09-28-2007, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by colorblindbass Does anyone know how these compare to Rotosound Flats? or Fender Flats?
and do these have the fabric wrapping around the ends? | Cant tell you how these compare to fender flats as I have not tried them , they are not as bright sounding as rotosounds flatwounds (but much brighter than their trubass tapewounds) and not as bright as D'addario Chromes but are still bright sounding for a flatwound. I would imagine that fender flats are probably darker sounding than the ernie balls from what ive heard from other people. They do have the silk wrapping on the ends , its a blue silk wrapping. |
10-16-2007, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by markdavid Cant tell you how these compare to fender flats as I have not tried them , they are not as bright sounding as rotosounds flatwounds (but much brighter than their trubass tapewounds) and not as bright as D'addario Chromes but are still bright sounding for a flatwound. I would imagine that fender flats are probably darker sounding than the ernie balls from what ive heard from other people. They do have the silk wrapping on the ends , its a blue silk wrapping. | Ok , I take back everything ive said previously , had the eb flats on for a while now and I love them , awesome sound , big, fat and warm |
01-15-2008, 11:13 AM
| | | | i remember buyin a 50-105 set, then send my jazz bass to the tech to set them up.
yeah, too much tension and too big, but the biggest problem with them is that they seemed a bit defective. the A and D string were a bit... "rough", your finger just didn't slide from fret to fret. it was really annoying and made the bass a pain in the butt to play.
i hope some other strings will be better. planning to try some d'addario chromes... |
01-15-2008, 11:27 AM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Saturday i remember buyin a 50-105 set, then send my jazz bass to the tech to set them up.
yeah, too much tension and too big, but the biggest problem with them is that they seemed a bit defective. the A and D string were a bit... "rough", your finger just didn't slide from fret to fret. it was really annoying and made the bass a pain in the butt to play.
i hope some other strings will be better. planning to try some d'addario chromes... | yeah i had the EB's and didn't dig either. But, I did switch to chromes too, and YIKES i love them. If you're gonna try them, give them time man. Like a month or so (if you don't play a lot) to mellow, and when they finally do, ah sweet sweet tonal goodness  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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