fender 9050L

Earthquake · #1 08-14-2009, 01:36 AM

Can anyone tell me if the Fender 9050L flatwounds come with silk wraps on the ends like the Fender roundwounds?

Fine Cut · #2 08-14-2009, 01:40 AM

no they dont. i have them on my Squier VM Jazz and LOVE them, been giggin' on em for over a year now

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..and i dig the absence of the wrap also, i think it cleans up the overall look of the instrument alot

Meatrus · #3 08-14-2009, 07:34 AM

They have a bit of green silk at the ballend though. I just put a set on yesterday, and really like em

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Earthquake · #4 08-14-2009, 12:22 PM

Thanks for the replies. I was on the fence between the Fenders and the Chromes. I watched the guy on youtube comparing flatwounds on his P bass and I like the sound of the Fenders best. I had a set of Roto monel flats on my VM fretless and they had so much tension they bowed the neck and felt like bridge cables.

Meatrus · #5 08-14-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Earthquake

Thanks for the replies. I was on the fence between the Fenders and the Chromes. I watched the guy on youtube comparing flatwounds on his P bass and I like the sound of the Fenders best. I had a set of Roto monel flats on my VM fretless and they had so much tension they bowed the neck and felt like bridge cables.

Same happened to me with the Rotos standard gauge, so when I bought the Fenders I bought their lightest gauge, which is still quite chunky at 45-95.

I would guess the Fenders in the same gauge as the Rotos will be just as bad or very similar tension wise, so unless I'm completely wrong it may be worth going for a lighter gauge (they arent really that light anyway). Even with the light gauge there is a fair bit of tension, and it put a bow in my neck, which needed correcting.

Hope this helps

Earthquake · #6 08-14-2009, 08:21 PM

I bought some 45-100 Chromes today since my local music store only had roundwound Fenders.

Earthquake · #7 08-15-2009, 12:30 AM

I love these strings. The tension feels similar to Roto swingbass 66 rounds. Not heavy at all. They bring out the warm jazz growl in my bass that sends willys down my spine. The only issue was getting the E string through the badass II bridge as I had to unravel half the silk off and still had to work it through.

Meatrus · #8 08-15-2009, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Earthquake

I love these strings. The tension feels similar to Roto swingbass 66 rounds. Not heavy at all. They bring out the warm jazz growl in my bass that sends willys down my spine. The only issue was getting the E string through the badass II bridge as I had to unravel half the silk off and still had to work it through.

Cool, strings that popular cant be bad!