Flatwounds for a six string

LupinVonRain · #1 08-23-2008, 07:35 PM

I recently purchased a new six string bass, and I'm looking for a set of flatwounds for it. I'm having some trouble though, as my bass utilizes through-body stringing and requires extra-long scale strings, as the bass itself is a 35 inch scale.

Any suggestions on what to buy?

Sandu · #2 08-25-2008, 08:13 AM

D'addarios easily fit my 36" scale thru-body, so that will solve your length issue. I don't know if they offer flats in sets of 6, though...

amper · #3 08-25-2008, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandu

D'addarios easily fit my 36" scale thru-body, so that will solve your length issue. I don't know if they offer flats in sets of 6, though...

You have to get the high C separately, I believe. JustStrings.com has it.

Also, search is your friend. See this thread from last week,

Flats for a six string

XylemBassGuitar · #4 08-26-2008, 10:38 AM

LupinVonRain,

I had the same problem finding flatwounds for a 6-string fretless bass I built.

The only 6-string set I could find that were flatwound and were long enough to fit the thru-body design of the bass were the Thomastik-Infeld JF366 string set. The only place I could find them was on bassguitarstrings.us. Read the product details on that site for the JF366's, they'll give you actual measurements of each string so you can make sure they'll fit your bass before you drop the $80 on that set.