Webstrings Flats: Anyone tried them?

Handyman · #1 08-09-2009, 08:38 AM

I've been wanting to try out some flatwounds, and at $23 for a 5 string set, the Webstrings flats look very tempting.

Does anyone have an opinion on these?

GM60466 · #2 08-09-2009, 08:45 AM

Tried them - went back to D'Addario chromes - Elderly Instruments had the best price

Handyman · #3 08-09-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GM60466

Tried them - went back to D'Addario chromes - Elderly Instruments had the best price

What did you like better about the Chromes? I've been thinking about those, as well.

GM60466 · #4 08-09-2009, 05:04 PM

Nice feel. Lots of mid boom. Great price

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ishouldbeking · #5 08-10-2009, 04:26 PM

I like the webstrings flats. Definitely a good cheap way to see if you'd enjoy flatwounds. They're very smooth feeling, and very dead right out of the box, which, generally speaking, is a good thing with flats, provided you're going for old-school thumpiness. I assume chromes would be a bit brighter, though i haven't tried them myself. Overall I prefer Labella deep talkin flats for old school thump (they just have that magic feel and sound), but these aren't a bad compromise, especially considering the price. And I preferred these over Thomastik-Infeld, but those strings have a character entirely unto themselves (and much more upfront upper midrange tone, and freakishly low tension... not something i could get used to).