what are these flats?

Tommygunn · #1 08-05-2010, 12:08 PM

I got a set of flats in a trade, and the guy who I got em from said he got the strings off a bass he got in a trade. They are stainless steel, I think, and they have black silk (it feels like felt actually, compared to silks on other strings) wraps on both sides. They are medium tension (way lower than the fender flats I also received) and they are pretty mellow and quite (when the fender flats are pretty bright and loud/clanky).

Thanks

Nashrakh · #2 08-05-2010, 12:11 PM

Hmm, black silk would make me think those are La Bellas (would also fit the tone description), but they only have black silk on the headstock side. Sorry, dunno...

Tommygunn · #3 08-05-2010, 12:15 PM

I thought labella had red silks?

guroove · #4 08-05-2010, 12:15 PM

If the winding under the black silk has very wide spacing compared to other strings, and the silks are only on the tuner sides, they are probably LaBella 760 FS (standard gauge). Do they look like they are sprinkled with pixie dust?

guroove · #5 08-05-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tommygunn

I thought labella had red silks?

FL have red silks, FM have Blue, and FS have black.

Tommygunn · #6 08-05-2010, 12:26 PM

No pixie dust lol silk on both ends

guroove · #7 08-05-2010, 12:27 PM

Ok, not LaBellas then. Maybe Fender?

Tommygunn · #8 08-05-2010, 12:29 PM

Fenders had green on the bridge end. Unless they have more than one flat.

Tommygunn · #9 08-05-2010, 08:06 PM

Anyone?

brendanbassist · #10 08-05-2010, 08:15 PM

I think GHS strings have black at both ends.

Tommygunn · #11 08-05-2010, 08:18 PM

I thought GHS had purple at one end?

I don't want to be rude or whatever but I just want to be sure cause I want another set of these.

Johnny Alien · #12 08-05-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by brendanbassist

I think GHS strings have black at both ends.

This is what I was going to say. Lakland JO Flats are GHS and they have black silk and meet your description. I cannot remember if it has silk on both ends though. I think they did. My guess is GHS or Lakland (same string).

brendanbassist · #13 08-05-2010, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tommygunn

I thought GHS had purple at one end?

I don't want to be rude or whatever but I just want to be sure cause I want another set of these.

I haven't bough GHS flats, but my GHS pressurewounds have black silk at each end.

king_biscuit · #14 08-05-2010, 08:58 PM

GHS Precision flats have purple leaders, not black.

Tommygunn · #15 08-07-2010, 09:07 PM