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Brands that make 40-120 gauge flatwounds?
- Thread starter konaaayukeeenee
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I'm sure you could piece together D'addario Chromes into that set. If you hit up Fretnation, Jason can do stuff like that for you no problem.
The D'A Chromes are available in gauges .110 and .132 but nothing in between.
D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Bass Single Strings
D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Single Bass Strings
fretnation.com
Ah well, it was worth a shot.The D'A Chromes are available in gauges .110 and .132 but nothing in between.
D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Bass Single Strings
D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Single Bass Strings
I actually emailed D’addario about this specific matter ie 5 thousandths graduations all the way up from 40 to 110, than a leap to 132 with nothing in between. I did get a response that there were no plans to fill in the gaps with a 115 120 125. I had also asked if there was a possibility of doing 135 and 140 as well. No diceThe D'A Chromes are available in gauges .110 and .132 but nothing in between.
D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Bass Single Strings
D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Single Bass Strings
If you like low tension, a .110 tuned to B may work well enough. The LaBella Deep Talking Bass strings are pretty stiff to start with, I’m using one of their .110’s as a B with some Low Tension Flats E-G. It matches better than the LTF B string which was way thumpier than the rest of the set.
Hmm, I probably wouldn't mind 'thumpy'; 'floppy' is what I'm a little wary of. I was also just thinking something along those lines - grab a light 4 string set and then a single low B. In that case, if I get the EB Extra Slinky Flatwounds (40-60-70-95) and a 125 low B (Rotosound), the price all works out to be the same as the LaBellas.
Magma Electric Bass Strings Extra Light - Ultra Flat Strings - Long Scale 34
SPECIFICATIONS Stainless steel round wound and then polished Soft and flattened playing surface Ideal for reduction of the unwanted finger noise High volume sound and greater brightness than traditional flat Warm and soft tone Ideal for fretless, fretted electric basses and also acoustic basses...
magmastoreusa.com
They do. I have a couple .120s from them (tuned B though, haven't tried E with them - using a .100 for E).
EB Slinky Flatwounds (aka Cobalt Flats) are one of the flexible ones. If you don't want "floppy", why are you looking at the lightest set?
And what's the reason for wanting those specific gauges, 40-60-80-100-120? Flats come in different degrees of stiffness/flexibility and gauges alone don't tell you how they're going to feel.
Magma Electric Bass Strings Extra Light - Ultra Flat Strings - Long Scale 34
SPECIFICATIONS Stainless steel round wound and then polished Soft and flattened playing surface Ideal for reduction of the unwanted finger noise High volume sound and greater brightness than traditional flat Warm and soft tone Ideal for fretless, fretted electric basses and also acoustic basses...magmastoreusa.com
Thanks - can't get them shipped to where I live, unfortunately. Will keep checking around for stores that do though.
Because I like the feel of 40-60-80-100s on my 4-string and those don't have any issues with 'floppiness'.
What specific brand and type of strings are you talking about. Just because those gauges feel right with one specific brand and type of string doesn't mean all the others feel the same based solely on gauges.
And what's wrong with Dunlop Flats 40-120? They're also one of the more flexible flats, so the 40-100 set would probably feel very much like the EB nickel rounds 40-100 in terms of stiffness.
For what it's worth, they also have a latin America store here: Magma Strings
And while not in stock, they're available on Strings by Mail here: Invalid Link Removed
My bad for not providing more context - I live in a country where that specific set isn't available locally or on domestic Amazon so I was looking for alternatives that might be.
