Cobalt Flats 40-95 - Ridiculously Good!

[-Stingray]

Holy Enchiladas!!!!

I tried cobalt flats a couple of years ago but the D string snapped out of the package. After the replacement also snapped I gave up.

Fast forward to today. Decided on a whim (while at Guitar Center) to give them another try. Went with the lightest gauge I could find (40 -95’s).

Holy smokes! What a beautiful deep tone with airy highs.

I’m sold!

 

[J-Bass RMR]

Yup. They're great strings.

Yup. The only string that consistently breaks at the post. Mostly the G - one D.

 

[jeff62]

Luckily have never had one break. Cobalt flats and SIT Silencers are my typical go to strings. Love ‘em!

 

[ImTheOnlyOne]

Holy Enchiladas!!!!

I tried cobalt flats a couple of years ago but the D string snapped out of the package. After the replacement also snapped I gave up.

Fast forward to today. Decided on a whim (while at Guitar Center) to give them another try. Went with the lightest gauge I could find (40 -95’s).

Holy smokes! What a beautiful deep tone with airy highs.

I’m sold!

What do you like them on?

VM Squier Jazz here. Aerodyne was a close second.

 

[-Stingray]

What do you like them on?

VM Squier Jazz here. Aerodyne was a close second.

Believe it or not, they are fantastic on my Stingray Special.

 

[bigtone23]

I love 'em. 45-105 on my 84 Foundation. They have been on the bass for 9 years.
They are starting to look pretty rough/distorted where they contact the frets. Gonna have to change them real soon. A little bummed, they take quite a while to settle in and get remotely thumpy.

 

[Thom Fioriglio]

I love the Cobalt flats! Such a great tone and feel out of them. I haven't used them in a year or two, but keep them in a sealed bag in case I decide to go back to flats. Every time I see them, I am tempted to put them on my bass.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

I can no longer be satisfied with any other string, flat or round. The Cobalts do both tones equally well.

 

[BassBrass]

I bought a light set by mistake but a good one because they gave my Guild Starfire II a new lease on life. Just the right pudding, not to bright not too dark. I have the med lt set on an 82 Carvin, a Jack Cassady, and a Reverend Dub King. Only regular flats (LTF) I use are on a Sterling Ray 5 because of punchy ray sound.

 

[MdC64]

I’ve had a set of 45-105 on my Fender Nate Mendel P for a couple months. Great strings.

 

[shirojiro]

Believe it or not, they are fantastic on my Stingray Special.

Flatwounds on a Stingray sound great.

Cobalt flats seem like they were made for Stingrays because of the preserved high end. It’s a great match for me with lots of growl when I want it.

 

[pbass74]

About a month ago, I put a set of these (40-95) on my Ibanez SR 750 which is a PJ type bass. I have to say that I'm really liking them--great sound and silky smooth with no finger noise while playing "Just The Two of Us" with all that sliding up and down. No buyers remorse here!

 

[Yahboy]

2814 always my both Charvel Pro Mod PJ and 2014 Squier Mattfreeman P to go set ! Nothing else ! ( even has snap D and G string , and rusty issue on early set )

 

[Yahboy]

Believe it or not, they are fantastic on my Stingray Special.

Both Cobalt flat and Group flat always serve Stingray well. ~~~

 

[bigtone23]

I'm considering putting cobalt flats on either my US SUB 5 or Dimension Deluxe H.
The SUB has that classic 2EQ sizzle, so it may be better served with the Cobalts.
The Dimension is Stingray adjacent, but is more mid forward and requires pretty radical onboard EQ adjustments to approximate the 2EQ tonality.

 

[barrybass33]

I tried a set of the colbalt flats45-100 on a jazz bass I was surprised how much they felt like rounds when they were new. Then they lost their zing about six months later….

 

[Zooberwerx]

Use their 5 string set BUT I pulled the 45 & 65 (G & D) and replaced with 40 & 60...feels much better.

DO follow the install instructions!

Riis

 

[rickster4003]

I would totally agree, the only flats I use and I am a round wound guy. Low tension, sound like rounds, no zingy and last a long time, going on two years on my portamento and still have some brightness. I tried Steve Harris flats and couldn't believe how tight they were, those lasted about 15 minutes and were removed.