Yeah, I *think* I bought the bass that had those Dunlop prototype strings on it from Jason. So far I like em. (Like the bass too, thanks Jason!)
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Dunlop Flatwounds premiering at NAMM
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Yeah, I *think* I bought the bass that had those Dunlop prototype strings on it from Jason. So far I like em. (Like the bass too, thanks Jason!)
I didn't really notice because there was a fair amount of slack before I started winding them. When I realized it was clearly going to sit in the nut-slot, I top-loaded it. I was a bit surprised because the silk on the other 3 strings easily cleared the nut while going through-body.
I had no problem whatsoever in getting the intonation set. In fact, it seemed so spot-on after a few minor tweaks that I said to myself, "Wow. THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!"
That said, I was playing it a for awhile earlier this evening and I'm still not totally happy with the tone of the E string. It sounds much better than when I strung it through the body; but still seems to lack a bit of the punch that the other 3 strings have. The old Chromes I took off sounded perfectly uniform across all of the strings.
What kind of bass did you put the Dunlop Flats on? I tried the Super Brights on two Carvins, a Peavey, a Fender, a Gibson, and a Spirit by Steinberger. I couldn't get the intonation set on any of those basses and I had four sets of the Superbrights to try, so they are either all bad or I was lucky enough to get four bad sets. It was always the D & A strings on which couldn't get the intonation set. I know the Flats are not the same string as the Superbrights, but they are both Dunlops....
I have them on 3 Ibbys, a Yamaha RBX775 (35"), a Hohner 6 string, and had them on a Peavey, and they intonated easily on them all...
Re: "I know the Flats are not the same string as the Superbrights, but they are both Dunlops...."
They are nothing like flats in construction, so there are really no parallels to draw.
I'll probably try a set. I don't think I'll try any more Super Brights unless I hear of a change. Cheap doesn't mean much if I can't get them on pitch across the 1st octave.
It's a 2011 Fender American Standard Jazz. The first pic shows the headstock/nut area. The A, D, & G strings are strung through-body while the E is top-loaded. In the 2nd pic, you can see that the silk on the E-string (top-loaded) sits on the witness point of the saddle. But if I string it through-body, the silk on the other end sits in the nut-slot.
So has the string length (silk) through a Fender issue been addressed with Dunlop yet? I'm very interested in trying these strings, but I want to go through the body on my MIA P bass and not have silk on a saddle or nut.
It's a 2011 Fender American Standard Jazz. The first pic shows the headstock/nut area. The A, D, & G strings are strung through-body while the E is top-loaded. In the 2nd pic, you can see that the silk on the E-string (top-loaded) sits on the witness point of the saddle. But if I string it through-body, the silk on the other end sits in the nut-slot.
Wow...a pretty terrible oversight, considering this is the bass owned by folks most likely to be part of the target demographic.
I'm not sure about that persons bass, but it works perfect on my bass.
I can even go through body if I want but I chose to go through bridge.
Check out my review that I posted on them: My review of the new Dunlop Flatwound strings!
can you confirm the gauges?....I see in your picture they say Flatwound 45/105 on a red label....there is no info on their web site about all 4 string sizes ....their picture also shows 45/105 on the package....BUT....when I click on their picture, a different, enlarged picture pops up and it shows a blue label with 45/125....that is a fairly significant difference
You'll have to contact Jason (slappinfunk) @ BassStringsOnline. Go to the website and all the contact info is right there. He'll help you with anything you need to know.
Yeah, I was a bit disappointed. I guess I should buy a single E string and see if maybe I just got a "bad" one.
Maybe I just got a faulty E-string.
Yeah..almost looks like a shorter scale E wound up in your long scale set...but do they make a shortie set? Who knows. Maybe you were just a victim of the early beta stages and they've since upped their game. I personally wouldn't give a second look if this was a common theme, but see what they'll do to take care of it.
Hey, flatwound users, is there anyone who is playing Dunlop Flats for a long time? Gotta make a switch from my rusty Ernie Cobalts - will it worth it?)
Ive been playing the same set since they first came out. Sounds and feels great, if not better!
Just put a set of those on my Sadberg VM4 - tension is way lower than on Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats (tension: Chromes > Ernies > Dunlops).
A lot of high mids and they feel less thumpy than Ernies or Chromes.
Update: Wow! Strings sound great if not better - and playability is way cooler than on any flats I used before. I prefer to use "flat" settings on my amps (12 o'clock, you know) and the natural sound of strings is just perfect! Very modern, "hi-fi" sound that I actually like, kinda reminding of Dunlop Super Bright rounds. Gonna make an update after a gig soon) Also - very comfortable tension
A lot of high mids and they feel less thumpy than Ernies or Chromes.
Update: Wow! Strings sound great if not better - and playability is way cooler than on any flats I used before. I prefer to use "flat" settings on my amps (12 o'clock, you know) and the natural sound of strings is just perfect! Very modern, "hi-fi" sound that I actually like, kinda reminding of Dunlop Super Bright rounds. Gonna make an update after a gig soon) Also - very comfortable tension
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