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Flats ID help needed
- Thread starter LadyLoveStingRay5
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You might be able to find the answer in this thread, although it's a few years old and might be out of date:
Silk colors
Silk colors
Do they have blue silk at both ends? Do the ball ends color-coded?
Looking at where the silks start at the tuner end, are they all the same winding lengths or is the E shorter than the other three?
If all four are the same winding lengths (ball end to silk), can you measure to see how long they are from ball end to the start of the silk at the tuner end?
They're not the Chomes as they would have color-coded ball ends and blue silk at both ends.
That's why I asked for pics for positive ID.
Did they come on a Stingray? If so, they could possibly be GHS Brite Flats, which used to be the factory strings on the Stingray.
They're actually half-rounds/groundwound. But they do come with dark blue silk only at the tuner end and brass ball ends.
As requested earlier, please measure the length of those strings from the ball end to the start of the silk. If they're around 38", then I would say they're the Brite Flats.
Thanks !! You really know your strings .
They are indeed GHS Bright Flats!!!
I confirmed it with the seller.
No wonder I was getting instant Bernard Edwards !!!
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