Flats with black silks?

[michael_t]

Howdy, trying to figure out the the make of the strings on my Guild - flats with black silks...

Would you be able to post a pic of the strings - one at the headstock and one at the bridge?

The "silk" on Dunlop Flats have more of a shiny, plasticky appearance to it compared to typical silks on other flats. That would be one way to tell if they're in fact Dunlop.

 

[Schlyder]

sound like Dunlop flats. They are great strings.

 

[GIBrat51]

@WG Plum How do you like them? They're on my "try" list.

My '24, short scale Serek Sacramento bass came to me with Dunlop Flats. Pretty sure they're the DBFS45105S set; but, although I've measured the ball-to silk length, I'm not positive. The bass uses a Hipshot D bridge, but not the D's tailpiece; it's thru-body only. So, unless I want to actually pull a string off the bass? The measurement's a little... iffy. And, the tuner-end silk on all the strings start 1-1/2" up from the nut, so...?? In any case; I took a chance on them, since I'd never used Dunlop strings before. So far? I'm liking them. They broke in pretty quickly; on this bass, their tone is well balanced. The tension, IMO, is... not. It isn't outrageously uneven, but it's... noticeable. Personally, I'll take balanced tone over balanced tension any time, so it's not a big deal for me. They're not the smoothest flats I own - the Galli Jazz Flats wear that crown, in my Bass Herd - but... they're far from being the roughest flats I use, either...
So... bottom line? At whatever scale length mine actually are... they fit the bass, and I'm quite pleased with them. My Sacramento has the optional half-chambered body, and dual Guild Bi-Sonic pickups. The Dunlops suit the bass very well, and I have no need - or desire - to replace them with any other strings...