Flatwound Club

[ElectricBass72]

Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats are the best thing since sliced bread.

 

[Prodigus Filius]

Waiting on the recently released EB 50-110 Slinky short scale cobalt flatwounds to wash up on Australian shores. If I could swap out the 110 for a 120 I'd be a happy man. Does EB do big gauge single flats?

 

[Sugarnutz]

Just finished upgrading.LaBella 0760M flatwounds! I want in!

 

[Yahboy]

Just finished upgrading.LaBella 0760M flatwounds! I want in!
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Large inner core on small tuning post !!!!

 

[Sugarnutz]

Large inner core on small tuning post !!!!

Silks appear quite a bit smaller. This is what I had and it works, got almost 4 turns on the E (there are acrylic bushings in the headstock for the 3/8” tuners. Old tuners wouldn’t keep tune on the La Bella’s. The new tuners are Graph Tech Ratios) . New bridge and EMG actives in it sounds real woody like an upright. I’m happy!

 

[C-60 Bass]

I'm now using my last set of pre 2010 Fender 9050L's, the ones that Fender wound in Mexico with no green silk at the headstock end.

I still can't find another flat wound set that compare with these!

 

[Yahboy]

I'm now using my last set of pre 2010 Fender 9050L's, the ones that Fender wound in Mexico with no green silk at the headstock end.

I still can't find another flat wound set that compare with these!

Does she stiff ?

 

[HaphAsSard]

I'm now using my last set of pre 2010 Fender 9050L's, the ones that Fender wound in Mexico with no green silk at the headstock end.

I still can't find another flat wound set that compare with these!

- If as I suspect you've already tried and flagged GHS Precision Flats, and
- assuming Pyramid Gold flats cannot be identical by virtue of their being chrome nickel, and
- ditto for the round-core DR Legends (or can they?)

I'd turn to experimenting with lesser-known brands, even cheap ones:
- Olympia FLS 4B-45100 or -4095
- Adagio Pro FLBA45
- Harley Benton HQS Bass 45-100 Flatwound
- Elites Detroit Flats
- Webstrings Detroit Bass Flatwound
- Picato 766LFW or MFW (tried as I have, I still haven't been able to ascertain if they even exist anymore though: perhaps they're just clearing out inventory)

 

[PBandJazzBass]

Just put a set of La Bella Low Tension Flexible Flats on my J bass and I’m already digging the sound.

It’s a whole other tonal palette to work with.

 

[CTC564]

New LaBella Signature Flats (Buffalo Head) have really wowed me…have on a P bass and an active 5 string

 

[C-60 Bass]

I'm now using my last set of pre 2010 Fender 9050L's, the ones that Fender wound in Mexico with no green silk at the headstock end.

I still can't find another flat wound set that compare with these!

Anyone know how TI Jazz Flats compare tone wise?

 

[Pyrrho Epoche]

I tried a dozen strings, but after i installed the Dogal carbon flats on my jazz bass and carbon rounds on my Stingray and Fenders, i do not even think about any other string.

 

[Kekic]

I will take number 1 1/2

 

[bassist4dalord]

I posted here in April saying that I didn’t love the DR Legend flats I had just installed on my SBMM Ray5. They didn’t work well on that bass. I have since moved the EADG strings from that set to my Ibanez AEB5E acoustic bass and I intend to keep them there for a very long time. They work incredibly well on the acoustic bass.

A few weeks ago I purchased a set of Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinky flats for my Ray5. These strings really are the bees knees on this bass. The B has excellent tension and the rest of the set feels the perfect amount of loose-ish. They are still just a little bit sticky in some places but I know that will go away with time. I’ve actually had Cobalt Slinky flats on this bass before and I can’t remember why I took them off.

That now makes two of my three basses equipped with flats. If you had told me I’d be back to flats on the majority of my basses at the beginning of the year I would have said no way.

 

[ravlin]

Calling @SoulReflection

 

[SoulReflection]

Calling @SoulReflection

Here I am! Three basses, all with LB LTF's. Wouldn't have anything else because I am Old School Soul. Do I get a number?

 

[GwenOnBass]

Here I am! Three basses, all with LB LTF's. Wouldn't have anything else because I am Old School Soul. Do I get a number?

OP last seen 14 years ago.

EB Group IV flats on my 79 StingRay, and custom length .040 - .100 Pyramid Gold flats on my Chowny CHB-1 semi-hollowbody. Both sets are staying right where they are.

 

[SoulReflection]

OP last seen 14 years ago.

EB Group IV flats on my 79 StingRay, and custom winding length Pyramid Gold flats on my Chowny CHB-1. Both sets are staying right where they are.

OK, I will make up my own number...

 

[marsquake]

Lifelong roundwound user here, but recently have watched a bunch of YT videos about P-bass and flatwounds. I have a Jazz with roundwounds, so I want something totally different. Local guitar shop doesn't carry flatwounds!

Where should I start? I do see on Sweetwater that these tend to cost more than roundwounds.

• Fender Player+ 4-string PJ bass
• Typically play 1/2 step down, alt-rock.

Really just looking to experiment with sound for recording and get a classic P-bass vibe. Any help is much appreciated!

 

[SoulReflection]

Lifelong roundwound user here, but recently have watched a bunch of YT videos about P-bass and flatwounds. I have a Jazz with roundwounds, so I want something totally different. Local guitar shop doesn't carry flatwounds!

Where should I start? I do see on Sweetwater that these tend to cost more than roundwounds.

• Fender Player+ 4-string PJ bass
• Typically play 1/2 step down, alt-rock.

Really just looking to experiment with sound for recording and get a classic P-bass vibe. Any help is much appreciated!

Don't know about the step down stuff but you can't get much more classic P-bass vibe than LB DTFs.