Flatwound string ID help

[kulit17]

I pulled a couple flatwound strings off a couple of my basses and couldn't identify this one. The other two i knew were Chromes and for a second i thought these were chromes too until i noticed the ballends were all gold. The silk color is similiar to Chromes - blue (not purplish like pictured)

this is the bass it was on.....

 

[michael_t]

They look to me like the Ernie Ball Flats (regular flats, not the Cobalts).

 

[michael_t]

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[Briton]

They look like Ernie Ball Slinky Flatwound Cobalts.......40-95.

 

[michael_t]

They look like Ernie Ball Slinky Flatwound Cobalts.......40-95.

The Cobalt Flats would have purple silk, not blue like what's in the photos.

By the way, how can you tell what gauges they are just by looking at the photos?

 

[kulit17]

thanks guys, ya i looked at classifieds and it does seem it's EB traditional flatwounds..... i guess my next question is how can i tell which group they are? is it just by the gauges? i have a cheapo digital caliper, so i'll measure it later.

 

[michael_t]

thanks guys, ya i looked at classifieds and it does seem it's EB traditional flatwounds..... i guess my next question is how can i tell which group they are? is it just by the gauges? i have a cheapo digital caliper, so i'll measure it later.

Ernie Ball uses the term "group" to refer to the gauge selection instead of the traditional "light", "medium", etc.

 

[Briton]

Yep they look like the regular Flats........It was the purple silks that threw me.

 

[kulit17]

thanks @michael_t you're the best! took out the cheapo digital calipers and it appears i have Group 3 strings (45-65-80-100)

They look like Ernie Ball Slinky Flatwound Cobalts.......40-95.

lol i think you may need to get your visual calipers recalibrated

Yep they look like the regular Flats........It was the purple silks that threw me.

ya i mentioned in my OP that the silk was blue and not purple (believe the red cushion floor may have played a role in that), anyhu thanks for trying to help anyways.

 

[Jaime Poole]

I just got a fallout bass that came with yellow silk wrapping, does anyone know what they are?

 

[michael_t]

I just got a fallout bass that came with yellow silk wrapping, does anyone know what they are?

Are you talking flats with gold/yellow silk at both ends and all brass ball ends?

 

[michael_t]

I just got a fallout bass that came with yellow silk wrapping, does anyone know what they are?

By the way, I always ask for pics for string ID. A picture paints a thousand words...

 

[HaphAsSard]

I just got a fallout bass that came with yellow silk wrapping, does anyone know what they are?

DR Legends.

 

[Jaime Poole]

DR Legends.

 

[Jaime Poole]

Thank you

 

[bcbassman]

I think you guys ID'd the set of flats that came on a used Sterling bass that I bought. Ernie Ball flats are nice!