Going to flats thanks to Fender.

[UNICORN BASS]

Was always a rounds guy, now I'm having a flats moment. Several months ago i put a set of Fender 45-100 flats on my old Cort P. Wow! did it ever come alive. I dislike the mint green silks with a passion, but oh well. So, fast forward to last weekend, i have a Godlyke Disciple prototype which i have struggled to find the right strings for. I ended up with the same Fender flats, and, bliss! I have to say that i find these strings to be the Swiss watch of flats despite not experiencing many other brands, and at $25-$28 a set, a real bargain. Pic's or it didn't happen!

 

[michael_t]

I dislike the mint green silks with a passion, but oh well...

The green silk on them used to be greener than the one I see in your pic. I actually like the green on yours than the green on my old ones.

i find these strings to be the Swiss watch of flats...

Fender 9050 = Swiss army knife of flats.

 

[UNICORN BASS]

See what you mean. I thought Swiss army knife, but the fingers thought differently.

 

[4StringDave]

I really like these flats on my jazz bass, as they bring out the punch and fix the "thin G string sound" I was experiencing with rounds

 

[michael_t]

I really like these flats on my jazz bass, as they bring out the punch and fix the "thin G string sound" I was experiencing with rounds

I agree about the 9050s sounding great on a J. Also about the non-twangy G.

D'A Chromes (ECB84) 40-60-80-100 = Twangy G.
D'A Chromes (ECB81) 45-65-80-100 = Tight D.

Fender 9050L = 45-60-80-100 = No twangy G, no tight D!

 

[Camaro69]

So far these have been my favorite flats. Hoarding a few sets in the drawer besides the ones installed.


Love the green!

 

[Heavy Blue]

I agree about the 9050s sounding great on a J. Also about the non-twangy G.

D'A Chromes (ECB84) 40-60-80-100 = Twangy G.
D'A Chromes (ECB81) 45-65-80-100 = Tight D.

Fender 9050L = 45-60-80-100 = No twangy G, no tight D!

Colour me confused. I thought a tight D would be a good thing. Maybe we're having different ideas of what "tight" means?

 

[michael_t]

Colour me confused. I thought a tight D would be a good thing. Maybe we're having different ideas of what "tight" means?

I like a nicely tension-balanced set that feel even across all four strings. But that's just my personal preference.

D'A Chromes ECB81:

G 045 - 53.31 lbs.
D 065 - 58.63
A 080 - 47.52
E 100 - 40.29 (Total 199.75)

Over 18 lbs. of difference between D and E. That's a little too uneven for my taste.

 

[Heavy Blue]

I like a nicely tension-balanced set that feel even across all four strings. But that's just my personal preference.

D'A Chromes ECB81:

G 045 - 53.31 lbs.
D 065 - 58.63
A 080 - 47.52
E 100 - 40.29 (Total 199.75)

Over 18 lbs. of difference between D and E. That's a little too uneven for my taste.

Oh d'oh! When you said tight, I was thinking you meant tonally. Oops!

 

[michael_t]

Oh d'oh! When you said tight, I was thinking you meant tonally. Oops!