Heavy Gauge Flat Wounds

[Unspoken511]

Hello Everyone,
Like a lot of players, I'm in that stage where I'm trying to make a more concious effort in shaping and maintaining my own personal tone, and I'm looking for something rather specific. I need Super heavy Gauge strings, like the heaviest you could have on a five string, tuned B E A D G, and won't completely destroy my neck. I like to have relatively high action, and flat wounds would be preferable, or anything that gives me that dark, mellow tone, without being too muddy.

Thanks!

 

[Grissle]

Your describing LaBella flats tone wise.
And at Bass Strings Online you can even build your own set, plus get a discount for being a Talkbass member.
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[RedMoses]

Im using LaBella Black Tape wounds, string guage is 115m they are so heavy i dont feel the frets when sliding! SOund great too.

 

[Unspoken511]

Neither are heavy enough. I'm thinking of Atleast breaking .055 on G, and .145 or .150 on the B.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

This would also work...

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Edit: i just saw your last post, forget what I posted, you are looking at not big strings but massive ones. Geeez, we have found the string size for metal....

 

[Unspoken511]

Still looking for something heavier...

 

[FrenchBassQC]

I got it.... Link Removed.

 

[Unspoken511]

Thanks French, I wasn't Aware of that resource, looks like perfect gauge options. Now, the question is, what kind of strings are they? Stainless round, nickel half, chrome flat, tape wound, etc?

 

[Nashrakh]

It's a bit hidden but on the "about" page you find:

"Circle K Strings are a nickel/steel hybrid"

 

[Unspoken511]

hmmm... I guess that'd work. Anyone know of any super heavy guage strings that are flat wound?

 

[jasper383]

hmmm... I guess that'd work. Anyone know of any super heavy guage strings that are flat wound?

Highest gauge flats would be a 52-110 set of La Bellas or Rotos and then a .132 B string.

Circle K is what you want for these fat, fat gauges. They are rounds, but really high gauges just aren't available in flats. Too stiff.

 

[Laurent]

Also Ernie Ball 5 strings (my favorite flatwound string) 45 to 130.

 

[Dredmahawkus]

Circle K are pretty unique sounding and feel great....I am sure if you had a super fat set on your bass you would be the only one within 1000 miles who sounds like that!

 

[donn]

I have a hunch that there's a bit of `apples to oranges' when comparing string gauges between flat and round wound.

 

[C-60 Bass]

I've been using a LaBella 760M (Jamerson) set for years and have tried other heavy flats; EB, Fender, Roto, and none even come close in tone or feel. The LaBellas are just plain meaty! Interestingly, none of the other 110 sets feel as big and the Jamersons seem to have the lowest tension??!!