For you fretless players on this thread: I realize that on their own the Cobalts are “round-like” with their own thing going on. But can you get them to thump with the tone rolled down and a mute?
TIA.
TIA.
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New EB Cobalt Flats?
- Thread starter king_biscuit
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I use EB cobalt flat on my Ebonol FB fretless pbass before move to copper white nylon.
The EB cobalt sound like roundwound along with growl, I believe the bright sounding Ebonol are the factor too.
Roll off tone knob could sound thump if you use .068 or .1uf cap + mute foam + pluck close to neck side.
So I put an old broken in set on my fretless. Love the feel and the singing tone. But—I was surprised to see some corrosion (until I did a search here). It doesn’t seem to affect the sound. Can I just ignore it or is it going to be a problem? Relatedly, is there a good way to remove it?
My fretless has a finished maple board.
TIA.
My fretless has a finished maple board.
TIA.
I tried the DoOxIt on a lint-free cloth trick and it didn't work, in fact the strings felt a bit worse, so off they come. For a brighter rock flats sound these are great, but for the "one set of flats every few years or longer" vibe on my fretless, I think I will need another option.
Curious for those who have experimented with different gauges—how much of a difference in sound and feel (if any) is there between the 45-100 and 50-105?
Can’t compare to Dunlop. But I had a set on a 35” Lull and quite liked them. I can’t hear any tonal difference from heavier gauges (and certainly not in a mix) so it’s all about what tension you want. They are definitely pliant. Tone was what everyone in this thread said it was. I did a record with them.
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I've had a 40-95 set on my fretless for a few years now, but the only other flats I've ever used on any of my own basses were T-I Jazz Flats, which the bass was specifically built to use. And as I've posted numerous times, I greatly prefer the EBs.
I tried Dunlop flats briefly. They seemed dead and boring. Cobalt flats by contrast are live and exciting.
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Maybe I am looking For the wrong thing but all the cobalts in the TB store appear to be rounds. Maybe I am just looking for the wrong thing. Looked under both flat wound links and both cobalt links and did not see anything that said cobalt flatwound. Or am I just blind ? And Passinwind I do appreciate the Info.
Passinwind
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Passinwind
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Novel concept, I know.
Why let facts get in the way of a good story, eh?
But I'm certainly as guilty of that as the next guy.
I am pro the EB Cobalt Flats and have them on three of my Basses. But I do think that other options might be better for certain Basses. For instance I prefer TI Flats on my P Bass over the Cobalts.
I have no problem finding them, GC, Sweetwater, just strings, Amazon, eBay, AMS.
Still the best string on my G&L L2500 that I've tried. They mellow a bit in time. I'm several months and 100s of hours on them.
