Nylon filament wound

[johnny6644]

I've been using Fender 7120 filament wound strings for a while. I like them, but it appears that Fender is discontinuing them. Anybody know of anything similar?

I've tried the nylon flat-wounds... but the filaments are the best compromise between nylon flats and rounds.

I've also tried some Rotosound nylon flat-wounds and they're about the same as the Fender nylon flats. Too plasticky.

 

[johnny6644]

anybody, anywhere?

 

[Bassman316]

I've tried the Fender 7120 strings twice. I've never played anything that feels or sounds similar. Ever. Very odd, loose feeling strings. I checked Fender's website for their strings and the nylon filament 7120s are no longer on the site, so they're probably discontinuing them. I don't think they were Fender's most popular string by far. I was always on the fence about these strings, and they took a lot of getting used to both times I bought them, but my local store does have plenty of them still in stock. Might buy a set or two just in case down the road sometime I feel like giving them another try.

 

[Philbiker]

I tried them once by accident and I hated them. Fender also has a "Nylon Tapewound" string which is different than the "Nylon Filament" string. I love the other Fender nylons.

Like Bassman316 I've never felt any other string like them; they are very unique. I would recommend that you take a look at some of the other nylons, specifically the LaBella "Deep Talkin' Bass" strings.