Old Horse Murphy Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) I'm currently borrowing a SR5 from a mate of mine (34" scale) and want to string it with flatwounds. I've had a SR5 in the past but struggled with the tuning/intonation of the B string when I've used flats. Any recommendations for the best, highest tension flatwounds I could try? Edited June 18, 2012 by Old Horse Murphy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Rotosound jazz 77's - highest tension strings I have ever played for a 45 - 105 gauge. I assume they do 5 string sets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 [quote name='alanbass1' timestamp='1340040547' post='1698143'] Rotosound jazz 77's - highest tension strings I have ever played for a 45 - 105 gauge. I assume they do 5 string sets[/quote] Sorry to chip in, but are the Rotos smooth like La Bellas/Chromes are? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The Rotos are totally smooth, quite high tension and the best sounding of all the flats I've used but I would say that Chromes are the highest tension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankdave Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 LaBella James Jamerson set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Have tried Thomastik and Roto 77 real smooth flats but preferred Elites ground wound ss best for tone and perceived tension 45 - 130 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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