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Flatwounds for Short Scale


Frank Blank
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I’m running La Bella shortscale flats on my Mustang bass, and tjey’re fantastic. Mine are the Mustang specific flats, which are optimized for through-body stringing, but they obviously make flats for bridge stringing too.

Bass Direct have a whole heap here:

http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/LaBella_Flatwound_strings.html

Si

 

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I've just ordered a set of GHS precisions for my new 30" scale Aria, will report back once I've got them fitted, I've been using Chromes for years and really love them but had heard quite a few people raving about the GHS strings and thought i'd take a punt as they're a bit cheaper than the Chromes (buying from Thomann so about 28 quid +p&p)

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5 hours ago, Kirky said:

The Thomastiks on my Musicmaster are awesome.

i looked at these but the length from ballend to taper/silk was quoted as something huge like 35.5" any chance you could measure the set you have as i wouldn't mind trying some but anything over 32.5" from all end to taper wouldn't really fit on my tiny Aria bass (it's small enough to easily fit in a strat hardcase)

 

Matt

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19 hours ago, Matt P said:

i looked at these but the length from ballend to taper/silk was quoted as something huge like 35.5" any chance you could measure the set you have as i wouldn't mind trying some but anything over 32.5" from all end to taper wouldn't really fit on my tiny Aria bass (it's small enough to easily fit in a strat hardcase)

 

Matt

35 and 3/4" from ball to the start of the silk on mine.

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2 hours ago, Kirky said:

35 and 3/4" from ball to the start of the silk on mine.

That matches up with the lengths I saw quoted here:

https://www.bassstringsonline.com/Bass-String-Lengths-by-Manufacturer_ep_47-1.html

 

Most of the other manufacturers seem to be at 32" from ballend to silk, I find it odd that 35.5" is classed as a short scale string, most makers use 34" for medium scale. 

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Well I had my Rob Allen Mouse up at Guitar Technical Services for a set up. As Strings Direct is about a mile from my gaff I popped over and got myself a set of La Bella 760N strings to be put on the Mouse when it was being set up. Turns out I bought the wrong size! So I found myself sitting outside Bass Direct at 9:30 this morning waiting for it to open so I could get the correct set and run them over to GTS to complete the set up. Luckily the strings that don’t fit the mouse do fit the Squier so first I’m going to try those.

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a quick update on the GHS Precision flats, the are indeed the length quoted at 32.5" from ballend to silk, they fit perfectly on my aria, the feel is actually quite good, there is no hint of floppiness, the tension is very similar to 34" scale flats even though the gauges are quite light. they have a good even sound from string to string and a lovely smooth feel. I cant comment on the tone yet as i've only tried them through headphones, i should get to try them through an amp in the next few days.

 

Matt

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Just now, Matt P said:

a quick update on the GHS Precision flats, the are indeed the length quoted at 32.5" from ballend to silk, they fit perfectly on my aria, the feel is actually quite good, there is no hint of floppiness, the tension is very similar to 34" scale flats even though the gauges are quite light. they have a good even sound from string to string and a lovely smooth feel. I cant comment on the tone yet as i've only tried them through headphones, i should get to try them through an amp in the next few days.

 

Matt

Thanks Matt, let me know.

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