Jezyorkshire Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Recently bought a Bass Collection P bass which came with Elite Flatwounds on it, not having any experiences with flatwound strings I have nothing to compare them too, tension seems slightly higher than round wounds of the same gauge, they have now been played for about a month and I’m considering replacing them, the only thing that I’m not sure about with these is the E string seems a little deader that the other 3 strings now they are played in and also slightly less tension would be good but not like TI’s I’m considering the Jim Dunlop flatwounds or Daddario Chromes, but the Chromes I have read are high tension and can be unbalanced in the set , string to string tension wise? I probably would prefer a modern flatwound that sounds great also with the tone rolled off but still has good definition. Any opinions welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Sounds like a job for EB Cobalt flatwounds, modern, bright and lower tension. Chromes are great, but similar (though better imo) ballpark to the Elites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antnee Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Chiliwailer said: Sounds like a job for EB Cobalt flatwounds, modern, bright and lower tension. Seconded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezyorkshire Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 29/01/2019 at 06:42, Chiliwailer said: Sounds like a job for EB Cobalt flatwounds, modern, bright and lower tension. Chromes are great, but similar (though better imo) ballpark to the Elites. On 29/01/2019 at 10:46, antnee said: Seconded. Got the Ernie ball Cobalt Flats, had em on about 2 hours, so far really great, tension is perfect and just the right brightness, thanks guys x 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 hours ago, Jezyorkshire said: Got the Ernie ball Cobalt Flats, had em on about 2 hours, so far really great, tension is perfect and just the right brightness, thanks guys x That’s great, glad it worked out. They break in really nicely and if they feel a tad sticky right now it’ll wear off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antnee Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 8 hours ago, Jezyorkshire said: Got the Ernie ball Cobalt Flats, had em on about 2 hours, so far really great, tension is perfect and just the right brightness, thanks guys x Pleased to hear that. I've been considering changing my strings recently (I've had the same set of Cobalt Flats on for coming up to 2 years now) and I really can't think of anything else to swap to. It's going to cost my a fortune next month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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