stewblack Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 The regular Harley Benton strings have never given me cause for concern, but I thought I'd try a higher grade set, purely in the interest of scientific exploration. I think they cost me 8 quid. These are crazy good strings for very little money. Recommended. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Get some flats and never buy a set of strings again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 3 hours ago, chris_b said: Get some flats and never buy a set of strings again. Yes indeed. However... I do like the sound of rounds on some of my basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 On 11/09/2022 at 15:49, chris_b said: Get some flats and never buy a set of strings again. If you avoid picking up a bass, ever, then you won't even have to shell out on a set of flats. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I haven't tried them yet but i've bought a selection of the Harley benton guitar strings (including some flats for my semi acoustic). I'm looking forward to trying them out. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 If you can get hold of some cheap multipacks of D'Addario strings you can enter the code on their Player's Circle website, and in not a lot of time you'll be able to get a free set from them. They occasionally have offers on too, which is why I'm currently rocking a set of the XT series bought for the equivalent of £9. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 I also have a set of HB higher grade flats but not found a home for them yet. I'll report back once I've tried them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 14 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: If you avoid picking up a bass, ever, then you won't even have to shell out on a set of flats. When I put a set of flats on my P bass I noticed I avoided picking it up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 44 minutes ago, stewblack said: I also have a set of HB higher grade flats but not found a home for them yet. I'll report back once I've tried them. Did you ever get a HBO 850 Acoustic? - Great use for those flats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said: Did you ever get a HBO 850 Acoustic? - Great use for those flats... I did not. I am trying to hold back on my bass purchases as I can no longer get into my room Never say never of course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I bought a cheap job-lot of Warwick Red nickels and, aside from being a bit rougher than I'm used to, the sodding things try to epilate my arms! I guess it's a peculiarity of the way they're wound, and the B strings are definitely the worst offenders, but the E and A have a go as well. They sound alright but they're pretty much unusable. Hopefully the HBs just let you be hairy in peace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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