Sean Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Hi all I've got some half-wound strings on a 4-string that just sound fantastic but I don't know what they are. They have black silks at both the ball end and the tuning post end and they have brass ball ends. Standard scale. They're definitely not GHS. There can't be that many brands of halfwounds out there with black silk both ends. Are they possibly obsolete Status halfwounds? Any ideas? Many thanks Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 I’ve got D’addario half rounds on my Yamaha and they have no silks so can’t be them , elites have Navy Blue (Red at Ball-End, so not them, Ernie ball slinky are blue I think, are they definitely half rounds, hopefully someone will be along soon with the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) Sounds like Picato to me. They moved from silkless to black silks towards the end. Can still get sets on ebay etc but as a company they went bump a while back Edited March 19, 2023 by Pow_22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 15 hours ago, Pow_22 said: Sounds like Picato to me. They moved from silkless to black silks towards the end. Can still get sets on ebay etc but as a company they went bump a while back These have the black silk at both ends. Definitely not Picato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 My last set had black silks at both ends. I actually had to shave some off the E string as it was sitting on the bridge saddle and dulling the tone. Back in the day they were completely silkless which i loved 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Pow_22 said: My last set had black silks at both ends. I actually had to shave some off the E string as it was sitting on the bridge saddle and dulling the tone. Back in the day they were completely silkless which i loved Did Picato make Status strings? Does that explain why the Status range of strings reduced when Picato went out of business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 25 minutes ago, Sean said: Did Picato make Status strings? Does that explain why the Status range of strings reduced when Picato went out of business? I have heard that before. I liked both to be honest, found Status flats a little less dark than Picato but i have definitely heard in other places that Picato made Status strings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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