edstraker123 Posted Monday at 11:21 Posted Monday at 11:21 (edited) Never tried these but they currently look like they are at an excellent price on Amazon : £46 for the extra light set and £54 for the medium. Bass Direct currently have them at £89 and others for more. Hopefully worth a punt..... Edited Monday at 11:27 by edstraker123 1 Quote
fretmeister Posted Monday at 15:47 Posted Monday at 15:47 Did we find out if they are a Cobalt type or another type of flat? Quote
ezbass Posted Monday at 15:55 Posted Monday at 15:55 2 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Did we find out if they are a Cobalt type or another type of flat? From the EB website: Pino Palladino Signature Smoothie Flats Bass Strings are engineered for a smooth, effortless playing experience. Precision-polished for an ultra-smooth feel, these premium flatwound strings glide easily under your fingers. Wound with a cobalt alloy ribbon, they deliver a deep, rich tone that perfectly blends vintage warmth with modern flexibility. I think means that they are the same wrap construction as the normal Cobalts, as the description of these reads: Featuring a SuperBright Cobalt ribbon wrap, Cobalt underwraps and optimal hex-core to wrap ratio, Although no mention of the under wrap on the PP set. 1 Quote
fretmeister Posted Monday at 16:02 Posted Monday at 16:02 Thank you. Despite the bargain I'll pass then. I had some short scale Cobalts and I didn't get on with them at all. Just felt really weird under my fingers! Quote
edstraker123 Posted 23 hours ago Author Posted 23 hours ago Wow - these are smooth ! Feel really high end. Definitely glad I purchased. I'm going back for more ! 1 Quote
oakforest5961 Posted 22 hours ago Posted 22 hours ago 44 minutes ago, edstraker123 said: Wow - these are smooth ! Feel really high end. Definitely glad I purchased. I'm going back for more ! All well and good, but... what about the sound? Flatwounds tend to have issues with cross string consistency; how are these. BTW, which set did you buy? Quote
edstraker123 Posted 22 hours ago Author Posted 22 hours ago I went with the extra lights. I'd read on another forum the heavier gauge were primarily for drop tunings ( not sure of the validity of that claim.) Unfortunately I put them on a new bass which is a Xmas present - it was confiscated 5 minutes after the set up so didn't get a chance to test them to make a proper opinion sound wise but they sounded great through the Spark Neo and certainly good enough to want to put them on other higher end basses 1 Quote
edstraker123 Posted 7 hours ago Author Posted 7 hours ago (edited) Extra light prices have gone back up to £83 - mediums are still cheap. Going to try a on a jazz and a Ricky. Edited 5 hours ago by edstraker123 Quote
Reggaebass Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Ive got so many flats in a box as that’s all I use, I’ve been using labella LTF’s for years, and recently got some labella Olinto, but I’d really like to try these Pino ones, how do they sound and feel Quote
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