Ernie Ball Custom Gauge Flatwounds

Bobith

Bobith

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I just bought my first set of flats. Stuck them on the SX J-Bass knockoff I've been slowly upgrading as a side project. The Ernie Ball Flats are actually really nice! I've played probably 10 hours on them so far, they're still honestly pretty bright and pack a punch, but feel lovely to play and have a deep, woody tone that I adore. Great dynamics and range. I got them in Group III, so a medium gauge set, and found the tension higher then my usual rounds.

Anyone else have any experience with these strings? I searched and found very little. How do they age?
 
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Bobith said:
I just bought my first set of flats. Stuck them on the SX J-Bass knockoff I've been slowly upgrading as a side project. The Ernie Ball Flats are actually really nice! I've played probably 10 hours on them so far, they're still honestly pretty bright and pack a punch, but feel lovely to play and have a deep, woody tone that I adore. Great dynamics and range. I got them in Group III, so a medium gauge set, and found the tension higher then my usual rounds.

Anyone else have any experience with these strings? I searched and found very little. How do they age?
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Hi there I also just put these on my SX J bass and love them!
 
#3
They are my favourite flatwound string.
Just wait till they get a couple months of use on them and they will sound even better.
I use a custom set of 50\65\85\110 for a more balanced tension.
They dont get much love from others here on talkbass but they keep making them, so somebody is using them.
 
#5
Ernie Ball flats (not the Cobalt) are the most underrated and underappreciated strings out there. They have a little more presence and growl than Chromes (and don't go "thump" after awhile like Chromes do), albeit they are not as totally neutral as La Bellas, and you can get them in singles unlike Fender, and they are still relatively inexpensive as flats go.
 
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I also think EBMM players (and those who might be partial to EBMM products) are more overwhelmingly rounds players than the average bassist. Hence the fact they fly under the radar more than most other brands of flats.

I find the EBMM flats to be a LOT like Chromes.
 
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Bobith said:
I just bought my first set of flats. Stuck them on the SX J-Bass knockoff I've been slowly upgrading as a side project. The Ernie Ball Flats are actually really nice! I've played probably 10 hours on them so far, they're still honestly pretty bright and pack a punch, but feel lovely to play and have a deep, woody tone that I adore. Great dynamics and range. I got them in Group III, so a medium gauge set, and found the tension higher then my usual rounds.

Anyone else have any experience with these strings? I searched and found very little. How do they age?
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Group III is gauge 100-45 isn't it? What gauge are your usual rounds?
 
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