Flatwound, low tension, through body, bright tone; need recommendations.

drumandstage

drumandstage

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#1
YES, I have read the other threads. This one is different by the combination of things I need:

Flats;
Low Tension;
Through body installation
Bright tone (as close roundwounds as possible)

Slinky Cobalt Flats would be a contender, but they don't seem to be available any longer and I don't know if I can use them through the body.

THANKS!
 
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Without having specific instrument details... Lets assume you need a 38" winding to get thru-body.

D'Addario ECB80SL 40-95 Set

Brightest, longest flatwound set.



If it is a Jazz Bass or a P-Bass (depending on the model) you can use long scale D'Addario Chromes or Ernie Ball Cobalt flats.

Ernie Ball Cobalts 2815 set
D'Addario Chromes ECB80 set
 
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drumandstage said:
As to the Cobalts-should I get a step down in diameter? I have read a bit about doing that with flats.
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The Cobalts lightest pre-packaged set is .040 .060 .070 .095 which is a little lighter than the chromes. Also the Cobalts are a little more flexible than the chromes.
 
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geesharp said:
On my Am Std Jazz bass, I have GHS Precision flatwound. It meets at least 3 of your criteria: flats, low tension and through body.

As for bright tone, I'm not sure... I think it's not as bright as the roundwound it replaced.
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These are the furthest thing from being bright flats! Great strings and I love them, but they are all thump with a strong fundamental and super quick decay. Not much high end going on with GHS Precision Flats.
 
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I have TI Jazz Flats and Fender 9050L flats on my Precision basses at the moment. Both string sets are fairly new (previously had on GHS Precision Flats). With the tone knob all the way open both string sets are pretty darn bright, especially the American Standard with the Nordstrand NP4 pickup. Thats a bright pickup, and I usually run both of my Precisions with the volume knob back at least 60%, even when they had GHS Precision Flats.

Maybe the OP should give the Dunlop flats a try. Those suckers were pretty darn bright (which is why I ditched them pretty quick). Not sure how they's do being string through the body though.
 
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Dunlop Flats in 40-100 will have low tension and relatively bright tone, while 45-105 are pretty regular flats with a lil more flexibility.

Try low gauge Chromes and Cobalt flats, those are brightest sets available. GHS and Labellas all are pretty dark and thumpy in comparison
 
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mmbongo said:
Hold the phone here....how you gonna string a Stingray through body?
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Some Stingray's are string through.Classic StingRay 4 | Basses | Ernie Ball Music Man
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