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Smooth as silk
Originally looking for tape wound or nylon coated strings for my 5string long scale bass, spotted these and noticed how inexpensive they were. They came and were easily fitted, they are perfect for long scale basses, trimmed approx 10 Cm from the ends and gave a very neat look to the headstock as red binding looks good.
Sound perfect, great on finger tips very smooth, great value for money.
Sound perfect, great on finger tips very smooth, great value for money.
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Beautiful strings with beautiful sound
Very nice, very soft to touch, perfect for fretless bass.
The red ends give a very nice final touch.
I'm by no means a bass professional, but I'm very happy with these strings.
The red ends give a very nice final touch.
I'm by no means a bass professional, but I'm very happy with these strings.
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My first flatwounds.
Bought a new jazz bass, so i wanted to try flatwounds on it.
Bought the cheapest i could find. It went very well.
The strings feel perfect. No flaws. Sounds good to.
So if they hold up in the long run, i will come back for more.
I have never played with expensive flats, so i don't know the difference.
Bought the cheapest i could find. It went very well.
The strings feel perfect. No flaws. Sounds good to.
So if they hold up in the long run, i will come back for more.
I have never played with expensive flats, so i don't know the difference.
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One string was wrong scale length :(
They sound great, feel great, I love 'em, but the low-B was the wrong scale length, so the set was not usable as sold. I have e-mailed Thomann, so I await to see whether their customer service will rescue the situation.
UPDATE: Thomann customer service was great. I messaged late at night and got a response first thing next day. Replacement set shipped the day after. Took about a week to get here, but most of that was spent at UK customs.
Second set has correct length B-string, but the end result is perhaps even more disappointing. The quality is awful. They come coiled in the packet like all strings, but I could hear it sort of crackle as I straightened it, the outer winding is not tight enough and you can feel it moving on the core. Unsurprisingly the string sounds pretty dead. After I wrote the first review I read some of the others and it seems this is not an isolated case (maybe I should have read them first!)
I don't have a 5-string, I bought these to try BEAD tuning on a 4-string. I used the good four strings from the first set in standard EADG and it sounded great, but the B just spoils the whole thing. If you have a 5-string or want to play BEAD the other strings are no good without a B. If you want to play standard 4-string though the 4-string set gets my recommendation!
I have never played a low B before, so I cannot compare it to other strings. I expect a bit less response at that low frequency, but I believe that other strings must be much better than this or 5-strings wouldn't exist.
UPDATE: Thomann customer service was great. I messaged late at night and got a response first thing next day. Replacement set shipped the day after. Took about a week to get here, but most of that was spent at UK customs.
Second set has correct length B-string, but the end result is perhaps even more disappointing. The quality is awful. They come coiled in the packet like all strings, but I could hear it sort of crackle as I straightened it, the outer winding is not tight enough and you can feel it moving on the core. Unsurprisingly the string sounds pretty dead. After I wrote the first review I read some of the others and it seems this is not an isolated case (maybe I should have read them first!)
I don't have a 5-string, I bought these to try BEAD tuning on a 4-string. I used the good four strings from the first set in standard EADG and it sounded great, but the B just spoils the whole thing. If you have a 5-string or want to play BEAD the other strings are no good without a B. If you want to play standard 4-string though the 4-string set gets my recommendation!
I have never played a low B before, so I cannot compare it to other strings. I expect a bit less response at that low frequency, but I believe that other strings must be much better than this or 5-strings wouldn't exist.
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Unexpected Surprise
I was looking for inexpensive flatwounds for my practice bass. After experiencing the feel and tone of these strings, I now have the same on one of my main gig basses. Try them, you may be just as surprised.
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Dead B string!
I bought 2 sets of these flat wound strings for use with 2 different axes. I used the first one on a Harley Benton fretless bass. It was clear from the first pluck that there was a problem with the bass ( bought in the same order as the strings), or the B string. At the time I thought it had to do with the quality of the cheap bass. A couple of days ago I put the second set on a newly purchased mid to high quality Yamaha bass. The B string is dead, as with the other set. So, it is obvious that these strings are faulty. No more Harley Benton strings anymore, as quality is questionable , to say the least!!
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Amazing!!
For years I’ve played La Bella strings. I took a chance on these & I was blown away at the quality & tone! I couldn’t put my bass down for hours! They feel and sound just as good as strings that cost much more! I’d bet that James Jamerson & Jerry Jemmott would use these strings! Great strings & I will indeed be buying more!
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Good for a 4 string bass
The 5th string (B) does not sound well
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Best bang for the buck
Great flatwounds for the price.
will last a long time
will last a long time
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