D'AddarioXL Chromes Flat Wound Bass Guitar Strings - ECB80SL - Super Long Scale - Super Light, 40-95

I bought these as an experiment to see what flats were like for my American Jazz bass. I went with D'Addario, because its what i know and I've used them for 35 years for Guitars and basses.The strings took a little getting used to, and i wasn't completely sold at first. But then- after about five months, the TONE became AWESOME. Smooth, silky, right there when you need it. And no scratching. Its hard to describe, but you will notice. I use fingers style for almost everything, so I haven't' had a need to use a pick. But that being said, I can't see why it wouldn't work with a pick.Also, its hard to go back to rounds now. The scratching just isn't there for flats. I just bought a new American P bass, and it came with rounds. I just don't like the round sound anymore, so i ordered another set for the new bass.Also to note, these 100-45 flats replaced my 105-45 rounds perfectly. They are stiffer, so you will need to adjust the action a tad.-Good luck!

Good strings. Nice and smooth on the fingers. This was my first time using flatwound strings. I'm primarily a guitar player. However, flatwound strings are a lot higher tension and cause hand fatigue. Being higher tension, you can lower the action a lot. This helped. I might try some low tension flatwound next time, but that might be several years. These last a long time.

Perfect strings for my short-scale bass. Nice deep sound and no string buzz.

Been playing for a long time and I am in a band playing 60's through 80's music again. The roundwound strings I had been using just didn't seem to cut it for music from this period. Upper register notes just didn't have the authority necessary (strong mids) so I decided to go back to flatwounds. Did a lot of internet research and learned that the flatwound that appeared to me to be most respected by other bassists is the D'Addario XL Chromes. I'm here to say, these are the real deal and I think, through my bass's active tone controls, they have all the highs and lows I'll ever need for any kind of music. On one flatwound set I tried before (I won't mention the name), and on some roundwound sets, the B string was too hot compared to the other strings but with this set the string-to-string balance is excellent and, most importantly, my upper register notes have plenty of mid to cut through the mix and still sound like they came from a bass.Pictured is my lovely Pedulla Rapture RBJ2-5 with a set of D'Addario XL Chromes ECB81-5, the lightest gauge set of Chromes. And for you fellow Rapture owners, the B string was a tiny bit tight but fit in the bridge without modification. I was a bit worried at first because I like keeping this bass in original condition. I have a very light piece of foam at the bridge to eliminate unwanted harmonics and add a little Jamerson thump, and yes, these strings do harmonics well. Some flatwound sets do not. I am very happy with this set of strings.Oh, I need to add that my band plays tuned down one-half step. These strings handle that tuning exceptionally well at extremely low string height. The strings are a bit more taught than the roundwounds I previously had on this bass but not so much I cannot bend them easily. After setup (neck adjustment, string height and intonation) there is almost zero fret noise. I like that. These are great strings!

I switched over one bass to these from medium light roundwounds and love the difference. Silky smooth with a wonderful mellow tone. I can replicate the deep thumpy bass tones popular in the sixties and seventies and with a few turns of the tone control get the somewhat brighter tones popular today without the twang you get with rounds. I will probably change over my other bass in the future.

I am a professional as well as a praise and worship player. I have tried the other popular brand flatwounds and have always come back to D'Addarios. I really like the fuller sound of D'Addario strings. Even when the bass is adjusted for a bright sound, it is a fuller, fatter bright and not so tinny. I have them on hollow-body electrics, acoustic/electrics, and high-end professional 4 and 5 string basses.SCALE/GUITAR: I purchase the SUPER LONG scale for through-the-body set-ups and long scale for standard setups of 34" scale basses on my 4 string basses. The D'Addario long scale came up slightly short and the full windings didn't even make the nut on the through-the-body set-ups. Additionally, it feels like the longer scale actually alleviated some of the excessive neck tension on 4 strings. *On some five strings I stick with the Long scale strings WITH a TTB set-up to keep the B string from feeling floppy. I had to trim some of the sring winding at the nut but this is easily done and the bass really resonds well.COMFORT: The Flat-wound Chromes are incredibly comfortable strings. If you like to slide all over the place, these strings are for you and produce zero slide noise.SOUND: I love the full, mellow sound they produce. I have played R&B, Jazz, Rock, and Country, and I also play on a worship team, and these strings can solo on the most reverent of songs, or turn it up on a good Rock riff. With the right tone adjustments on your bass, you can get a very full and balanced sound that is 'there' without being 'on top' or distracting, as well as a bright but still smooth and full lead for great jazz, country or rock. Just don't expect a great deal of growl if you're trying to slap.CONS: The only con I have is through-the-body Stringing - I wish D'Addario would design a set labeled specifically for TTB set-ups. Although I have had ZERO problems with these strings and have NEVER replaced a set (I'm of the gunk-is-funk camp), it would be nice to not have to figure out what set will work without doing a bunch of silly measuring, or, worse yet, having to buy another set because you guessed or measured wrong; especially since bass strings can get pricey!Conclusion: It's really simple; if you like a WARM-sounding, foundation bass, get these strings. If you like something a little more ON-TOP of the sound, go with round-wounds.

Estas cuerdas aporta muchos graves bien definidos a tu bajo, las recomiendo bastante, aunque eso si el calibre de 50-105 brinda mucha tensión al instrumento.

Perfect for my D-1 bass. Love the tone and the smoothness is a finger saver.well worth the price!

Compré estas cuerdas buscando un equilibrio en cuanto a la brillantez de las cuerdas. Siempre he usado Roundwounds pero ahora necesito un sonido más oscuro pero sin perder claridad...eso son estas cuerdas, en mi opinión son excelentes ya que no son tan opacas como las Flats tradicionales como las LaBella; me parece que están ubicadas entre las Roundwounds y las Flatwounds tradicionales. Incluso proporcionan un buen sonido de Slap si se requiere, pero más profundo y menos brillantes, que es el sonido que yo estaba buscando.En cuanto a durabilidad no puedo opinar porque tengo poco tiwmpo con ellas, algo menos de un mes. Pero es conocido que las Flatwounds tiene una durabilidad superior a las Roundwounds.En cuanto a la relación calidad-precio sin duda es excelente.Definitivamente son mis favoritas en esta etapa que busco ese tipo de sonido.

As cordas lisas são demais. Gostosas de tocar e muito bacanas para quem procura um som mais aveludado ou grave. Mas nada justifica a pequena fortuna que estão custando, estes tipos de cordas. Comprei em um preço promocional, o que me custou uma corda nova, mas já com dois pontos de oxidação. Esta não é a primeira vez que isso acontece comigo. Como são cordas caras e que têm pouca saída, vale a pena escolher bem o fornecedor.

Really nice light gauge, smooth, flexible flat wound bass strings. Put them on my 63 P Bass to reduce the tension on its ageing neck- they work a treat with no noticeable difference to the tone compared with heavier gauge flats.