2814 Super Slinky Flatwound Electric Bass Guitar Strings - .045-.100 Review

Great mid's and highs and can "BOOM" when needed!

These give my TI Jazz Flats a run for the money in the playability and sound department at a much more palatable price point. They are smooth to the touch, and made my bass louder and more articulate (if that makes sense) The low's are warm, the mid's pop and the highs sound great. I may have found my new favorite string.

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Cobalt Flats

What everyone is saying about theses strings is true! They have the playability of flats and a lot of the brightness of rounds. The short version of this review is: These are awesome strings, but not the most versatile and therefore might not be for everyone. Heres the long version: On my Stingray these strings bring out the best of the classic growling overtones, but they… read more also mitigate some of the super bright top end of the Ray. And yes, they are bright enough to slap, but their real forte is fingersyle. I wouldn't recommend these to someone who was predominantly into slap. If that's your thing then I think you'd be better served by rounds. And if you are super old school (the kinda person that stuffs foam in their bridge), you are probably gonna prefer the sound of traditional flats. I play mostly finger style funk and roots music, with the occasional slap and pop, so for me and my Stingray these strings are perfect.

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All I can say is WOW

These are the best bass strings I've ever tried. I noticed an increase in volume, guessing 'cus of cobalts magnetic properties. I've been playing since 1967, but mostly six string, not bass because I have short fingers. I found a shorter scale bass solved that problem, but I couldn't slide or bend the strings without damaging my calluses. With these strings I can slide and bend… read more like crazy. And the crazy part is I can HEAR the bass better, like it's a more well defined sound. I use Ernie Ball cobalt heavy bottoms on my six string electrics pretty much for the same reasons, PLUS they last a TREMENDOUSLY long time between changes without loosing definition.

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Best all around strings made

These strings just work! First, they last for a really long time. If you like you bass sound on the brighter side you'll easily get 6 months or longer out of a set. If you like a more traditional flatwound sound, you'll get years out of them. These strings work for any genre of music. They have all the attributes of a good flatwound string with the added benefit of enough "twang"… read more to make them a good choice for any type of music. When they say it's the flatwound that sounds like a roundwound they aren't to far off. I swear by them. Highly recommended!

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Love these strings

I have had these on my P-Bass since the first of May, they still sound great and are as super smooth and quiet. The only negative thing I can say is that if you like to run your strings through the body of your bass you may have trouble with the strings necking down before you get to the nut. I had this issue when I bought a set for my 5 string j bass. I went ahead and just ran… read more the strings through the bridge and they sound great on that bass too.

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