I’ve got an old set of EB Cobalt flats on my stingray which I love. I bought a new set and they just don’t sound the same (compared to the old set when they were new), I don’t know if the manufacturing has changed (they look a bit different too) but I dug the old strings out of the bin and put them back on.
Normally I like super bright strings but on the stingray it just sounds really ‘clicky’ and chunky with these old flats.
Now I know the cobalt flats sound totally different to actual flats, which has got me wondering about trying some half/pressurewound strings at some point on the stingray.
They have to be super light (40-100 ish) and although I like the deadened sound I don’t want them as dull as actual flats. You know how dead steel strings still sound ‘metallic’ compared to flats?
So far I’m considering Roto pressure wound and d’addario half wound. Any others? Do these retain their edge or do they go fully dead, as in past the dead round wound stage over time? I don’t think I’ve actually ever tried half/pressure wounds strings in my life!