Guest MoJo Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) D'Addario Chrome XL flats are excellent. Fender 9050 are very similar sounding but cheaper. Just bought a set of Adagio 45-100 flats off eBay for £13.99. Pleasantly surprised how good they sound. Similar fundamental toneto the other two, maybe slightly brighter but also slightly higher tension than either the Chromes or the Fenders. Edited March 3, 2019 by MoJo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 GHS Precision Flats for me - perfect tension and mids for me. La Bella 760FLs otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 +1 for the Adagio. Very good price, very nice strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 4 hours ago, TheGreek said: Pick it up at 4.45 Nice bass - reminiscent of the early Alembics to me - with a dash of '54 plate Corsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 4 hours ago, MoJo said: slightly higher tension than either the Chromes or the Fenders. sounds good to me - one issue I have with quite a few string sets is a soggy bottom, I mean a certain slop on the E (even worse on some Bs). Worth a try, may not last so long but at 1/3rd the price that's fair enough. By the way, warming to my new (first time user) D'Addario half rounds - I may come round to liking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 La Bella 760FL on my precision bass. They were secondhand when i bought them three years ago, and they are still going strong. They aren't dull and thuddy - they've got a warm, rich tone to them, but very smooth and full at the same time. Got the same on my MIJ Mustang bass. I've also used TI flats and D'Addario Chromes on other basses and they were great too. TIs a bit too light for my taste, but sounded lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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