Ernie Ball Group Flats (Stainless Steel - not Cobalt) are now available as Short Scale! + new gauge set for long scale

[fretmeister]

I just noticed this. I love these strings on just about every bass. I had used the long scale 45-100 set on a shortie but they were just a tiny bit light for the E&A.

The short scales are available in 45-105 and 50-110.

 

Amazon have the 50-110 on sale at £29 at the moment so I've ordered a set. The 45-105 are pretty much at RRP.

 

They are excellent. They feel a lot nicer under the fingers than La Bella's which I find a bit grabby, and they have a bit more articulation too with the tone up full.

 

https://www.ernieball.com/guitar-strings/bass-strings/stainless-steel-flatwound-electric-bass-strings

 

Long Scales are now available as 45-105 for the first time too.

[police squad]

woud they work on a thru body mustang bass? are there silks involved?

[fretmeister]

Not a clue I'm afraid.

My first set of the shorties haven't arrived yet. 

 

That being said - I have used the long scale ones on shorties before and as long as the tuners were large post ones they didn't break at that end.

I've never had a Mustang so I don't know about the string bends needed at the bridge end.

 

I'll have a look to see if I've got any old sets lying about that I don't want when I get a moment. If I do then I'll send them so you can experiment.

[police squad]

39 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Not a clue I'm afraid.

My first set of the shorties haven't arrived yet. 

 

That being said - I have used the long scale ones on shorties before and as long as the tuners were large post ones they didn't break at that end.

I've never had a Mustang so I don't know about the string bends needed at the bridge end.

 

I'll have a look to see if I've got any old sets lying about that I don't want when I get a moment. If I do then I'll send them so you can experiment.

you're a gent, thank you

[fretmeister]

Well, the shorties arrived and they are on. Very nice they are too. E and A are perfect. D and G are a bit heavy but I’ll have to get used to those.

 

They have gold silks at each end, and the bridge end silks are quite thick. The silk is resting on the saddle for the E and A. I don’t know what that means for a Mustang, if anything.