5-String Flatwound Sets for Medium Scale

[tobiewharton]

Does anyone know of any options for 5-string flatwound sets for medium scale, other than the rather spendy Dunlops?

 

Bass Direct has some GHS listed erroneously and I can't seem to find any others. 

 

Cheers, 

 

Tobie

[fretmeister]

What bass is it?

 

If it has large string posts then long scale flats will usually be fine as the post is big enough for the fat bit of the string to wrap ok. If they have small posts like on an Ibanez then you definitely need medium scale.

I have a medium scale Ibby and the Dunlops were the only flats I found for it.

[tobiewharton]

Cheers Fretmeister,

 

It's Schaller M4s on a Shuker so looking like it'll have to be the Dunlops.

 

Thanks again, 

 

Tobie

[fretmeister]

They are very nice strings and I've never got less than 5 years out of a set, and even then that was my fault as I managed to kink a string and ruined it.

 

La Bella make medium scale flats for 4 strings, but not for 5 unfortunately - even though they do short scale 5 string sets. 

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