Ernie Ball Extra Slinky Flatwound Bass String, .040 - .095

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Ernie Ball Extra Slinky Flatwound Bass String, .040 - .095

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Eb cobalt flats are very flexible. Good flatwound lows and adequate brightness. As a professional bassist coming from stainless steel roundwounds, these are the only flats i will use.

The b string is actually usable and has excellent tone with the rest of the set. These strings are like a well aged whiskey.

This gauge is perfect for a jazz bass or a p. Regardless, they feel odd but it’s not a game breaker. Of the heavier gauge and ad tension.

Cons

The g string snapped twice during tuning. I am no novice to stringing my bass.

There's already some gunk/corrosion all over these things and they feel chalky. They are not versatile, however.

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Quality

I installed them easily, and i the quality was just as great as ever.

I am simply amazed with the sound.

I've tinkered with the 40-95 set on some jazz basses, and they were downright inspiring.

They have the ringing tone a good set of new stainless rounds have, but with the smooth feel and punch only a flat wound has.

Price

And since flats last longer, the higher price isn't too bad.

Shipping

The shipping label was placed on the pack of strings.

Competitiveness

These strings are pricey compared to round wound stainless steel or round wound nickel bass strings, but they last 3 times long... Read More

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bass, great, set, flat and wound.

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This product had a total of 1,986 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 22 2023.