Ernie Ball EB2806 Flatwound Group III Electric Bass Strings - .045-.100

Name: Ernie Ball EB2806 Flatwound Group III Electric Bass Strings - .045-.100
Brand: Ernie Ball
Rating: 4.5 (3 reviews)

.045-.100 4-string Flatwound Stainless Steel Electric Bass String Set

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Ernie Ball EB2806 Flatwound Group III Electric Bass Strings - .045-.100

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Stellar Electric Bass Strings from Ernie Ball

The EB2806 Flatwound Group III Electric Bass Strings provide the kind of robust low-end tone that complements any style of play. These rugged strings feature flat stainless steel wire wrapped around a hex-shaped, tin-plated steel core for smooth, mellow tone. The Flatwound Group III are a huge hit among the many bass players here at Sweetwater.

Ernie Ball EB2806 Flatwound Group III Electric Bass Strings Features:

Quality bass strings produce great tone gig after gig
Flat stainless steel wire wrapped around a hex-shaped, tin-plated steel core for smooth, mellow tone

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Tech Specs

Guitar Type: Electric Bass
Number of Strings: 4
Coated: No
Gauges: .045, .065, .080, .100
Winding Type: Flat Wound
Core Material: Tin-plated Hexagonal Steel
Winding Material: Stainless Steel
Manufacturer Part Number: P02806

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At Andy Rice's gentle suggestion that I consider flat wound strings, and based on his experience, I put these on a new Squier Classic Vibe '70's Precision bass which has a maple fingerboard. I had disliked the sharp tone change from the D to the G. That problem is solved. These have a fairly uniform tone from the D to the G. (I had had in my stock a set of LaBella flatwounds but the G of that set was dead flat, so I tried the Ernie Ball.) There is a lot of sound color loss going from DR Sumbeams to these flats, though. They are a little grabby and benefitted from wiping with Finger Ease, a good product. I read reviews of other flat sets, some of whi h voiced serious complaints, so I chose this set. No important complaints, here. Thanks to Andy. Photo is of the maple neck/fingerboard bass, not the Ernie Ball strings.

These were a gift for my son. He was very, very happy.

At Andy Rice's suggestion, for a bass with a maple fingerboard and neck, where I disliked the shift in tone from the A and D to the brighter G, I replaced DR 45-105 Sunbeams (round wound) with flat wound. After reading a lot of negative experiences people had had with other flat wounds, I chose this Ernie Ball set. (I very much like the DR Sunbeams and use them everywhere but my other basses nearly all have rosewood fingerboards.) The result is pleasing, a much more uniform tone across the strings from D to G. I do give up a lot of tone, no question, but anticipated the trade-off. I found the string surface grabby at first and have wiped them down with Finger Ease a couple times. That's a great product, but i less effective on these flat wounds than I'm used to on DR's and guitar strings. I have NO 'complaints' about the Ernie Ball. Caution to all: DO figure out how much string you are going to have past each tuning post (say 4"), bend the string 90 degrees at that point, before cutting the string just beyond the bend maybe 5/8 " beyond, to poke that short bent section down in to the hole in your string post's center. Advice everywhere is to do that to keep the flat wrap from unwinding from the cut string. If your string ends in a different tight wrap, that is moot,

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