Traditional Flatwound Feel Meets Modern Articulation
Struggling to find a flatwound set that satisfies your sound? Sweetwater players recommend fitting your electric guitar with Stringjoy Flyers. Flyers were developed to deliver the trademark flatwound warmth, roundness, and balance, but with an impressive, articulate clarity rarely found in traditional flatwounds. Featuring hex cores wrapped in stainless steel ribbon, Flyers deliver enhanced note definition and separation, easily cutting through full mixes, rendering busy studio tracks and large ensemble performances fair game for flatwound fans. Meticulously developed, refined, and manufactured by Stringjoy’s engineers in Nashville, Tennessee, Flyers’ blend of classic flatwound tone, traditional handling, and modern articulation is engineered to thrive across a wide range of musical settings, from jazz and folk to rock and beyond. Plus, with a number of standard gauge ranges available, there’s a Flyers pack to satisfy the fingers of every player.
Why choose Stringjoy?
When you dress your fretboard in Stringjoy guitar strings, you’re not just settling for any “off-the-rack” string pack. In launching the world’s first true custom string shop in 2014, Stringjoy founder Scott Marquart has made it a point to always go the extra mile in building the fullest-sounding, best-performing, and longest-lasting strings possible. And such a commitment to perfecting the end sound of your instrument comes with an even greater dedication to craftsmanship, from the very start of the process to the very end. From electrics to acoustics, and basses to baritones, the Nashville-based company is constantly evolving to deliver the best for your instrument. To put it plainly: Stringjoy understands the influence your strings have in terms of building your sound, and that’s a quality Sweetwater musicians can get behind!


Stringjoy Flyers Features:
- A flatwound, stainless solution for players wanting both the classic flatwound tone and defined responsiveness
- Tonal character is warm, round, and balanced, just like the sound of traditionally built flatwounds
- Stainless steel ribbon wrap on hex cores delivers clear articulation
- Mix-cutting response is perfect for both studio work and stage performance, across many genres like folk, jazz, and rock
- Available in a variety of gauges
- Proudly developed and manufactured in Nashville, TN