D'Addario XL Chromes Flat Wound Bass Guitar Strings - ECB81-5SL - 5 String - Super Long Scale - Regular Light, 45-132

I have a Fender Mod Shop P bass which is my primary bass and 99% of the time I play that bass with a pick. (Insert pick vs finger style comments here:) At any rate nearly every round wound set I’ve tried was too harsh and tinny with a pick particularly in the higher end of the fret board. Regardless of how I EQed it, or iif I used different pick gauges it just didn’t sound right to me. BTW the sound I was chasing ranged from McCartney to the Police, from U2 to John Mayer.I put these XL chromes on and instantly they “sounded right “ to me, with a pick played between the pickup and the bridge. In fact I find I can really modulate the tone depending on the gauge of pick. They have great punch and growl, are pretty bright for flats and the tension is fairly light. Like everyone else I love the smooth feel of the flats, the lack of string noise and reduced concern about fret wear.If you’re a bass player who uses s pick like me you’ll probably love these strings! Cheers.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:For you bass guitar players that want deep rich bass and a comfortable feel without all the scratchy finger noise, these are the strings to get! They are solid performers that play well and stay in tune. Well worth the money. Before you order make sure you know the scale of your guitar because these strings come in different sizes.

Great sounding strings I put them on my four string bass and throw away the G string never used it when I was turning it down to E now I’m tuned down to B my Spector and my vintage p bass handle them well I love the tone and lower notes

I order the Short Scale variety (ECB81S). Despite the flat winding, it has plenty of that clanky clank sound I love from the single-coil pickup. I guess my bridge is kind of short because the fabric wrap on the low E intruded a bit into the vibrating part of the string, but a simple spacer took care of that (see pix). My bass is 30 inch scale length.

These are great strings that work and sound just as expected.

These strings are just awesome. I find the tension to be not that stiff while still providing that dark flat wound tone. These also deliver in the upper midrange frequencies (P bass with tone all the way open, dunno if that's actually considered "upper midragne") and it just sounds so beautiful... About their CS! These were my first after market bass strings and I cut the A string a little bit to short, so I had it buzzing at the nut. Totally my bad, but that didn't stop D'Addario from sending me a replacement string! Such a class act, I wouldn't expect that kind of service on every single f*** up a customer make, but it's nice to know they have your back.

These sound pretty good. Have them setup on a jazz bass and they are very warm. Quality strings with a smooth feel making it easy for slides. Sizing was perfect for my use on a long scale bass. Honestly, not my favorite flatwound strings, I feel the sound to be lacking and string tension too high, but definitely get the job done.

I know how. I'm not exactly a bassist or (up til now maybe) frequent bass player.I've always played guitar and dabbled here and there on bass, in both cases with bright, round-wound strings. In my experience, flat means it's time to change strings. A little less true these days on guitar but still a general rule of thumb for me.I've been getting more into bass lately and realizing, while I can appreciate springy, pop punk bass with a pick, and other tasteful trebly treatments, I prefer to play boomy, bassy bass. To get the sound I want is fairly easy. Turn down the treble, tone knob, and don't change strings.Tried a bass recently that I was told had flat-wound strings on there - maybe even tape-wound. Definitely not a new set on there either. But I was digging the inherent smoothness of the sound without any harmonics of going up and down the fretboard in the way. So I gave these flatwounds by D'Addario a shot and I was blown away. They sound great, not like I am playing rubber bands. Definitely plenty of clarity to work with, while in the zone for the tone I want.I have another set by another brand to try - actually, two sets I had to combine to get the string gauges I want. That's another thing, D'Addario has these in my preferred 40 60 80 100 which is obviously way better than getting two packs of strings and throwing away half of them.Anyway, great work D'Addario! Always in the pocket with me for great sound 🤘