flatwound

Personally I love them. I use the Di'Adario Chrome 7's with the wound G. The bass sound much more honestly bass-y and the over-all tone is far warmer. So if you are wanting a darker tone but drop tuning doesn't suit you, give them a try. Sure they are a lot more expensive but they last till...

So, I have saving/spending for this instrument for a long time, finally its here. The guitar is a bit dusty in the pics as I finished installing the wall hanger for it just before taking the pics. Still shaking in excitement.

Hi, so I've been having an issue finding the right gauge strings for my seven string bass. It's a 34'' scale, and I alternate between low G# base tuning, and low A base tuning. I'm looking for a gauge that wouldn't be too tight in low A and not too sloppy in low G#. As well as looking into...

Thought I'd share an interesting custom that we built for one of our customers recently. Instrument details: Model: Morbus-7-Trans Butterscotch 27in scale 7 piece neck thru (maple and rosewood) Ash body sides Ebony fretboard with inlayed maple fret markers Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge...

I've recently gotten sick of the feel of the strings I've been using (56-13 for d standard) and want to switch back to a lighter gauge. On all of my basses (I primarily played bass for several years before I switched to guitar) I use flatwound strings (Steve Harris Fanboy) and I prefer the feel...