Fender 9050L Flatwounds 

Agreed

I've tried two sets of cobalt slinky flats, and though they did sound great, the g strings kept breaking at the tuner post, even after following EB's special instructions in the packaging. Cobalt rounds too, so I suppose it has something to do with the string material itself. But as far as rounds go, EB nickel slinkys are my ride or die.

I tried ghs brite flats before, weren't really my vibe. How are Halfrounds compared to those?

You do know the halfrounds are not true flatwounds, don't you?

@@louisfryzel4618 yes i understand that the 'half' indicates that they are 'half round' and thus are not 'true' flatwounds.

I would think nickel flats would be smooth. Gaps in the windings or something like that?

@@Sean_thompson_bass no real gaps, but it's almost like some windings are higher/lower than others. They certainly aren't rough, but they are nowhere near as smooth as any other flats I've tried.

@stevebadachmusic that would drive me crazy, that's a major bummer those strings turned out like that. I've read Pyramids are supposed to be some of the best flats available.

I have Pyramid Flats on my Höfner - like everybody - and they're about as smooth as you can get... Weird.

@@ludovicvanb9713 I wonder if I just got a bum set, because the G string almost feels like a groundwound or something.

It's a limited edition P Bass. Specifically, a 2018 American Pro with a solid rosewood American Original 60s p bass neck. It was a guitar center exclusive model for a few years, but now you can order a mod shop bass from Fender with the same all rosewood neck

@@Sean_thompson_bass thank you for the reply. Wow entirely made of rose wood. Crazy.

No truss rod adjustment needed. Only adjustment I needed to make at first was raise a saddle because I went from a 40 to a 45 g string. I did later realize the extra tension of the flats was enough to lower my action on all the strings even more than I normally set it at, without the strings buzzing too much.

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Now that would be a surprise

@2000SkyView I'm back and forth from my 9050Ls and Hyper Slinkys all the time. The difference in tension is noticeable, but the flats aren't much tighter than the rounds.

@@Sean_thompson_bass Interesting, those are very similar in gauge too.

@2000SkyView I'm considering giving cobalt flats another shot. Smooth like a flat but bright like a round. I had a couple sets before, never had an issue with corrosion. G strings broke but I think that was negligence on my part. Still waiting for EB to make a 40-60-80-100 set of flats, but if i end up going with the super slinky set, the only difference between those and my fender flats would be a 65 for the D instead of a 60 with the fender flats.

@@Sean_thompson_bass Those are different, I'm guessing the tension is better on those too.

I used Fender flats a lot a few years back. They were incredibly low cost and that made up for their relatively short life. In my experience they didn’t degrade gradually - they just “fell off a cliff” and went completely lifeless. Nowadays they’re a lot more expensive though. I’ve tried various other flats - Rotosound RS77s - very expensive but pretty good. Labella Deep Talkin - too old school for me and the E was especially unresponsive and dead. DR Pyramid Golds - awful. Ernie Ball Group III - excellent. But for me it’s Cobalt Flats all the way (rounds too are the best in class). In particular, the Cobalt flats really do well on a Rickenbacker 4003. 😎

I remember reading about that. I can't imagine what an unopened set of Squier strings would go for.

@AdityaPurwanegaraBass just a bit tighter than my slinkys, but it's pretty close