I have used 9050L 45-100 flats for several years and have had good results and no issues. I have a set of these on my Aerodyne, they seem to be a little more responsive in the midrange than the Labella Deep Talkin 760FS flats I had on previously. Thanks Sean. Cheers from Utah
I've tried 9050th on many bases fenders and music man, but no luck in acceptable sound, until recently purchased Fender MIJ 57 reissue, really shine on this one very cool balanced sound.
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.
@@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.
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
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.
@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.
@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.
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. 😎
True fact! Fender never made strings Squier which is older and American makes the strings Fender bought Squier which was Squire and rebranded....Squier is older than fender