Light Gauge Flatwound Guitar Strings

Flatwound guitar strings provide a warm vintage sound to players with practically zero string noise.

Light gauge flatwound guitar strings.

These strings sometimes called ribbon wound are literally made with a flattened outer wrap wire generally made of stainless steel. Dr strings acoustic guitar strings fl 12 3 5 out of 5 stars 9. Ghs strings 900 precision flats stainless steel flat wound electric guitar strings light 012 050 4 6 out of 5 stars 30. If you were to list all the ingredients of classic bass tone it would read.

In fact jazz inspired strings are pretty common in the flatwound lineup which also contains the black diamond pure jazz electric guitar chromium flat wound strings and the d addario xl chromes jazz light electric guitar strings ecg24 flatwound to name just two examples. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Get it as soon as thu sep 24. And although players of blues funk and jazz music are more than likely familiar with flatwound strings already they can also be used in modern rock as well.

The string made famous by many of the legends of the 50s and 60s from wes montgomery to kenny burrell to joe pass all of whom created an unmistakable warm mellow tone from their archtops and flatwound strings. If you enjoy a lighter string consider options such as the d addario eft15 flat top pb extra light acoustic guitar strings or the thomastik kr116 classic s series flatwound light guitar strings. 011 015 022 wound 030 040 050. Buy d addario ecg23 xl chromes flat wound electric guitar strings extra light gauge 10 48 1 set ribbon wound and polished for ultra smooth feel and warm mellow tone sealed pouch prevents corrosion.

Sold as part of its deep talkin bass series la bella now makes flatwounds in gauges ranging from extra light 039 096 to the stout set that jamerson used 052 through 110.