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D'Addario ECB81-5 - Chromes Flat Wound 5-STRING LONG SCALE 45-132
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ECB81-5, the 5-string version of D'Addario's best-selling Flatwound bass strings, are known for their warm, mellow tone and smooth polished feel. With the addition of a .132 low B, Chromes deliver a deep, rich low bottom end which makes them the flat wound choice of Jazz, R&B and Pop musicians. Fits long scale basses with a string scale length of up to 36 1/4 inches.
- 5-String version of D'Addario's best selling flatwound bass guitar set
- Ribbon wound and polished for ultra-smooth feel and warm, mellow tone
- Fits long scale basses with a string scale length of up to 36 1/4 inches
- Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
- String Gauges: Wound .045, .065, .080, .100, .132
- Environmentally friendly, corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh
- 5-String version of D'Addario's best selling flatwound bass guitar set
- Ribbon wound and polished for ultra-smooth feel and warm, mellow tone
- Fits long scale basses with a string scale length of up to 36 1/4 inches
- Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
- String Gauges: Wound .045, .065, .080, .100, .132
- Environmentally friendly, corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh
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Would have been great but... 0 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
the G string's silk wrapping comes unraveled at the machine head and kept slipping making it impossible to tune...it slips and then pops out of the peg. Perhaps I got a bad set but at the price of bass strings, you'd expect better quality.
Posted by Luc L on Oct 11, 2022
Chromes 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Peterborough, Ontario
I have a half dozen basses with these on. I do try various strings, as I don't want everything in the closet to sound the same. I have never bought a bad string. I've never worn one out. Didn't break any. I can't say that with other brands. I like the sound, like the feel, cheaper than some. Can't go wrong, if you are thinking of trying them.
Posted by Brittain Johnson on Oct 30, 2020
D'Addario Flatwounds - Light 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Tillsonburg, Ontario
I put the 45-100 Chrome Flatwounds on my Fender J-bass. I stepped down from 50-105 rounds because I had read that flats were higher tension and so I wanted to compensate for this. They feel silky-smooth and sound great, and mellow across the range -- none of the "pingyness" I was getting in the mid-to-high range of my rounds. After trying these I will be putting flats on my P-bass.
Posted by Mott on Mar 24, 2020
Flatwound Chromes 2 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Tillsonburg, Ontario
These strings are smooth to the touch and have a deep mellow tone. They do not have the "pingyness" in the mid and high range that I found with roundwounds which I had on my Squier P-bass. I went to a slighter lighter gauge (45-100) because I read that flatwounds tend to be higher tension. Perfect choice. I think they play easier than my 50-105 roundwounds. I originally bought these so I would have a different sounding bass from my Fender jazz bass, but after putting these on my P-bass, I will get a set for my J-bass as well.
Posted by anonymous on Mar 19, 2020
Flatwound strings 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Burlington, Ontario
These strings feel and sound great! These are easy on the fingers and your frets and last a long time. Give them a try!
Posted by Gguy31 on Sep 25, 2014