ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR STRINGS FLAT WOUND MEDIUM: .055 .070 .090 .105  The first electric basses were made by Fender, and those basses used flat wound strings. Originally made to sound more like an upright bass, flat wounds are now used by a wide variety of players to simply achieve a different tone on music from jazz to country to reggae.While the tone is signifcantly different, the real reason many bass players use Fender Stainless Flats is because of the absence of finger noise. Squeaky finger noise can be a real annoyance but with the smooth surface of Fender Stainless Flats, well, all you can hear is the bass, which is just as it should be! So if you want to slide your fingers up and down the neck effortlessly AND quietly, don't wait any longer. Get some Fender Stainless Flats now. Bottom's up! |