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readymade · June 25th, 2009, 08:24 PM

Hey all,

I picked up a Mustang bass a few weeks ago, and I'm really liking it. I do want to throw some flats on it though--any suggestions? I also vaguely remember reading that regular short-scale strings don't quite fit on the Mustang bass; any truth in this?

Thanks in advance for your input!

Tim Armstrong · June 26th, 2009, 12:48 AM

I'm quite fond of both Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats and GHS Precision Flatwounds. The GHS are my personal favorite, they're a little brighter and slightly higher tension than the TIs, and they're also a whole lot less expensive!

I put a set on a string-through Musicmaster and had to scrape the silk up about an eighth of an inch to clear the nut, but it was fairly easy to do and the strings otherwise fit just fine...

Tim

TxTeleMan · June 26th, 2009, 02:16 AM

+1 on the Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flatwounds.

I use them on my 30" scale no name violin hollow body bass, and on my 34" scale Godin solid body.

Eric3349 · June 26th, 2009, 10:39 AM

I've been happy with medium scale D'Addario Chromes on my Mustang.

orly · July 8th, 2009, 08:40 AM

I put Pyramid Gold on mine.

June 25th, 2009, 08:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
readymade TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlantic City Posts: 24	What flatwounds for my Mustang bass? Hey all, I picked up a Mustang bass a few weeks ago, and I'm really liking it. I do want to throw some flats on it though--any suggestions? I also vaguely remember reading that regular short-scale strings don't quite fit on the Mustang bass; any truth in this? Thanks in advance for your input!

June 26th, 2009, 12:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ocean Pines, Maryland, USA Age: 50 Posts: 13,150	I'm quite fond of both Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats and GHS Precision Flatwounds. The GHS are my personal favorite, they're a little brighter and slightly higher tension than the TIs, and they're also a whole lot less expensive! I put a set on a string-through Musicmaster and had to scrape the silk up about an eighth of an inch to clear the nut, but it was fairly easy to do and the strings otherwise fit just fine... Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

June 26th, 2009, 02:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
TxTeleMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 54 Posts: 355 22 Photos	+1 on the Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flatwounds. I use them on my 30" scale no name violin hollow body bass, and on my 34" scale Godin solid body. __________________ "Every musician adds something to a song; some when they play, and some when they don't." -G. R. Storey

June 26th, 2009, 10:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Eric3349 TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 28 Posts: 42	I've been happy with medium scale D'Addario Chromes on my Mustang. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever." "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."

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