What flatwound string do you use/prefer?

[Filmosound 621]

and I thought SIT is a typo and he meant to type Ti's .... but no ...


Flat Wound Electric Archives - S.I.T. Strings

[guavajelly]

Considering the price of flatwound strings: our american friends pay more for Thomastik Infeld strings than for the D'Addarios. In Europe it's the other way round.

Here's a list of .012 sets: Flatwound Electric Guitar Strings – Thomann United States

I think Thomann is a good starting point for price comparisons. I wonder how their own label "Harley Benton" strings works.
But honestly, I change my flatwound strings like maybe every other year, so price is not really my first criteria.

[JazzerEU]

I get the cheap webstrings flatwounds. They sound and feel great and help tame the brightness of my Ibanez AF71F.

[mrwoland]

I'm looking for a good set of high-tension flatwounds.

I tried the La Bella Jazz Flats .015-.056 and they just weren't high enough in tension for me to enjoy. I've been on this search for a while and have found some really great sounding strings (Pyramid gold True Vintage are my current favorite) but none of them have high enough tension for me. This is actually why I don't like playing the TI's. Both the swings and the TIGB's aren't high enough in tension. I will say that .015 for the high E is great. Nice feel. But the La Bellas are low tension strings. I thought that even though they were marketed as such, the 15-56's would still be much higher in tension because they're also labeled as EXTRA HEAVY.

Any got any suggestions? I'll try anything as long as they're flatwound and high tension strings (if those even exist).

Edit: Also, just to reiterate, I'm not looking for any roundwounds. Even if they have reduced finger noise. I get too distracted by it when I'm playing. It bothers me terribly.

Edit #2: I probably should have mentioned as well that I play in Eb rather than E so this may be why some of the higher tension strings don't feel as high tension for me. Has anyone tried the Part Martino GHS strings (16-56)?

You may try the Galli AJF medium.
They were made for me, and then they made it available for all.
AJF Jazz flat acoustic : AJF1260 MEDIUM

BUT: they are meant to be used for my tuning; CGDAEG, low to high... however, they may work for you!

[bleakanddivine]

Here's a list of all the flatwounds I could find with details where available. (I have included the Newtone Archtops as well) Also current UK prices for 12-52 sets or nearest equivalent (excl-delivery).
Would be interested in any additions/amendments.

[Llewlyn]

Dogal expressive flats so far are my favorite

Ll.

[Oscar67]

Here's a list of all the flatwounds I could find with details where available. (I have included the Newtone Archtops as well) Also current UK prices for 12-52 sets or nearest equivalent (excl-delivery).
Would be interested in any additions/amendments.

Thank you! Some brands in your list I’d never heard of before. About Harley Benton: I’ve no experience yet with their flats but I do use their rounds. They last about 2/3rds of the lifespan of big-name strings but they only cost 1/3rd. No tuning or intonation issues. They sound massive. I don’t know what Thomann does to those things, but they have a sonic tonic going there. I use them to play rock, mostly on guitars with P90s, and I love what I hear. They’re somewhat thicker sounding and the treble strings aren’t as bright. I do have environmental and ethics concerns as each string is separately packaged in cellophane and we’ve no idea how, by whom and under which circumstances they’re made somewhere in China. Which is why I mostly keep using big-name strings.

[GuyBoden]

About Harley Benton: I’ve no experience yet with their flats but I do use their rounds.

I got some Harley Benton Flat strings when I ordered some stuff from Thomann, to make up the cost so I would get free postage.

They're ok(ish), I have them on my Carbon Fibre travel guitar.

I don't think this is an accurate representation, but I'm messing about practicing octaves (Badly) on the Carbon Fibre travel guitar with the Harley Benton flat strings on this video.

[Bob_Ross]

I use D'Addario just because they're easy to find, in stock nearly everywhere

...and because they're cheaper than Thomastics.

[Sisyphos]

I need help, 7 years ago i bought a semihollow and put 12 flats on it. It was hard to play. After 2-3 months changed to 10s and keep 12 chromes in pocket. but didn't practice guitar.

Now been practicing it again, love roundw 10s love my sound and now im wondering what im missing. Old 12 flats wounded strings looks good but not e and b. New string sets are expensive.

Do you think the 7 years old d'adario chromes works if i go buy single dadario carbon steel b and e ?

[AllAboutMusic]

Dogal expressive flats so far are my favorite

Ll.

I can echo that, though utterly expensive they are a blast musically. What I do before I string them is make sure any product vestiges are off, especially the thicker strings do have some fine dust and I found removing that prior to fitting them on my guitar makes a huge difference.

I play almost every day for on average 30mi. and change strings approximately every 6-8 weeks on the heavily used guitars.

[Freddels]

I can echo that, though utterly expensive they are a blast musically. What I do before I string them is make sure any product vestiges are off, especially the thicker strings do have some fine dust and I found removing that prior to fitting them on my guitar makes a huge difference.

I play almost every day for on average 30mi. and change strings approximately every 6-8 weeks on the heavily used guitars.

You change flatwound strings every 6-8 weeks?