Your favorite flat wound string set?

[electricfactory]

Went into Guitar Center today for a set of D’Addario Chrome Flat 12’s, found a set I'd never seen before.
What's your current fav set ?

[icr]

I use D'Addario. They have sets with low high e from 10 to 13, all flatwound with wound third. Last set I got was from Guitar Center. Learn the colors of the packages and then you can point to where they are on the wall if they have them, that is what I do. I try to avoid asking anyone at Guitar Center any question.
D'Addario Strings : Electric Strings : XL Chromes Flat Wound

[neatomic]

according to d'addario it is a "flat" wound 24!

chromes 12-52-String Gauges: Plain Steel .012, .016, Stainless Steel Flat Wound .024, .032, .042, .052

thomastik 12 flats have flat wound g...great pure nickel flatwound string

i'd think most 12 sets would have a wound g as opposed to an plain/unwound g


cheers

[electricfactory]

The set designation is ECG25R, have never seen this set before.

[Max405]

No matter what I do, I keep going back to good ole TI12's, Jazz Swings of course.
love em.
Joe D

[vinlander]

TI JS112 for the Tal and the Reg and TI JS113 on the Epi JP

[neatomic]

TI JS112 for the Tal and the Reg and TI JS113 on the Epi JP

hah..nice 13's ala joe p..

thomastiks are one of a kind flats..my faves for years..any gauge..all great!

cheers

[whiskey02]

Rotosound top tape .12 are my favorites now, following almost 40 years of D'addario loyalty.

THUNK.

[abelljo]

I like La Bella 20PH

[neatomic]

Rotosound top tape .12 are my favorites now, following almost 40 years of D'addario loyalty.

THUNK.

roto's are truly one of a kind!!...only vintage monel flat set made..in only gauge flatwound that rotosound makes...singular!!

cheers

[Stringswinger]

TI Swings....13's on the archtops, 12's on the 335 and the solid bodies.

[Doctor Jeff]

D'Addario 11's and 12's

[Doctor Jeff]

Is it true TI's have less tension for the same caliber? So what would be the equivalent of D'Addario 11's? TI 12's?

[neatomic]

Is it true TI's have less tension for the same caliber? So what would be the equivalent of D'Addario 11's? TI 12's?

yes

all strings are made with a steel inner core..like the plain e & b strings..with the wound strings being wrapped with an outter core..thomastik uniquely uses very thin low tension inner cores..and double wrap the outter layer with pure nickel..very supple strings..tho co$tly to produce

they do however maintain tone longer

cheers

[snoskier63]

Chromes 12's.

[Jabberwocky]

Is it true TI's have less tension for the same caliber? So what would be the equivalent of D'Addario 11's? TI 12's?

Doc Jeff, it took me a while to latch on to it. T-I 12s are actually what other makers call 11s, and T-I 13s are other makers' 12s. The T-I wound strings are from other makers' lighter gauge set. If you take a D'Addario Chrome 11 set and throw out the plain 11 and 15 for a 12 and a 16, you get a T-I 12 set in terms of gauge.

You can download a T-I tension chart off its website.

http://stringtensionpro.com/SetBuilder?id=23

[Jabberwocky]

Sets which intrigue me:

Black Diamond Pure Jazz Flats.
Galli Jazz Flats.
Optima Jazz Flats.

[Para]

TI Jazz Swing flat 12s

[nopedals]

TI JS112s for electric, AC111s for acoustic.

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

I used La Bellas for a long time:



But I joined the crowd for T-I (still like the La Bellas, though):

[electricfactory]

Thanks for posting the picture, now I know what to look out for.
Just wondering, what exactly do you like about them most ?

I used La Bellas for a long time:



But I joined the crowd for T-I (still like the La Bellas, though):

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

Thanks for posting the picture, now I know what to look out for.
Just wondering, what exactly do you like about them most ?

La Bellas: Sometimes I crave a heavier E, and that's a 14. The nylon tap wound strings are unique: a mellow, dark tone. And they last forever. You end up replacing the plain strings and keeping the wound ones.

T-I: another set that seems to last a long time. I like the lower tension and the wound strings are very smooth.

When it comes to easy-to-find sets, the D'Addario are the easiest to find. I find them brighter and stiffer than the T-Is, though.

[jzucker]

Thomastik JS112 for archtops. All my archtops have that set on them. They are $25 but they last forever.

I use Daddario 10's on my carvin holdsworth

[pubylakeg]

Sets which intrigue me:

Black Diamond Pure Jazz Flats.
Galli Jazz Flats.
Optima Jazz Flats.

I've been using Galli Jazz Flats (JF1356) for a few years now. I've been putting them on My Loar LH-600, (with a CC p/up) and am really happy with them. They're a bright sounding Chrome set, with a high tension, and although I've tried D'Addario chrome, Rotosound Top Tape & Thomastic Swings, these are the longest lasting set I've encountered.

But...
When I started buying these, they were quite a bit cheaper than they are now. Once I'd used them a couple of times, I stocked up, including buying several sets, discounted, from a retailer/vendor on the Amazon market place. I also put a set of their 12-52's on an old Epiphone electric which has a 25 & 1/2" scale. These were too light for that guitar, so they came off, and were replaced with a set of the discounted 13-56. However, to my dismay, I noticed a very pronounced imbalance, with the D string having a much lower output than the rest of the set. The 12's did not exhibit that problem, when they had been installed previously, so I think it must be the set. Maybe they were discounted because they were part of a bad batch. ?

Anyway, it's now too far down the line to claim a refund from the vendor, and I'll have to wait until I restring the Loar to see if any other sets are affected. I'll update here, if/when appropriate.

[Cunamara]

My semi-hollow Tele with a VVG CC pickup is currently wearing Pyramid Gold .011-.048 with the E and B strings replaced with .012 and .016. Great balance with that pickup. I've used those strings on my GB10 with good results, a little loose with the shorter scale at that gauge, though.