XL Chromes Bass

Bought these to replace some terrible jazz flat wounds I bought, these were much better, silky smooth, tune really well and are a joy to play. Highly recommended especially as they are well priced (For flat wound strings, which are a rip off). Just be careful though, I bought these for a short scale bass, do not get that confused with a full size or you will be disappointed when they don't fit. Very happy with these and will buy again!

Good ballenced tension from string to string. Even tone from string to string. Good sastain (for flats). No intonation issues (common to many 'old school' flats). Very bright (for flats) when new; real ringing bell like quality to the tone. Slightly scooped, great bottom end. Once they've broken in, they get really smooth, they retain their bottom end, sastain and keep a high mid presence which meens they stay brighter than most flats. They retain their tone longer than any other string I've tried (good if you want their fresh tone, bad if you like their broken in tone). If you want super 'old school' thump, these probably aren't the flat for you. If you want a brighter 'modern' flat then these are the string. They have an odd sticky texture, but they polish up relatively quickly. Good thick blue silks.

Great strings smooth as silk and a pleasure to play, nice deep tones without any annoying finger noise, these along with the D'Addario Tapewound Nylon covered strings are the only strings I use. Ok they look expensive but outlast cheaper strings many times over and no ridges or grooves to collect to collect gunk that deadens the sound. Just one point before you buy them, the ECB81M is for a medium scale bass (32" scale length) and are not suitable for either a 30" or 34" scale, on a 30" the silk winding will almost touch the first fret and on a 34" they will be to short, not really a problem as D'Addario make them in three sizes : ECB81S 30~30.5" scale bass. ECB81M 32" scale bass. ECB81 Long scale 34" scale bass. They really are worth the extra.

When I first put them on my bass I didn’t like them at all, they felt so totally different to the round wound strings I had used previously. But over time I’ve grown to really love them – mellow but punchy tone and so smooth to play. No more squeaking of fingers up and down the strings. Highly recommended!

Good quality

As above feel and sound great 4 stars unfortunately as below Downside is the packaging: *the seal (gum) on outer packaging was unstuck *the small bag that houses the strings and adds rust protection rubs against the strings and outer packaging causing tares and holes in bag. Probably rendering the whole concept useless - bad design On the plus side the strings were perfect and probably stored in a non humid environment so no problem.

After having fitted this set, I find that the blue silk wrapping on the ball end of the A string is double the length of that on the D and G strings and extends at least 18mm beyond the top of the bridge saddle, effectively damping the string (see photographs attached). The E string wrapping was also slightly affected, but I've managed to roll that one back far enough to seat the string on the saddle. The error on the "A" is so glaring and so obviously wrong that I suspected these may be counterfeit strings, and therefore checked this online with the Players Circle tool, but found (to my surprise) that they are in fact genuine. I am now stuck with a situation where I believe I should ask for a replacement "A" string, failing which I will have to try to rectify the problem with a razor blade and super glue (which doesn't seem to be a satisfactory way to try to resolve a problem with a very expensive set of strings.) FOLLOW UP REVIEW: I have changed my rating on this review to 5 stars due to the tremendous response received from Amazon and D'Addario after I reported the faulty ''A'' string and requested a replacement. A complete replacement set was despatched immediately and arrived with me the following day. I have now fitted the replacements and am happy to report that they are absolutely perfect in every way, and have confirmed my faith in a company whose products I have used exclusively on all of my instruments for over 25 years

D'Addario XL Chromes Flat Wound Bass Guitar Strings - ECB81S - Short Scale Fitted to my Ibanez TMB30 Talman Bass without issues. Fantastic product - reduces finger noise to near zero and great tone too.

As cordas lisas são demais. Gostosas de tocar e muito bacanas para quem procura um som mais aveludado ou grave. Mas nada justifica a pequena fortuna que estão custando, estes tipos de cordas. Comprei em um preço promocional, o que me custou uma corda nova, mas já com dois pontos de oxidação. Esta não é a primeira vez que isso acontece comigo. Como são cordas caras e que têm pouca saída, vale a pena escolher bem o fornecedor.

Great strings & fast delivery

For me, Chromes are the best flatwounds out there. And I’ve been through them all many, many times. Chromes have the smoothest surface with zero friction, and set up very low without ever having any buzz. They play very fast and work well on P or J. The quality control is extremely consistent and once broken in they sound absolutely amazing. Be sure to give them about a month before you judge them. Soon they become extremely thumpy and warm. I like LaBella too, but have stopped supporting that company because of so many bad D and G strings. The company does not acknowledge a problem yet it’s reported heavily throughout Internet forums for over ten years. The issue is that the strings will buzz no matter the action height.

Super Saiten!

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