Fender 9050 Stainless Flatwound Bass Strings
Fender stainless steel flatwound 9050’s are anexcellent choice for jazz, country, r & b and reggae.the first electric basses were made by fender, andthose basses came with flatwound strings. today, manyplayers use stainless steel flatwound 9050’s to add adifferent character to their tonal palette. from smoky jazzclubs to r&b venues, from reggae parties to countrymusic halls, 9050’s have you covered.by the way, the stainless steel construction also givesyou longer life, and the flatwound construction reducesfinger noise.
Product Features
- Fender stainless steel flatwound 9050’s are anexcellent choice for jazz, country, r & b and reggae.
- The first electric basses were made byFender, andthose basses came with flatwound strings.
- Today, manyplayers use stainless steel flatwound 9050’s to add adifferent character to their tonal palette.
- From smoky jazzclubs to r&b venues, from reggae parties to countrymusic halls, 9050’s have you covered.
- By the way, the stainless steel construction also givesyou longer life, and the flatwound construction reducesfinger noise.
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The missing link… I bought my ’77 jazz bass just over a year ago and after several tweaks and upgrades I really liked it’s tone. However, I still didn’t love it. The throaty snarl that my hero’s J Basses had still eluded me. Someone suggested I try Fender Tapes a while ago but I’ve used Labella tapewounds on my fretless for years and while they have a nice upright type “plunk”, there is little resembling growl. The main reason I tried these strings is because I figured for $20 I didn’t have much to…
Like Meyatch, I think the tone of these things … Like Meyatch, I think the tone of these things leaves a little to be desired. My main strings are Rotosound roundwounds, which in my opinion have a more balanced sound with more grunt at the bottom end. These Fenders seem to have a bit of bloom in the upper mids. I’m waiting for them to dull out with steady use over time, hoping that bloom will go away.But, some perspective: First, no one in any audience will ever know the difference. Second, any differences can be eq’d out if…