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Main Forums => The Bass Zone => Topic started by: Dave W on April 20, 2023, 09:03:52 PM

Title: New short scale Slinky cobalt flats
Post by: Dave W on April 20, 2023, 09:03:52 PM

NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball announces Slinky Flatwound electric guitar strings and Flatwound Short-Scale bass strings (https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ernie-ball-slinky-flatwound-strings)

Ernie Ball finally introduced Slinky rounds in short scale a few years ago, these short scale flats are long overdue.

Title: Re: New short scale Slinky cobalt flats
Post by: ilan on April 21, 2023, 03:31:46 AM

This is for Musicmaster/Mustang style basses, Höfners with their afterlenghth require medium scale.

Title: Re: New short scale Slinky cobalt flats
Post by: Dave W on April 21, 2023, 05:51:07 AM

Or more specifically, for the Stingray short scale, that's why they started making them. The winding length is 32.5 inches.