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Dave W

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New short scale Slinky cobalt flats
« on: April 20, 2023, 09:03:52 PM »
NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball announces Slinky Flatwound electric guitar strings and Flatwound Short-Scale bass strings

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

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Re: New short scale Slinky cobalt flats
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2023, 03:31:46 AM »
This is for Musicmaster/Mustang style basses, Höfners with their afterlenghth require medium scale.
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Re: New short scale Slinky cobalt flats
« Reply #2 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.