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D'Addario XL Chromes Flat Wound Bass Guitar Strings - ECB81 - Long Scale - Regular Light, 45-100

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Size: Long Scale


Style: Light, 45-100


Features

  • MELLOW TONE - XL Chromes are a flat wound electric bass string, which provide a mellower tone than round wound strings.
  • SMOOTH, DARK TONES - Chromes stainless steel flattened ribbon wrap wire is precisely polished for unparalleled smoothness and a dark, yet warm tone.
  • HEX-CORE - Like all DAddario bass strings, XL Chromes are made with our proprietary Hex-Core, ensuring perfect intonation, consistent feel, and reliable durability.
  • EARN REWARD POINTS - Chromes sets have a code on the recyclable VCI bag, which you can register to earn Players Circle points.
  • MADE IN THE USA DAddario bass guitar strings are made in the USAdrawn to our exacting specifications at our New York production facility.

Description

XL Chromes are among the warmest, mellowest bass strings we have to offer. These flat wound strings provide an ultra-smooth feel and a dark, yet warm tone, while allowing movement across the fretboard with no finger noise. Made with a high carbon steel core, Chromes stainless steel flattened ribbon wrap wire is expertly wound onto a series of interlocking under-windings, then precisely polished for unparalleled smoothness and a tonal presence which blends beautifully into the mix. This 40-100 Regular Light gauge set has a nice even tension, bright tone, and tight low-end. From the Manufacturer ECB81, D'Addario's best-selling Flatwound bass strings, are known for their warm, mellow tone and smooth polished feel. Chromes deliver a deep, rich low bottom end which makes them the flat wound choice of Jazz, R&B and Pop musicians. Fits long scale basses with a string scale length of up to 36 1/4 inches. D'Addario Chromes Bass strings are wound with flattened stainless steel ribbon wire which is polished to an incredibly smooth surface. Delivering a distinctive damped, but tone-rich sound that only flatwounds can produce, D'Addario Chromes are the world's most popular flatwound strings.D'Addario, the world's largest manufacturer of musical instrument strings, is known as The Players Choice with a reputation for unsurpassed quality and consistency. D'Addario's innovative packaging reduces waste and provides protection from corrosion. All D'Addario strings are manufactured in the U.S.A. using proprietary, digitally controlled, state-of-the-art machinery for unmatched performance, set after set.


Brand: D'Addario


String Gauge: Medium


Color: Silver


Instrument: Bass Guitar


String Material Type: Chrome


Item Weight: 0.3 ounces


Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 0.7 inches


Domestic Shipping: Item can be shipped within U.S.


Country of Origin: USA


Item model number: ECB81


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: April 13, 2004


Color Name: Silver


Scale Length: Long Scale


String Gauge: Medium


String Material: Chrome


Number of Strings: 4


Size: Long Scale


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    • Great bass strings
Size: Medium Scale Style: Light, 45-100
These are the only strings I use. Great tone!
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2023 by Bassman
    • Bright and smooth flatwounds
Size: Long Scale Style: Light, 45-132 (5-String)
These were stock on two upper end Ibanez fretless basses. After switching to expensive Thomastik-Infeld strings for a year to get a more woody sound - and they did sound great, they also started sounding dead after that time (said to last much longer!). I just switched back to these on my main fretless, the five string SRF705. Very smooth feel and unusually bright sound for a flatwound. When new/during break-in the growl/mwah even when set higher is almost over the top. I'm hoping for humid outdoor gigs they don't get sticky like the T-Is did. They have relatively high tension. I like this to be able to set the action low as possible and more easily play the quick licks. Durability is so so. In regular use if they stayed lively-sounding for longer they'd be almost perfect. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2023 by syncword
    • Long, shiny ones
Size: Medium Scale Style: Light, 45-100
I got these to put on a short scale Mustang bass, and they're exactly what I wanted. The higher tension of the flats prevents flubbing on all but the E string, which I must regrettably prevent with technique instead. Easy on the fingers too, which I appreciate as a new bassist.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023 by Alexander
    • Great strings
Size: Long Scale Style: Light, 40-100
I love these strings. Very smooth feel. Being stainless steel wrapped, they help give your bass guitar lots of output. If you play in an R&B, blues, or older classic rock group, there with be a break-in period to get rid of the almost round wound string brightness. Play them enough and that brightness mellows out to nice old-school, buttery bass tones. If you like round wound string brightness but hate the string noise, just keep them very clean and the brightness will last. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2023 by Joey on Bass
    • Quiets string noise
Size: Short Scale Style: Light, 45-100
Useful to reduce string slide noise. Still ok bright on electric (Fender Mustang Bass) , but very dead on acoustic bass (Fender Kingman). Good life span.
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2023 by TrubP
    • Fits Gretsch G2220 Junior Jet Bass II Short-Scale perfectly (30.3" scale)
Size: Short Scale Style: Light, 45-100
Review Image by Arthur L. Ranney Arthur L. Ranney
Review Image by Arthur L. Ranney Arthur L. Ranney
1. MEASURE the scale on your bass! There is no standard-length short scale, so before you buy any flat-wound strings, which get thinner byond the nut (see photo), determine the exact length you need. 2. Some short-scale basses have the string-through-body setup, so these strings would be much too short. 3. The OEM round-wound strings on the Gretsch were too bright for my taste, so I bought these to mellow out the tone. As with a Hofner, the tone has moved more toward the upright bass sound. 4. Playing comfort is better, and finger-on-string noise is reduced. 5. Optimum bridge height and intonation may be affected by changing to flat-wound strings. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022 by Arthur L. Ranney Arthur L. Ranney
    • Really liking these. Great E string tonal quality.
Size: Medium Scale Style: Light, 45-100
I have a through-body Mustang bass. Since I bought it, I always used LaBella Mustang Flats because of the perfect fit... I'm surprised more strings don't market specifically "for Mustang". But these strings, in the medium-scale set, are PERFECT for a through-body Mustang. Also, the sound is excellent. The E string has (at least on a brand-new set) just about the liveliest sound I've ever heard on an E string. Ya know how sometimes playing a note on the A string vs the E strings, even on a brand-new set, sounds way, way different in tonal quality? That problem is really minimized with these strings -- again, at least on a brand-new set. I'll be keeping any eye out for how the E string deadens with time, but as I get a better ear with time, I find that I need to replace my strings about every 3 months anyway, otherwise everything starts sounding dead to me. Too bad Thomastik-Infeld doesn't make their Jazz Flats in a scale for through-body Mustangs, those suckers sound good forever! (hint hint, T.I.!) Anyway, these strings seem to have noticeably better sound than the LaBellas, especially on the E. I really like the gauge too, they just feel right. May have to become a lifelong d'Addario fan! ADDENDUM AFTER GOING THROUGH SEVERAL SETS: Still loving them! I usually get 3 to 4 months on a set, and then the dullness starts to kick in too much. Although even after 4 months, you might really like the sound, they still sound good, they still play well, and they still stay in tune -- they just don't have that lively bright quality like a newer set. They also age very, very nicely, in that each string ages equally, even the E string, which is really surprising since I've found that the E string (with other brands) tends to go duller faster than other strings, and gets to be way-too-dead very quickly. Not these babies!!! The E string, even after four months, sounds comparable in tonal quality to the other strings and still has good sustain... again, just losing that brightness to age at the same rate as the other strings. UPDATE: after many, many sets of these strings, they are still my favorite for a Mustang Bass instrument with through-body strings. They sound good for a long time, getting "deader" very gracefully, including even-balanced aging and tone on the low E. They sound so good aged, that it shocks me when I throw on a new set and hear how bright they are!! I'm like, whoa, sure, they weren't bright after all that time, but man they still sounded sweet! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019 by R. A. Edington
    • Once you have Flat, you’ll never go back. 😁
Size: Medium Scale Style: Light, 45-100
Chrome flats are just wonderful.
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023 by SailinShoes

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