Pyramid Gold Pure Nickel Flat Wound Bass Long Scale, .040 - .105, BFL40star rating 5Hezekiah WolfowitzJanuary 16, 2010These strings are smooth as polished glass. They are great for a round, warm powerful bass sound. I use these with a custom bass (Badass 2 bridge, Alder body, Modulus graphite neck and an EMG PJ set.) The strings smooth out the sound of the EMG's and the tone that is pumped out of my machine is supreme. These stings are easily the most important part of my setup and I cannot recommend these enough.
Pyramid Gold Pure Nickel Flat Wound Bass Long Scale, .040 - .105, BFL40star rating 5marktobikNovember 2, 2009Great flats. I've been on a search for the perfect flats for my 1969 fender jazz bass and I've found them in these Pyramid gold flats. They have just the right tension, feel (super smooth), tone (warm, but with some hi mids so it's not dead thump city), and sound (the set is matched perfectly). I love these flats.
Pyramid Gold Pure Nickel Flat Wound Bass Long Scale, .040 - .105, BFL40star rating 5MarkOctober 23, 2009Simply put: best flats ever! The tone and feel are great, almost glass smooth, and the tension is perfect (sort of between your standard flat and a round). Ii have used both the long scale version and the short and both are superior to every other flat I've tried, and I've tried them all. The only thing that slightly bothers me about them is the windings on the long scale are a rather effeminate lavender color. Oh well. the price is, admittedly, steep, but considering you only have to buy them once for each bass you want them on it actually saves you money. I bought my first set for a short scale bass years ago. Just recently i sold the bass.. still have the strings, and i will use them on the next short scale I own. If you like flats, and/or the sound that players like Paul McCartney, Phil Lesh, and Jack Casady got then take a chance on these.