After releasing Slinky Cobalts, we extended these innovations into the flatwound realm. Slinky Flatwound bass strings combine the smooth feel of traditional flats with the power of Cobalt. Featuring a bright cobalt ribbon wrap, cobalt underwraps, and optimal hex-core to wrap ratio, the new Slinky Flatwounds are the first flat that actually feels like a flat and sounds like a round.

Hybrid guitar strings are made by some of the biggest brands in the business, including Ernie Ball, D’Addario, Elixir and Curt Mangan. Catering for this growing audience is obviously important, and many brands are experimenting with the gauges that they offer to meet demand. Officially the strings of electric guitar and gracing the biggest stages on the planet, with a list of accredited players that is enviably massive! [We’ve listed a few at the bottom.] Guitars with longer scale lengths put the strings under more tension compared to guitars with shorter scale lengthsThose that are obsessive about finding the perfect setup are particularly sensitive to the gauges of their strings, and therefore finding the best set is subjective as it depends entirely on your particular style and playing demands. However, hybrid guitar strings are definitely on the rise as many musicians are transitioning to them. Choosing the right string gauge is about getting the right amount of tension. You don’t want too much tension or it’ll be hard to play, or too little so that the strings go out of tune easily and are prone to fret buzz. In addition to our Slinky Flatwounds we have our traditional flatwound bass strings. These strings are wound with flat stainless steel wrap and offered in four 4-string gauges and one 5-string gauge.

As light gauge strings have a thinner construction, they typically sound brighter and more articulate too. This is another quality that country players adore about skinny strings. To most guitar players, 9-42 and 8-38 gauge strings are considered “light”. Heavy Guitar StringsErnie Ball, along with George Fullerton, created one of the world's first modern acoustic bass guitars in the early 1970s. In the spirit of that tradition, we offer a set of acoustic bass strings for those acoustic bass players out there. These strings are made from phosphor bronze (92% copper, 7.7% tin, and 0.3% phosphorus) wire wrapped around tin plated hex shaped steel core wire. Lots of high-profile players use hybrid guitar strings these days, and they’re particular popular with guitarists that employ ‘drop D’ tuning. Matt Bellamy (Muse) is an extreme case, who uses medium 10-46 gauges combined with a low .60 for his 6th string. Now that’s heavy!