SETS - BASS BRITE FLATS™
SETS - BASS BRITE FLATS™
When you are looking for “Motown with an Attitude,” GHS Brite Flats™ get the call. We take a highly magnetic nickel-iron alloy (Alloy 52), wind it over a hex core and then grind it smooth. This gives you a string that feels like a flatwound, but sounds closer to a roundwound with a mellow sound that is tightly defined.
Why Should You Play Brite Flats?
- You want that vintage thump, but a brighter and more modern sound too
- You want an edge to your dark tonality, to cut through "just enough"
- You like tight definition and sustain with low action
SKU | Set | Gauges | 1-G | 2-D | 3-A | 4-E | 5-B |
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L3075 | SETS - BASS BRITE FLATS™ - L3075 Set, Light (38" winding) | 045-098 | BF45 | BF56 | BF77 | BF98 | |
M3075 | SETS - BASS BRITE FLATS™ - M3075 Set, Medium (38" winding) | 049-108 | BF49 | BF62 | BF84 | BF108 | |
M3075-5 | SETS - BASS BRITE FLATS™ - M3075-5 Set, Medium, 5 String (38" winding) | 049-129 | BF49 | BF62 | BF84 | BF108 | BF129 |
ML3075 | SETS - BASS BRITE FLATS™ - ML3075 Set, Medium Light (38" winding) | 052-103 | BF52 | BF65 | BF84 | BF103 |
I have really been through the wringer finding the right strings for my '81 Gibson RD Artist bass to set it up in BEAD. 34.5" scale, but juust under a 38" wind and throughbody bridge. I've tried Labella and then DR flatwounds--neither fit (I can make the DRs sort of work by shaving back the silk at the nut). Are the M3075-5 ACTUALLY a 38" wind? It turned out the DR Legends were actually like 37 1/4. Also, any issue with these and running throughbody? It's not a 90-degree angle, more like a 45.
What you are describing (pressure on the nut from the string) is a result of the angle of the string, and not the string itself. A headstock that isn’t properly designed with the angles for strings will have this issue, no matter what gauge you put on it. You’ll have a bigger problem with an improperly cut nut or a G string angle (as that string has typically more tension than the E).
Your concerns about breaking a nut are warranted. But, it’s not due to the string wrapping around the tuner.
Can I check that the low B is also 38" please, and do these sets have silks at BOTH ends?