D'Addario ECB81-5 5-String Bass Guitar Strings, Light, 45-132, Long Scale

by D'Addario

Product Features

• 5-String version of D'Addario's best selling flatwound bass guitar set
• Ribbon wound and polished for ultra-smooth feel and warm, mellow tone
• Fits long scale basses with a string scale length of up to 36 1/4 inches
• Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
• String Gauges: Wound .045, .065, .080, .100, .132

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009FZWLS
• Item model number: ECB81-5
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,549 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #26 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Strings > Bass Guitar Strings

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

ECB81-5, the 5-string version of D'Addario's best-selling Flatwound bass strings, are known for their warm, mellow tone and smooth polished feel. With the addition of a .132 low B, 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.

Product Description

D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Bass strings are famed for their smooth feel and warm, mellow tone. The strings are wound using an outer flattened, "ribbon" wire which is then polished to a smooth finish. Chromes deliver a deep, rich low end tone that's ideal for jazz and R&B, but also has applications in contemporary pop music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Flatwounds, May 5, 2011

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S. A. Hurley (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D'Addario ECB81-5 5-String Bass Guitar Strings, Light, 45-132, Long Scale (Electronics)

Flatwound strings... I love the feel and the tone they provide. They are marked as "light." I checked several websites, including the D'Addario site, and it seems they do not sell any heavier gauge of 5-string sets. However the tone with these strings is anything but "light." I find they produce a really nice, warm, mellow, full-bodied tone. Very playable right from the start, I found that they have none of that "metallic" sound you get with new strings from cheaper brands.

Finally, I did have one minor problem installing them... the low B string is, naturally, very thick, and with the additional green string that was wound around the end of the metal string (the stuff to protect the two ends of the string from having sharp points sticking out), it would not fit through the bridge of my instrument. This is probably a combination of the hardware being too small, and the wrapping on the string. I had to cut off this wrapping on by the B and E strings before they would fit. Hopefully this is not a problem with other guitars.