Description
If you’re chasing that upright-adjacent thump with electric bass convenience, ECB81 Chromes are the set to grab. D’Addario builds these with flattened stainless steel ribbon wire, then polishes it down to a glass-smooth surface — no roundwound grit under your fingers, just a warm, controlled tone that sits beautifully in a mix without clanking.
This is D’Addario’s best-selling flatwound bass set for a reason. Chromes give you that classic damped, woody low end that roundwounds simply can’t fake — the sound jazz, R&B, and plenty of pop players have leaned on for decades. Switching from bright roundwounds to a fresh set of these is a genuine reset for your tone: less zing, more body, and a feel under the fingers that makes fretless-style slides and long sustain runs feel effortless.
Specs to know before you order:
- Gauges: .045, .065, .080, .100 (wound)
- Long scale — fits basses up to a 36 1/4″ scale length
- Flatwound ribbon construction, polished finish
- Made in the U.S.A.
Every set ships in D’Addario’s corrosion-resistant packaging, so what you get is exactly what left the factory — fresh, not fatigued. Old strings go dead fast on flatwounds; keep a spare set on hand at StringRush so your low end never goes flat when it matters.
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