Flight Mini JB Bass - Fitting Flatwound Strings

Flight Mini JB Bass - Fitting Flatwound Strings - Do These Fit?
I have a go at fitting the MBLS Gold Tone Micro Bass Flatwound strings to my Flight Mini JB Bass. Technicallt these strings are designed for a 25" scale bass with a piezo pickup so in theory they shouldn't work....... but do they?
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23 1/2 scale mini bass or bass ukulele with passive magnetic pick ups, steel flat wound strings designed for a 25" scale bass
Flight Mini JB Bass - Fitting Flatwound Strings:
00:00 Intro to Flight Mini JB Bass - Fitting Flatwound Strings
02:10 Fitting the new strings - MBLS Flatwound stainless steel string
03:28 Will these strings fir the Flight Mini Bass, the Blackstar Travel Bass and the Kala SB U-Bass?
04:29 Fitting the E string to the Flight Mini JB Bass
09:08 Fitting the rest of the flatwound strings to the Flight Mini JB Bass
13:49 The strings are on BUT.......
14:53 Do the flatwound strings sound okay?
15:46 Info on the MBLS Gold Tone Micro Bass 25" Flatwound Strings
19:15 Comparing the flatwounds with the original roundwound strings
24:33 Comparing the sound with the original strings
20:39 Conclusion and overview of fitting flatwound strings to the Flight Mini JB Bass
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Barefaced One10 Cabinet
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[@PeterMossUkulele]

Great video. I agree - Flat wounds both feel and sound better.

[@UkuleleWales]

100% agree with you Peter. I think it is the double bass player in me but I choose flatwounds over roundwounds every day of the week! 👍

[@RockerProf]

Hey Rach, you should have some of your friends pick them up when they're over here and then bring them to you. Don't know where you are over there in Wales, but I do have friends that go there for scientific meetings and if you tell me where you are I will see if something can be arranged

[@UkuleleWales]

That’s a great thought and something I had actually discussed with a good friend of mine in the States but at least for now StringsBy Mail are doing an outstanding job of providing me with strings but Thanks again for the idea. 👍

[@alansenior9038]

I have the J & D (Jack & Danny) mini JB. I too have always preferred flat wound strings. After much research into string lengths etc, I decided on a set of Picato short scale flats. Like you the only worry was the E string, which would have wound too much of the unbound string onto the tuning peg. Following a tip I saw somewhere on KZbin I fitted a high mass bridge which took up just a enough of the excess length to allow me to fit the E string with no more than half a revolution of actual string around the tuner . All the other strings were no problem at all.

[@UkuleleWales]

Thanks for the great info Alan. That sounds like a great solution and I am hoping to upgrade a couple of bridges at some point. I also read of a suggestion to drill trough to make the string a “string through” and this also solved the issue but this was on a bass guitar 👍

[@titichartay7216]

Again another brilliant video, hugely informative & yes choice of strings, brand, material, type & guage is such a wormhole of preference, quality & affordability ! Even known a few "snobs" !

[@UkuleleWales]

Couldn't agree more Titi, just when I think I have got it sussed……… 😳

[@titichartay7216]

@@UkuleleWales yeah I can remember when strings didn't cover a wall in a music store ! And you also didn't have to worry about dodgy fakes.

[@loree3212]

I keep missing posts, hmmm. Thanks Rachel! As I have commented before I love flatwounds! Don’t care for the buzz with round wounds.

[@UkuleleWales]

Yes Loree, flatwounds every day for me. Not sure about the notifications? Double check you’ve switched them on with the “bell” 👍

[@timimoore4631]

I have flat wounds on my stingray and it has fretts and she sounds beautiful and stays in tune

[@UkuleleWales]

Yep, LOVE flatwound strings 😎

[@timimoore4631]

i love love my flat wounds!

[@charharrison2443]

Great video, also love your shirt.

[@ChrisGorman87]

I put Daddario flat wound ecb81s Chromes on all of my basses. They fit the 23 inch scale and the tension is unbelievable! I have a Fender mpb-33 mini bass and I have a Tiny Boy J bass and a flight jazz bass. The strings brought all of them to life! Believe it or not but I truly believe the strings I am using are the best possible string to use. Also you won’t have to worry about the string unwinding as the string fits with still leaving a bit a silk wrapping left for stability! Trust me! Also on the E string you need to wind it down the entire post so the string break angle is correct 👍🏻 and I’m sure you may know that you can not use strings with a nylon core.

[@UkuleleWales]

Thanks for the info Chris, we really must have an online chat about basses very soon! Since I tried (and failed) with the Ernie Ball Slinky Flatwounds I’ve stayed away from the regular strings. Maybe I will try the D’addarios on your recommendation. Yes, I knew about the nylon core and I’m a bit gutted about the messy E string withers but it’s still working perfectly well. Thanks as always for the great advice, I’ll try and plan a “bass strings” live soon if you fancy coming on screen for a chat - it’s all very simple. 👍

[@ibendiben]

Have a video with those strings?

[@UkuleleWales]

@@ibendiben Which strings?

[@ibendiben]

@@UkuleleWales i was asking Chris. The ones he's talking about. D'addario ecb81s flatwound. That according to him fit 23" basses well. Perhaps you have checked them out in the meantime too?

[@Spoiled_bats]

Flat wounds are unimaginably more comfortable to play compared to roundwounds

[@randomdude6361]

Add a fretless to that and you've got the most comfortable bass configuration!

[@judih.8754]

Definitely so!

[@Spoiled_bats]

@@randomdude6361 Fretless feels scary

[@UkuleleWales]

100% agree with you! 🥰

[@UkuleleWales]

Yes yes yes 🫶

[@brentlarson2206]

Not sure if it affects the sound of the bass, but you appear to still have the protective plastic cover over the pickups.

[@vickikahn8781]

Has anyone tried putting bass strings on a flight pathfinder? Can it be done?

[@UkuleleWales]

Great question but no, you can’t put bass string on a Flight Pathfinder. The scale is too short and the strings will be just to big for the hard wear.