Power Flat Flat Wound Guitar Strings

Power Flat is a true flatwound. A stainless steel ribbon is wrapped over a steel core and polished flat, so the surface under your fingers is completely smooth. Finger noise disappears, and the tone shifts to a warm, focused fundamental with controlled sustain and very little of the brightness a roundwound gives you.

That is exactly what you want for jazz, soul, R&B and vintage-voiced playing, and exactly what you do not want if you are after modern brightness and bite.

Choosing a gauge

.011–.050 (F1150 Light) is the comfortable option, with balanced tension across the set. .012–.052 (F1252 Medium) adds tension and depth for players who dig in or want more weight under the fingers. Flatwound sets generally run heavier than roundwound sets, so if you normally play .010s a .011 flatwound will feel familiar rather than stiff.

Gauges

FW marks a flatwound string.

How Power Flat compares to our other electric sets

Power Flat is the smoothest and warmest set we make for electric. Semi-Flat Silencers sit between flat and round, keeping more brightness while still cutting finger noise. Power Wound Nickel is the standard roundwound, Power Steel Stainless is brighter and more aggressive, Power Groove Pure Nickel warmer than Power Wound, and CRT Coated Nickel adds corrosion resistance for longer life.

Made in the USA.