This video compares and contrasts Round Wound, Flat Wound, and Rubber (technically polyurethane) strings for the Kala U-Bass. First is a demo of all three strings back to back, then I compare and contrast them based on: string tension, slide-ability, tone, string noise, price difference, and I provide some alternative strings.

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Galli/Kala Flat Wounds: https://amzn.to/417NuSN
Kala Round Wounds: https://amzn.to/2NXjmpZ

Galli Nylon Round Wounds: https://www.gallistrings.com/en/strin...

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Aquila Thunder Reds: https://amzn.to/2NXjqpJ

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00:00 Intro
0:27 Plugged In "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
0:35 Plugged In "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated Round Wounds
0:43 Plugged In "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
0:51 Plugged In 2 "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
1:02 Plugged In 2 "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated Round Wounds
1:12 Plugged In 2 "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
1:22 Plugged In 3 "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
1:32 Plugged In 3 "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated Round Wounds
1:43 Plugged In 3 "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
1:53 Plugged In 4 "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
2:00 Plugged In 4 "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated Round Wounds
2:06 Plugged In 4 "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
2:13 Plugged In 5 "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
2:16 Plugged In 5 "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated Round Wounds
2:20 Plugged In 5 "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
2:24 Plugged In 6 "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
2:38 Plugged In 6 "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated Round Wounds
2:49 Plugged In 6 "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
2:58 Testing them Acousticly (Unplugged)
3:00 Unplugged "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
3:08 Unplugged "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated
3:15 Unplugged "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
3:22 Unplugged 2 "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
3:29 Unplugged 2 "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated
3:35 Unplugged 2 "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
3:41 Unplugged 3 "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
3:44 Unplugged 3 "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated
3:47 Unplugged 3 "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
3:51 Unplugged 4 "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
3:55 Unplugged 4 "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated
4:02 Unplugged 4 "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
4:07 Talking about Differences between the Strings
4:12 String Tension "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
4:34 String Tension "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated
4:54 String Tension "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
5:13 Sliding "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
5:41 Sliding "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated
6:05 Sliding "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
6:49 Tone
7:42 String Noise "Rubber Strings" (Polyurethane) - Aquila Thunderguts
8:27 String Noise "Metal Round Wound Strings" - Kala Silver Plated
8:48 String Noise "Flat Wound Strings" - Kala/Galli Strings
9:37 Pricing
10:22 Alternatives - Galli Round Wounds, Kala Pahoehoes, Aquila Thunder Reds
11:20 Outro