Fender stainless steel flatwound 9050"s are anexcellent choice for jazz, country, r & b and reggae. * The first electric basses were made byFender, andthose basses came with flatwound strings. * Today, manyplayers use stainless steel flatwound 9050"s to add adifferent character to their tonal palette. * from smoky jazzclubs to r&b venues, from reggae parties to countrymusic halls, 9050"s have you covered. * by the way, the stainless steel construction also givesyou longer life, and the flatwound construction reducesfinger noise.