Construction of a bass string

[line6man]

I'm not a flatwound player (totally dead sound! :sad but i started unwrapping an old string i had lying around.
Here is the construction of a bass string for anyone who might be curious.

 

[line6man]

Whoah, that pic is fricking huge!
Ok, here is a smaller version:

 

[blue313]

It's no wonder they cost more.

Whoah, that pic is fricking huge!

Looks fine on my monitor.  :dontknow:

 

[line6man]

It's no wonder they cost more.

Whoah, that pic is fricking huge!

Looks fine on my monitor.  :dontknow:

I was almost going to title this "Why bass strings are so expensive", being as people always ask that question. :blob7:

I posted this from one of my laptops with a 10" screen, and i also view topics frequently from my iPhone, so that picture is huge. LOL.