half-rounds hard to find

[jazzyteen]

hi everyone,

here is the thing. I'm switching to a fretless soon and i'm looking for a half-round version of the laBella supersteps, if it exists.

help..

[Loel]

you could try just strings.com

i don't know if they have what you want
but it's a place to start

Labella's=hard to find!

[jazzyteen]

it doesn't have to be labellas. If anyone knows what the labellas super steps are, they have a metal string at the bridge so the action is different (I want this so my fretless, i think, will sound more like a double bass), like the bass on the image (the B-E strings). I want this ''metal wire'' but with half rounds so it won't chew my rosewood neck.

thanks! jazzyteen

[AlembicPlayer]

the "metal string" you speak of is called taper wound.

[jazzyteen]

lol... sorry

[AlembicPlayer]

D'ADDARIO makes half-rounds..
do you need 4,5 or 6 string set?

woodenteeth's suggestion of just strings is a good place to start your search.

[jetsetvet]

The only half-rounds I know of are D'Addario half-rounds and Dean Markley Fretmasters:

http://www.juststrings.com/daddarioe...halfround.html

http://www.juststrings.com/dms-2644.html

[Pan]

Ken Smith does some interesting 'softer' strings as do Rotosound (jazz), GHS (brite flats) and D'Addario (halfwounds).
Juststrings seem to have the largest range.