La Bella 760FL or FS question

[Gully35]

Hi guys. I'm going to buy a set of La Bella flatwounds but not sure which ones to get. I have
a fender P-bass and really like the sound of early John Paul jones or Paul McCartney. Is there much difference between FL and FS? I heard you have to adjust the neck on your bass with some of these strings and warping can occur. That worries me slightly.
Thanks for your advice!

[Funkmeister79]

I have a set of the FLs on my Fender P. A couple weeks ago I went from the 45-95 GHS precision flats to the FLs. It was a bit of an increase in tension which took some getting used to, but now they just feel awesome. I did not have to adjust the truss rod.

Within reason, as long as it's not a major increase in tension, you will adjust to different tensions in a short period of time. I can't imagine there's a huge difference between the FL and FS sets. If it's a concern, start with the FL set.

[landau roof]

There's more difference in tension than tone, IME. If you prefer less go for the FL or more the FS. For some reason the FS did cause a deadspot on my neck that disappeared when swapping to the FL. I didn't need to adjust relief, but you may need to. Nothing to be worried about, it just depends on what you're strung with now.

All that said, JPJ and PMc were/are both Jazz players.

[lmfreeman9]

HuGe difference. The FS is more like the FM. The FL's are lighter with better high mids.

[king_biscuit]

The FS's have a little more tension and thump than the FSs. I like both sets.