Labella 760FD Dano flats - anyone tried them?

[pjmuck]

I've got a Jerry Jones Longhorn copy and was getting ready to order the Labella Beatle bass flats for it when I just read about these. Has anyone tried them or have any opinions? The gauges are unusually light, with the low E being only .079 I believe, though the G is a respectable .049. Is that gauge thick enough to get a decent amount of low end out of? I could see the lighter gauge working on a Hofner, for example, since those basses already have more than enough deep bass tone, but a Dano Longohrn can get fairly bright on it's own and I wouldn't say the low end is overwhelming on them. Or are these some sort of specialty strings that give you a completely different tone (i.e. more of a Fender VI tick tack type of sound, for example).

[fretlessman71]

My guess is that they're designed to be to the same specs as what originally came on the old Danos. But I can't confirm that.

[John127]

This is the first time I'm hearing of these. I assume they're short scale since you wnat to put them on a Jerry Jones? I can't find the scale info on any website that has these for sale. If they are, I'd love to slap them on my Dano '63 reisuuse short-scale.

[RCCollins]

But are they any different from the regular La Bella flatwounds (which are beyond great btw)?

[TRichardsbass]

The 760FD set is to the original spec by the original supplier. My Dano's sound awesome with them. I use La Bella flatwounds exclusively on all my basses, 760FD for my Dano's and 760FX for my others. Nothing seems to sound as good or have the same feel.