Not-so-great Low B Labella Black nylon / mixing black and steel strings

[jibreel]

I use Tomasik Infeld Acousticores on one of my Turner basses [ BEADG ] and Labella Black nylons on the other [ EADGC ].

The Labella low B's never seem to have much clear sound. Anyone else have this experience? I have experimented with using a Acousticore low B with pretty darn good results.

I am waiting for the new batch of Labella high C strings to get delivered. They have apparently shifted from .029 to .042. I got impatient so I went down to BassNW and found a single TI Flat .33 gauge C string and put it on the bass with the Labellas. Not bad. A little bright. I know the new Labella C will sound a little bit deeper and more even, but this is working well for now.

Not a very deep post I know but just felt like the yakking

[Lokire]

Seems to me like Tapewound low Bs aren't up to par with the rest, in general. The Acousticore low Bs that I've played have all been fantastic though! Especially on a 5-string Rob Allen, going through a big Epifani stack