thomastik flats vs. Labella 760FL

[pbass888]

wateroftyne thanks so much i love the sound of the labella flats on the jazz. wow. what price is good for those? i am gassing to get some

[wateroftyne]

Originally Posted by pbass888

wateroftyne thanks so much i love the sound of the labella flats on the jazz. wow. what price is good for those? i am gassing to get some

Hey PBass!

Where are you? If you're over the other side of the pond from me (I'm in the UK), the place that always gets mentioned is Imperial Guitar. Apparently they're the cheapest...

[pbass888]

wateroftyne thank you again for the sounds and i will do imperial guitar (im in houston texas).thanks again and ill put some jamerson up on youtube soon

[pbass888]

Originally Posted by billbern

here's some TI Flat noise

55-01
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=2933144
Peavey Millennium 5+
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=3452711

bill that ti demo was great. they should use u as a sponsor. since im a big fan of carol kaye i love the sound esp when you played pick (im only fingers). thank you again. let me know if you know a cheap place to get them

[Mastermold]

Originally Posted by wateroftyne

Hey PBass!

Where are you? If you're over the other side of the pond from me (I'm in the UK), the place that always gets mentioned is Imperial Guitar. Apparently they're the cheapest...

That's where I've been getting mine.

[pbass888]

thanks guys for all your help after hearing both i just order 2 of labella's 760fl from imperial sets (one for 91 jazz plus and 1 for my musicman sterling hs). cant wait. thanks again for all your help esp wateroftyne ,bill and mastertone!!!

[wateroftyne]

No problem

Give the La Bellas a little time to settle in...

[pbass888]

Originally Posted by wateroftyne

No problem

Give the La Bellas a little time to settle in...

Ryan &wotyne,

Day 1 of my la bella 7560fl strings. for 2 basses the fender 91 jazz plus and 08 sterling hs... both mia and active. the fender sounds great and i love it... its an active bass so the active bright tone sounds like carol kaye with a pick (though i dont use one ) and the bass sound passive sounds great for reggae (think family man or sly an robbie) or walking line with standards (think sam jones w/miles in autumn leaves). The sterling sounds weird and a bit muddy even though ive played with the setting the amp and the height of the strings. i think the sterling will get the dm blue steel rounds back and the fender will keep the 760fl's. i love the sound of the la bella's but its day one and ill let them settle... im sure they will sound even better as the months go on....i did play "what's going on" from the motown book and it sounded fantastic with the low thud of jamerson. i will learn how to use the video and post some clips. best wishes for the new year and let me know how it goes

[wateroftyne]

Cool!

If you haven't already, wait until you've used them in anger before making a decision on them...

[pbass888]

water or tyne..... since i was an amateur boxer with 70 matches(over 20 years ago)... i agree....st anger round my neck

[Mojo-Man]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

They have a midrange hump and a ring that won't deaden no matter what you do. That's why I compare them to rounds. Those Chromes will more than likely deaden out as you use them. I had no such luck with TI's.

This is true for new strings.
If you leave the TI's on for about six months.
They open up, and mellow out.
I've had a set on my fretless P-Bass for 3 years.
And they just get better.
I also have love for Labella 760FL's.
Have a set on one of my fretted P-Bass. (Maple fingerboard)
They kill on this bass.

[daniva]

I prefer la bellas too, the tension its very important, with the TI i had to put too much control in the right fingers because the tension its too low, but the tone is very good.
but la bellas feel more balanced too, the TI has odd gauges, specialy in the 3 string