Warm, High(er) tension flats

[anyonefortennis]

Hi everyone,

I currnetly have d'addario ECB81's on my ric an I do enjoy the string but the low tension on the E string is killing me!, it feels too loose compared to the rest and D'addario's number show it:

Diameter Tension
Item# Note inches mm lbs kg
CB045 G 0.045 1.14 45.7 20.73
CB065 D 0.065 1.65 52.0 23.58
CB080 A 0.080 2.03 43.7 19.82
CB100 E 0.100 2.54 38.4 17.41

I hear that LaBella makes higher tension flats but they may be too thumpy (or too high tension when it comes the the Jammerson set) and the Rotosound 77's may be too bright for what I've read here.

What are my other options for a higher tension, warm flatwound?

Fender, TI, Rotosound, LaBella, DR's?

If anything, I like a very mellow, pillowy but well defined tone ala Paul McCartney in the MMT days of the beatles or JPJ on the Led Zeppelin II days.

Thanks.

[chenor]

I think maybe you should give the Labella flats a shot, but not necessarily the Jamerson set if you are worried about it being too thumpy. Try going for the FL set which comes in .43-.104. It would be a little thicker than the .100 but not as thick as the .52-.110 of the Jamerson set.

[anyonefortennis]

Anyone got tension numbers on LaBella strings?

their site is kinda lacking on the informational dept.

[Baleen]

No tension facts, but I love La Bella flats. There are .104, .105 and .109 flats (760 FL, FS, FM). I've used the .109 (FM) and .104 (FL). I still find the FL's tight enough to keep me happy and still sound great.

Ric's are a little shorter than 34" aren't they? Perhaps only 33 1/2" but going a little heavier than normal might be alright to help keep the tension up.

[zombywoof5050]

Originally Posted by chenor

I think maybe you should give the Labella flats a shot, but not necessarily the Jamerson set if you are worried about it being too thumpy. Try going for the FL set which comes in .43-.104. It would be a little thicker than the .100 but not as thick as the .52-.110 of the Jamerson set.

I tried the Chromes (45-100 set) and directly compared them to the LaBella 760FL (43-104), and those Chromes are much tighter than the LaBellas (believe it or not).

If you really want more tension than those Chromes, maybe try the Fenders which I hear are very tight, or a bigger set of LaBellas (their 760FM set is one step down from the Jamersons). Oh but those may be too thumpy...perhaps try the Sadowsky 45-105 set, I've heard good things about those but don't know how the tension compares to the Chromes.

[canopener]

Fender 9050's might suit your fancy.