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If the thunder mag is still available, is it a neck or bridge pickup? Thanks.

You may be OK with it as is, though a ball end space on the D string might cinch it. I think as long as the silk doesn't extend over the saddle notch where the sounding string hinges, the string should be OK. From my pic at the OP you can see that mine definitely went over the notch, and...

I used some end balls as spacers. It sounded fine today at practice...

LaBella had me make those measures and agreed to send me a top-loading replacement set of LFT-4A-S flat wounds. I played the Thru-body 760F-MUS Strings with spacers today at practice, and the U5 bass sounded like it woke up! The signal was stronger than ever, though very bassy, still even tone...

Not all strings have silks, on either end... Here's a blog for why they (silks) are used... Why do we have silk on our strings? | Strings DirectStrings Direct.

Sounds reasonable (Razor) on some strings with purely cosmetic silk wraps. The D string was a clear issue and needed an extra end ball to move the silk wrap back. These strings seem to have a different way of using silks, though. They aren't just cosmetic. They mark different sections of the...

Well, depending on where you have silk it may serve some mechanical function as suggested in this blog post from a UK string enterprise, helping the grip on tuning posts and also serving as a wear-and-tear buffer on same: Why do we have silk on our strings? | Strings DirectStrings Direct.

Sounds like a smart practice to me. Here's a Blog post from a string vendor enterprise suggesting the same: Why do we have silk on our strings? | Strings DirectStrings Direct.

These are LaBella 760F-MUS flats designed for thru-body string, yes.

Seemed like a reasonable gambit at the time, purchasing these strings (760F-MUS) that are specifically designed for thru-body stringing on 30" short scales, which maps to the Sire U5. However, as the pics show two out of four strings had substantial silk on saddle issues, and more importantly...

There are probably other flatwound strings that are short scaled and can be fitted through the back of the bridge. I was looking at some GHS Precision flatwounds to consider doing that, and swapping these La Bellas 760F-MUS strings onto another Mustang clone, a Squire Vintage Mustang which also...

Thanks for your note, though I'm thinking you're seeing and talking about other types of flatwound strings and silks where having silks over saddles may be tolerable. I wonder what that sounds like relative to solid string over the saddle, as well. And I'm not clear on your sliver comment...

Yesterday I put new La Bella MUS flats on my Sire U5, using thru-body stringing, and replaced a light set of round rounds, strung via the back of the bridge. The flats had a possible problem - the silks on some strings extended over some of the saddles! Apparently, the U5 bridge location is...

What's it weigh? Nut width? Neck profile? Thanks.