Identify these Flats

[squeally dan]

I love playing this bass and I think it’s partly due to the strings.

Red felt on tops, no felt on bottoms, brass ends. Are these LaBella DTFs? Can anyone tell what gauge?

 

[michael_t]

They look like an older version of La Bella DTF 760FL (43-60-82-104). An older version as in at least a few years old before La Bella started using colored ball ends.

 

[michael_t]

Just to confirm, no silk at the ball end, right?

 

[squeally dan]

Just to confirm, no silk at the ball end, right?

Correct.

 

[michael_t]

Correct.

La Bella 760FL for sure.

 

[squeally dan]

La Bella 760FL for sure.

Thank you!

 

[squeally dan]

They look like an older version of La Bella DTF 760FL (43-60-82-104). An older version as in at least a few years old before La Bella started using colored ball ends.

How long since they changed to the colored ones?

 

[michael_t]

How long since they changed to the colored ones?

I would say maybe three years or so.

 

[michael_t]

How long since they changed to the colored ones?

I would say maybe three years or so.

Looks like I saved this pic off of another thread back in June 2022. So, that's two years minimum possibly longer.

 

[Killing Floor]

Another outlier is very old Roto 77s.
Those would be very thumpy and not bright. Although more likely LaBella.

 

[michael_t]

Another outlier is very old Roto 77s.
Those would be very thumpy and not bright. Although more likely LaBella.

A couple of considerations...

An old set of Roto 77's would have silk at both ends, and the winding lengths on all four strings would be the same. La Bella would have the E string shorter in winding length than the other three, like the ones in the OP's pic.

 

[Phaidrus]

A person who wears Birkenstocks and plays a Tele Pbass has my respect.

 

[Pier_]

A person who wears Birkenstocks and plays a Tele Pbass has my respect.

that's a Mike Dirnt Precision

+1 La Bella 760FL, red silk with uneven length and no silk at the bridge.