La Bella Deep Talkin' Bass flatwound string through body

[TomB]

I strung 760FL's through my Am. Std. P-bass and the E-string broke immediately. ...expensive lesson in heeding mfg's warnings.

I'm not sure if the angle has changed or not, but the Am. Std. P I mentioned above is a '98. The newer Fender bridge does solve the problem: top-load.

 

[bluesdogblues]

La Bella Jamerson Set String Thru Body on my Fender Sting (there is no other option for it's bridge).... No problem for years now.

 

[vin*tone]

Damn! GHS or take the risk on Labellas? Arg!

 

[bluesdogblues]

Damn! GHS or take the risk on Labellas? Arg!

Why not buy and try both.. And tell us here what you think

 

[EricaBass]

Labellas customs at the bend of bridge out flatwound cracked but stays in tune sound great but is it ok that just bend area of stings crack?

 

[Klonk]

Labellas customs at the bend of bridge out flatwound cracked but stays in tune sound great but is it ok that just bend area of stings crack?

Nice thread resurrection

Unfortunately I don't understand your question.

But to put this matter to rest, I'd say buy LaBella TB strings (for instance DTB 760 FM-TB) as these are made for through body stringing.

 

[TomB]

Labellas customs at the bend of bridge out flatwound cracked but stays in tune sound great but is it ok that just bend area of stings crack?

IME it may be ok or it may break there. I've broken more than one DTF that way. Have never tried TB strings because I no longer string through bodies. ...haven't broken a string since, either

 

[Thuddy Waters]

I had a set of La Bella 760FS flats strung through the body and noticed that the intonation was off at the higher frets. Then I took the strings off and restrung them through the bridge and after that the intonation was perfect.

 

[jimdgreat1]

I was about to buy a set. Glad I read this first. Will the LaBella low tension LTF-4A work strung through the body?

 

[Thuddy Waters]

I was about to buy a set. Glad I read this first. Will the LaBella low tension LTF-4A work strung through the body?

La Bella makes through-body versions of their flatwounds. For instance, the through-body version of their 760FL set is called 760FL-TB.

 

[jimdgreat1]

La Bella makes through-body versions of their flatwounds. For instance, the through-body version of their 760FL set is called 760FL-TB.

Thanks! Just ordered a set.

 

[project_c]

True Joijnercape, but at the prices that a new set of La Bellas cost, I have to decide if its worth it to me... I guess I could buy an individual string if one breaks, but it seems that with all the choices out there, maybe I should focus on finding another flat that sounds good to me. The Fenders were ok. Not as nice sounding, but probably pretty close. Or I could get a different bridge...

I had a similar issue with tapewound strings and ended up buying a new bridge. But a decent tech / luthier can just add holes to your existing bridge for the fraction of the cost of a new bridge (this didn't occur to me at the time unfortunately).

 

[EricaBass]

IME it may be ok or it may break there. I've broken more than one DTF that way. Have never tried TB strings because I no longer string through bodies. ...haven't broken a string since, either

I been jammin hard working great so far guess the worse would be for it to snap but I am lovin it string threw body the last unknown set flats hard it stung up top D string at on & off vibe at the bridge so that is why i wanted to try this thrw bod way... me jammin the new strings I have only be jammin 4 months now so not that good but try lol ....

 

[wattsman]

Wow, sorry to restart this, but i finnaly got a lead why my usa select precision keeps going out of tune. I have Thomastik strings, and they do fit string thorough. Anyone having issues with tunning because of this? Do i need to string through bridge?

 

[Jackfunk1964]

I know the Jamerson set is too large a gauge to safely string through the body, and I know that La Bella recommends that their strings not get strung through the body due to the sharp turning angle that the string makes at the bridge. But I am wondering how many of you out there have thrown caution to the wind and strung them through the body anyway, and what your result was.

I have one P-bass, a '97 MIA, and I love it. It has only one option for strings, and that is through the body. I have tried Fenders on it with no problems, and a set of La Bella standard gauge flats for a little while with no problem.

So please chime in with your La Bella sting through the body experience. Thanks!

 

[Jackfunk1964]

When playing a 53 P,I used old Fenders, Labella and GHS all strung through body.No problems.