La Bella Gold

[quindecima]

I hated these things from the moment I put them on and I finally got a set of the standard La Bella strings Muuuuuuuuuccccccccccch better, I am a happy camper now. I don't know what I am going to do with the Golds, probably tie up a Rump Roast.

 

[michael_t]

I don't know what I am going to do with the Golds, probably tie up a Rump Roast.

They're kind of cool-looking as necklaces and bracelets.

 

[trothwell]

I hated these things from the moment I put them on and I finally got a set of the standard La Bella strings Muuuuuuuuuccccccccccch better, I am a happy camper now. I don't know what I am going to do with the Golds, probably tie up a Rump Roast.

Oooh... gold flat wrapping around a solid hex rump roast core... could be the next thing in, uh, really poorly-thought-out strings...

 

[Deleted member 201563]

Thanks for your feedback! We actually sell quite a lot of these so they do appeal to certain players. If you’d like to exchange them for another set, feel free to email [email protected] and we can send you something else.

 

[NecroticNoise]

That's awesome customer service

 

[quickfix]

I hated mine too. The wrap makes good squirrel snare wire. Snare and garrote the little pests all at once.

 

[quindecima]

Thanks for your feedback! We actually sell quite a lot of these so they do appeal to certain players. If you’d like to exchange them for another set, feel free to email [email protected] and we can send you something else.

They are on their way.

 

[quindecima]

I just got an Email from LaBella and they are sending me a new set of flats in exchange for the gold flats I had. Good Customer service! no charge

 

[Nighttrain1127]

If you would take the time to explain what you did not like about them It would be useful information

 

[quickfix]

I don't know about the OP, but here's what I didn't like about them.

Curiosity got the better of me, so I finally bought a set of the new La Bella Golden Alloy (760FGS), and with much anticipation (I was all aquiver with excitement) installed them on my Fender Precision. These are the same gauge as the strings I removed...a set of La Bella DTB (760FS).

These new strings turned my highest output bass into my lowest output bass.

They also caused a fair amount of excess relief which I had to dial out, indicating a much higher tension required to achieve appropriate pitch.

They sound like my old set of Chromes .105-.050. Same sort of midrange, but no where near the output.

Very rough to the touch. They were scrupulously cleaned (wiped down) before installation as I do with all new strings. They are not nearly as smooth as the removed 760FS set. Very sticky. Nose grease helps, but is a poor substitute for a properly polished finish.

The package says that the (...",strings may appear dull over time.")

They look pretty on my blonde Fender 50's Classic Precision.

I'll give them a month or so, but generally, they aren't suitable to my requirements.
They may work just fine for other folks.

Maybe others will think those points are attributes.

 

[quindecima]

I like blues and I like the blusey sound I get from flats, in my opinion a bass is just that for the bass tone, I don't like a twangy sound and I did not like the feel. YMMV

 

[FunkySpoo]

Thanks for your feedback! We actually sell quite a lot of these so they do appeal to certain players. If you’d like to exchange them for another set, feel free to email [email protected] and we can send you something else.

Amazing

 

[casbonano]

Awesome customer service. I just purchased my first set of Labellas, 760fl, love them and am now glad I purchased strings from this company.

 

[Killing Floor]

I’ve had great experiences with LaBella, mostly on fretless but also fretted. Been planning to try a set of tapes on an ABG. I’d be interested in a roast recipe if you have a good question one.

 

[el murdoque]

I've had the LaBella Gold Flats on my bass for a little over a year now.
The other flats I have are TI and Optima.
I can not second any of the opinions voiced here, though. I quite like them.

They do that flat thumpin' sound, but they punch a little lower in the EQ.
On my six string, the B is really nice, both the feeling while plucking the string
and the sound I can get out of it. Mine have developed a slight patina which looks awesome.
The parts that have regular contact with my hands are more shiny than the rest. You can see that I mostly play with my right hand between the neck PU and the fretboard and some positions look a bit brighter.
I think that the output of my bass might have gone down a bit, but it's an active one and I use a pedalboard, so I can't really feel a disadvantage here.
The feeling is much smoother than my TIs and noticeably smoother than my Optimas.

 

[Gary Rosen]

A little late here ... I put them on my "jam" bass, a Squier P. Loved the tone, had the classic LaBella punch but more midrange and edge. However like others I was a little frustrated with the lower output. Since I put them on just before the pandemic started I haven't had as much opportunity to see if I could adjust it simply by increasing amp volume or have to to something more drastic like raise the pickups. The reason I tried them is that for a long time I have used LaBella quarter rounds (their version of half/ground wound) which they no longer make to get a little more top on the LaBella sound. Apparently they have completely dropped roundwound from the Deep Talkin' bass strings.