La Bella Jamersons & Thunderbirds

[Paco the Taco]

I have an Epiphone Thunderbird with D'Addario Chrome flats. I'd like to try a set of the James Jamerson La Bella strings, and was wondering if anyone has ever played this combination. Also, will these thicker strings fit in the nut?

 

[hdracer]

One problem you will have is with the bridge. The three point bridge is hard to adjust the individual string heights. The E string saddle needs to be so far back to intonate properly and you get into the thick winding of the string. It puts the E string real high and can sound dead. I use a Hipshot bridge and have no problems with the Labella's.
You may also have to file the nut to properly fit the string.

 

[doctorpunch]

I have the T-Bird Pro. Ernie Power Slinkys all day, they cut through real nice.

 

[Paco the Taco]

Will the La Bella 760FS size work better since they are not as big as the Jamerson set? Are these maybe still too thick?