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New LaBella flatwound strings
- Thread starter Phaidrus
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I wonder why the A string is so light. I'd be on them immediately but that .080 is a turn off.
And I was wondering why the E was so heavy….a turn off for me. (Especially if it required nut filing).
Would be interested in seeing what the string tension is.
Would be interested in seeing what the string tension is.
In fact, 80 and 107 are very balanced, these are the gauges used by D'Addario in their balanced tension set. And no, for having tried the D'Addario and the TI Powerbass, there is no need to modify the nut.
usually you can go up .005" without touching the nut slots so .107 is no issue
Interesting... I currently have no long scale basses in need of new flats, but... I'll keep these in mind, for future use And, will look forward to reviews here...
Without tension value provide, it look like a thicker version of LTF4A since LTF has retain more upper mid voice than DTF set.
Meanwhile not mention yet either round or hex core inside.
But D string seem quite thick if this set are balanced tension set like LTF4A.
Meanwhile not mention yet either round or hex core inside.
But D string seem quite thick if this set are balanced tension set like LTF4A.
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I am the opposite. I was wondering why the D string was so heavy. The rest of the gauges are what you would expect with a slightly heavier G string for a set of flats so the G string retains better fundamental to balance the rest of the set, but the D string is about 5 thou heavier than you might expect it to be, if the same proportional core/wrap string construction is maintained.
CAVEAT: because all strings are different, and the core/wrap ratio as well as materials, round vs flat, hex vs round core, etc., you cannot compare strings of same or similar gauges but different constructions for feel or tension. Feel, or flexibility, varies with the type of construction of the string; tension varies as the square of the mass of the string at pitch.
Ultimately the dealbreaker for me is the color of the silk. I think it should be as close to the color of the strings as possible or at the very least never purple.
I wouldn't expect the gauge to have the same tension as "typical" designed flats in those gauges due to the thinner core wire. Also no mention of whether they are round-core or hex-core, which could also affect the mass/tension. Remains to be seen what they are actually going to be like!
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La Bella’s description makes me think of my favorite flatwound, the long discontinued Sadowsky black label flat - made for Sadowsky by La Bella. That perks my interest!
And I like the low tension La Bella flats. So what is possibly a heavier gauge version of them sounds inviting.
And I like the low tension La Bella flats. So what is possibly a heavier gauge version of them sounds inviting.
Good luck. It would be a novelty if La Bella published this data (which is true, sadly, of many other string vendors).
I looove the old Sadowsky Black Labels as well. I keep 3 sets of them that get rotated onto different basses from time to time. I should probably stop taking any on and off though as that’s what will eventually kill them!
Bump, to facilitate future searches:
La Bella Olinto flatwounds
An early adopter:
New Labella “Olinto” Flats
La Bella Olinto flatwounds
An early adopter:
New Labella “Olinto” Flats
