Really digging DR Legend Flats...

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Curious about these. Do these strings have a usable sound out of the pack, or like La Bellas, do they require (minimum) a few months of playing?

IME LaBellas have a very usable sound immediately after their first tuning, which remain quite definite with time and use.
I own four basses which I put separate sets of LaBella LTF-4A and 760FL on, and I liked them because of this property, of their inherent tone but less for their tension

 

[Selim]

I've tried an awful lot of flat sets in the last couple of years since coming 'home' to flats after years of playing rounds by default. In truth I'm not a full time bassist, having spent the better part of my adulthood more focused on songwriting and really only getting the bass out for recording. A couple of years ago I had my aha moment with the bass and switched both my jazz and P bass to flats. I was digging the Dunlop flats on my Jazz as a more modern, less thumpy flat - until I discovered the TI jazz flats, which to me are perfect on a jazz although I occasionally wish for a little more tension on the A and D. Tried various brands on the P until I broke down and tried the LaBella 760FS set, which then gave way to the slightly lighter FL set which I still had reservations about. Had also tried Sadowsky blue label, Pyramid flats, EB Cobalts, GHS Precision Flats, Chromes and various half-rounds. It's been a long and cicuitous route but I finally arrived at the Legends. I was concerned about the 105-45 gauge but the tension feels less than the labella 760FL and they have a nice woody, not overly boomy tone right out of the pack without much uneven zinginess

Similar journey, La Bellas - Sadowsky black flats (made by La Bella, discontinued) - Dunlops for a good while.

Tried some others briefly then got to the DR Legend flats. They do everyo like about the Dunlops but better. And then they andd their own thing. And they feel great under fingers with the round core and super smooth polishing. I like!

 

[Swerve]

Tim Lefebvre has a set of 15 year or so old DR flats on his late 60's P bass. He did an interview with SBL on YouTube not too long ago and they sounded pretty dang good. Of course it is Tim but that's a good endorsement for longevity and usage.

Robert Mercurio from the New Orleans funk band Galactic is another noted DR flats player.

Legends are one of the few flats I haven't tried yet. I just installed a set of GHS P Flats for the first time recently and I'm head over heels into them. The E string is more thuddy than the rest but each time I play things get a little more balanced.