KeithCarterHarris

I have just bought one of these beautiful bass guitars and I am VERY happy with it. My question to others who may own one, is have you tried flat wounds on it and if so, did it require a set up? Keith Updated 30/12/2025 I replaced the original bronze strings yesterday with La bella flat wounds .039-.096 let it settle then played it for about 3 hours. I then put the old strings back on because, TBH, I prefer them. The strings do fit the nut slots but they must be lower tension, as it dropped my action, causing a fare amount of string buzz around the fingerboard, especially at the top end. I know this can be fixed with a little truss rod adjustment, but I didn't want to do this, because of my other gripe. The flat wound strings sound quite dead, probably more authentic for a double bass sound, but most annoying for me, I lost my mwah sound!!! I could not replicate it with the La Bella's but whether they are cheap or not, I like the sound of the strings the bass comes with. Maybe because I am primarily an acoustic guitarist and Bass is not my primary instrument (currently) or just personal taste but at least I tried it!