lobematt Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I'm looking at buying some La Bella flats and was wondering if anyone has any experience with the Deep Talkin set and the Low Tension set? I've got Rotosound flats on my other P and they were pretty stiff and took a bit of getting used to. How low tension are the low tension strings? I don't want to enter Kala rubber string territory! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I'm a big fan of the La Bella low tension flats. Like TIs but with a slightly different tonal quality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Roto flats are the highest tension of all flatwounds, anything else will feel lower tension. Going from the Rotos to LaBella low tension flats will feel like rubber bands. The Deep Talking are still relatively high tension, depending on model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobematt Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 Ok cool, I might just go for the Deep Talkin set then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Labella LTFs are a lower tension than 760FL, but they are not floppy , I’ve got them on 6 jazzes 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Here’s the guide if that’s any good to you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I like the 760FX Deep Talkin' flats on my P - they are the lightest gauge 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) I've not tried any of the LaBella strings (to my own shame) Has anyone had experience of comparing LaBella Low Tensions, to TI Flats? TI's are great strings IMO.... on some basses - but oddly, they don't feel quite "right" on a couple of basses I tried them on. Sorry @lobematt - it appears I'm hijacking your thread - but hopefully, such things are always interesting..... to someone, somewhere lol EDIT: I'm definitely curious to try some LaBella LTF's at some point Edited April 27, 2021 by Marc S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 @AlexJMcGibbon might be able to chime in; he was raving to me about the LTFs last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I got a cheap set of Olympic things off amazon to try and they were lovely, then I put a set of LaBellas on and they sounded and felt so different, really tight and rubbery, my 'ray sounds like an upright bass now. It's astonishing. I think they'll take a few years to calm down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, kwmlondon said: I think they'll take a few years to calm down... They do take a while to play in, I’d say you will notice the difference within a few months and then they just keep on getting better 🙂 Edited May 11, 2021 by Reggaebass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: They do take a while to play in, I’d say you will notice the difference within a few months and then they just keep on getting better 🙂 Well, they've been on a few months and it's had a fair bit of play but I kinda like it - it's really not a Bernard Edwards tone though, that's what it sounded like before. Now it's so tight it's like nothing else really. It's taken me a while to get used to it but yeah - it's very much its own animal! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, kwmlondon said: Well, they've been on a few months and it's had a fair bit of play but I kinda like it - it's really not a Bernard Edwards tone though, that's what it sounded like before. Now it's so tight it's like nothing else really. It's taken me a while to get used to it but yeah - it's very much its own animal! Give cobalt flats a go on your stingray. They could be made for that bass! Labellas on my P though like a decent person should 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, ped said: Give cobalt flats a go on your stingray. They could be made for that bass! Labellas on my P though like a decent person should Those strings are on that bass for life. I'm not paying that amount of money for a set of strings ever again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I liked the tension of the LTF's, as I'm a big fan of the flexibility of La Bella tapewounds (which are probably mildly less tension than LTF's), but LTF's didn't feel right to me under my fingers, the guages were too thin for me, just felt a bit nothing'y. I'm a huge fan of the 760FL or FS flats, best flats on the market IMO, if you're ok with the tension (which are comparable to Chromes in my experience) Roto's I found to be waayyyyy too tight for me, eugh. Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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