La Bella SP-47125 Super Polished 5 Bass

[42Hz]

Have any of you tried these strings? If so how can you describe them ?

I presently use D'Addario XL170-5 which are OK but the B string maybe lacks a bit in clarity. I would like to get rid of fingering noise and maybe get a little smoother feel - maybe try flats. Then these pop up as pricewise in the middle between consumers rounds and the cheapest quality flats.

[Ella Campbell]

On 14/10/2025 at 04:51, 42Hz said:

Have any of you tried these strings? If so how can you describe them ?

I presently use D'Addario XL170-5 which are OK but the B string maybe lacks a bit in clarity. I would like to get rid of fingering noise and maybe get a little smoother feel - maybe try flats. Then these pop up as Google Doodle Baseball pricewise in the middle between consumers rounds and the cheapest quality flats.

I’ve used the La Bella SP-47125 Super Polished set. They’re basically La Bella’s stainless-steel rounds that have been heavily smoothed, so they feel much closer to flats but keep more of the clarity and punch of rounds.

Tone: More focused and cleaner than typical rounds, with noticeably reduced finger noise. Not as bright as regular rounds, but definitely brighter and more articulate than flats—especially helpful for the B string.

Feel: Very smooth, almost flat-like, but still with the flexibility of rounds. Great if you want less squeak and a softer feel without losing too much top-end.

They sit nicely between standard rounds and true flats in both sound and price.