Yeah, that’s what I paid for my set of JR364 43-101.
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Oh! Then Did you check the truss rod for neck relief. The weather can be a serious factor. It may have straightened your neck or bow it upward a bit so each time you play the string does not have enough neck relief and just hit the frets.
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I use LaBella DTF on my Squire P bass. I just did a couple of covers with the Squire recently.
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If you could give some examples of bass recording sounds that you like, it might help guide you to the strings/sound that you’re after.
I use round wounds on all my basses… (though I’d have a Pbass with flats if I could have another bass). When I want a more muted sound I just put a piece of foam (some use a sponge) under the strings right down at the bridge to partially mute them.
It’s wonderful.
I gave a bass lesson to a guy one time with a brand new Rick that he just didn’t like the sound of and was wondering if it was his technique or the bass or the gear.
We put foam under the strings and all problems were solved.
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Hi, I noticed not too many people recommended Rick flats. I love them, but when I bought my Spector 6 string, I learned that Rick didn’t make a 6-string set. Yeah, I cried. I ended up with LaBella Deep Talkin’ Bass Gold Flats, 66 bucks or so at Sweetwater. The additional wrinkle is that the Spector NS is a non-standard size, so a lot of strings were just too short. Now, do they have that deep, rich, softly harmonic sound of the Rick flats? No, sorry. But they’re ok. And like a lot of people said, it really depends on the sound you’re going for. Slap and funk are not my jam; I prefer a lead bass style with lots of picking (I use hard picks) and lots of slides. Just depends on how you play and what sound you want to get.
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Measure twice, order once, lol.
LaBella will make custom order sets, and have longer sets.
There is some guidance on their website on how to measure.
If the bass is body through string routing, then there is a different set of flats that have to be used.
LaBella is really good to talk to and very helpful.
I believe Rick flats are made by Pyramid IIRC, and they are meh at best IMO, but I am generally a LaBella guy.
I do have a set of D’Addario flats for contrast and they are fantastic and a much different tone than Labellas. I wouldn’t say they have a deeper thump than LaBella, but I really do like them for something different.
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When it comes to components on a bass from strings to tuners, I learn not to be too attached or fell head over heel in love with any one thing. It gets so so expensive when that happens. Lol.
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Right now, I can’t guage whether the new Rick flats are as good as the ones I used to have. I quit playing for a while, hence the new bass. You didn’t say what kind of a sound you like. I don’t like the very bright, what I would describe as a “pink,” bass sound. I prefer the softer, deeper thrum, more yellowy-brown. It’s just what I like, what I want my music to say. Also, I always play to my drummer so I like the drums in front of the bass. It’s a style, I know, but it’s “my” style. It makes me happy and it’s a lot of fun - for me.
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Do you by chance have synesthesia? Do you see music in terms of colors? Which is totally cool if you do, some big artists have it. Famously Gershwin and his Rhapsody in Blue
Sorry if it’s a personal question
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I’m very low end. No treble thump for sure on flats.
That is the definition of labella.
For even lower thump, they have vintage, heavier flats that are very Motown sounding
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Ahhh. Good to know. My strings are new, but when I need a new set, this will surely help.
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Not personal, and yeah, I do and it’s So Fun. Numbers, colors, feelings. I’m also siund-dependent: where other people write things down to remember them, I say them, then I pull back the sound. I have a really hard time understanding faces but I never forget a voice.
And by “understanding” I mean that if I see you out of context, I might not recognize you. Or if I see you after a couple of years, same deal. Most people that happens with just think I’m a snob…lol!
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This happens to me all the time. I have difficulty recognizing people out of context.
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I got these off amazon for my Squire PJ at the suggestion of a friend and like them:
Rotosound RS77LD Monel Flatwound 45 65 85 105 Bass Guitar Strings
They are silky smooth and I think they sound good, but I’m a beginner so not much to compare to.
Keep in mind, if slapping is something you are interested in you really need round wounds to get that proper slap tone.
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It’s called “face blindness” (easy) or prosopagnosia (much less easy). Had to look it up years ago to see if it was a “thing.” 
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Interesting. My case is a little different than that. I can recognize faces and beauty and so on; I can even tell they are familiar. But out of context my mind can miss the association with who the person actually is.
It’s also not always, and I don’t have the issue with highly familiar faces like family.
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Well, as with any other “afflictions” cases can be milder or more severe. I can’t identify some of my family members in profile, for example. And this applies to other people but some I can recognize face on, until they speak…although I can recognize their bodies and the way they move. In fact, watching someone move is the easiest way for me to recognize them. And then their voices, of course.
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Okay, so I finally picked a set of flats for my Squier P. I got the LaBella deep talking bass flat wounds. I put them on , over tightened them a little bit and let the guitar sit for several hours to stretch them out. Tuned it up and played it. Didn’t notice a difference in the sound/tone but the feel is soo smooth and the metal on metal clanky sound the was bugging me before is gone. They do seem picky about getting your fretting finger properly close to the fret so there is no fret buzz. Happy with the strings, I am more interested in playing that Bass now that the clanky sound is gone. I did not like having a Bass that I didn’t enjoy playing. I got them from Sweetwater for $43.00.
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Good choice. I have them on three of my basses.
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The right strings make all the difference. Love the old school sound.
Try LaBella Low Tension flats sometime.
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