They are another best of both worlds string where they are definitely fat and deep but brighter than regular flats.
Not sure why but I’m not a huge fan of Ernie Ball strings. There’s no reason for this - they aren’t bad - but I like the feel of other brands better. I really love D’Addario nickel rounds over EB Super Slinkys, for example.
I’ve only tried two EB string sets though so sample size is limited.
I’ve tried lots of strings and ended up using EB Super Slinkys for a long while but after a bit of a string drought I ended up with what ever I could get. This “what ever I could get” set was
D’Addario nickel rounds. They’re great, I’ll definitely use them again.
They’re my favorite strings I have tried so far. That said I do still have a set of Peter Hook signature Bass Centre Elites to try.
Sounds a bit fancy…lol
Not expensive at all and he’s my hero, so…
Sweet!
Hi JD- I had the same question about a month ago. I went with the Labella flat wounds on my Fender P bass and it’s like playing a new bass. I love the feel of the strings themselves and the tone is great. I am hooked on flat wounds. Take care
Thanks @Keith or the feedback. The LaBella’s will be here tomorrow. I am still undecided whether to put them on my P Bass as originally planned or my J Bass (as my Sweetwater tech encouraged). Like I said in another reply, I guess I will get another set (for the J Bass or the P - depending on which way I go) soon if I like them.
And, as someone else suggested, keeping a Bass with rounds on it (for some diversity), I will keep one bass (my Schecter) with rounds on it.
Awesome. Good luck and enjoy
Got the La Bella’s…
I put them on my Precision as I originally planned and REALLY like them!!
Played La Grange, Song for My Father, and even 7 Nation Army and they really sounded great.
Guess I’ll be like @PamPurrs and put them on everything. I already emailed my Sweetwater rep and asked him to get me another set on order for my Jazz.
And, I will do as @Mao suggested and leave the roundwounds on something (will be my Schecter) for some diversity.
Thanks everyone for the input!
Congrats @JDDaniel you will love the sound.
BTW, the song I just posted in the Post your Covers is on LaBella flats.
Which set of LaBellas did you get. I tried the Deep Talkin’ 760FL and found the E string to be lifeless and dull. Took them right off and put back on my Fender 9050L flatwounds 45-100. I find those to be the perfect blend of old school flats and moderns. They have great punch and good mids without sounding thuddy. And they are around $28.
You must have gotten a defective string. I’ve been playing LaBella DTB flats for a year and a half and they sound great (including the E string).
LaBella has great customer service… you should let them know about your issues.
I got the 760FS Deep Talk’n Flats. They sound good to me (albeit to ny untrained ear).
Just an FYI - yes, you are correct
Hybrid Slinky’s ARE NOT Flatwound.
The Hybrid is the gauge of strings
.45-.65-.85-.105
But the Hybrid are RoundWound strings, at least all the ones I have seen, I have not come across a flatwound that is hybrid
I like Slinky strings, always have since playing guitar 20 plus years ago, and I have been very happy with them on bass too.
However, I just put the Flat wound Slinky’s on my Ray34, and I don’t really like them. I have not taken them off yet, since I ended up sick and in the hospital, but I already ordered the replacement Regular Gauge Slinky’s for it once I feel up to it, I am changing back to rounds.
and this is just MY prefereence, I know that many out there like ONLY Flats, some out there like ONLY Rounds, and others like a mix of flats and rounds.
This on one of the things that falls into the category of “there is no right or wrong answer, it is what you like”
Yeah I think Hybrid is just a term EBMM uses as well. D’Addario would list something like that as “Light top, medium bottom”
incidentally, these are my favorite rounds I have tried yet.
Yeah, I think the Hybrids will be the next string I buy, just don’t need to buy any now, but I think I would like the light top, so will be fun to try one day.
Weirdly my next strings have a heavy top, looking forward to trying them. But like you, my current set is still all good.