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Hellzero Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Don't look any further, put some La Bella White Nylon's. The 750T-CB being light tension and the 760T-CB being normal heavier tension. You can buy them at BassDirect at the best price around. https://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/LaBella_Nylon_wound.html I put them on my Leduc MP628SF and my U-Basse 4, both with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. I also put them on my original Ibanez AFR A104F (ebony fingerboard). Terrific strings. You'll get the growl and mwah needed and they won't absolutely tear your fingerboard. These are also the only Nylon's with round wounds core strings hence this typical fretless sound you get with them. Forget the flat wounds on fretless except the Thomastik Jazz Flats. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hellzero Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I might even put them on my brand new Le Fay Remington Steele 6 RHT CC CAP Big Block... I really love these strings on fretless basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said: Do you ever have earthing issues with coated strings? I had on the Ibanez piezos as they are earthed by the strings, but some adhesive copper (with conductive glue) solved the issue. On the Noguera basses it's the same as the earth is made via the saddles or a fret near the balls, do it's not earthed by them. It's an easy fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 37 minutes ago, Hellzero said: Don't look any further, put some La Bella White Nylon's. The 750T-CB being light tension and the 760T-CB being normal heavier tension. Agree with @Hellzero 100%. They are superb strings. And don't be afraid to go with the heavier gauge either, they feel so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLowDown Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) I use nickel coated roundwound strings on mine. I think the old adage about roundwounds carving up your fretboard is very overstated, and even on something like a black walnut fretboard it would take many years to have any noticeable effect. The nickel coated plated ones are quite smooth and are good and practical balance between really expensive flatwounds and steel roundwounds. The ones I use are D'addario EXL170-6. I paid £23 for mine on Amazon. Edited March 6, 2021 by TheLowDown plated, not coated dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I guess you mean nickel plated, not coated, @TheLowDown😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLowDown Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hellzero said: I guess you mean nickel plated, not coated, @TheLowDown😉 Ah yes, plated 👍 Edited March 6, 2021 by TheLowDown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheGreek Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I noticed that Bass Direct also stock LaBella singles - the .42 comes in at £9 - when you factor in the P&P from Thomann this is a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chris_b Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 If I remember correctly, @ambient had a 6 string set of TI's in the BC classifieds a month or so ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, chris_b said: If I remember correctly, @ambient had a 6 string set of TI's in the BC classifieds a month or so ago. Yep, still there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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