BassAgent Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 So I've been having an old set (approx 10 years old) of Labella flat wounds on my '71 which have served me pretty well over the years, but recently I've found the E-string to sound way more dusty than all the other strings. A, D and G are fine, E sounds like it's lost all life. Is this a known thing for LaBella? I really want to replace the strings, thinking about getting a new set of LaBellas but if this is the case with the next set too... Might switch to Thomastik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I think it's quite a common thing with flats that the B and E strings in particular can sound dead and thuddy. Mind you, ten years service isn't a bad return on the investment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I've experienced pretty much the same issue with most E/B flatwounds. Thomastik-Infeld being the exception though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 A 10 year old set of labella’s with a thuddy E string sounds perfect to me 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 This has never been a thing for me..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothko Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Much as I love my La Bella DTB FLs, the low E does sound deader and thuddier than the rest. But only through an amp - acoustically they're still well balanced. Adjusting the P-bass pickup makes no difference to the electric imbalance. Puzzling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Thomastik flats, for me, are the king of strings. I've never had any issue with dead or unbalanced tone at all with them. I have a 5yr old set on a Yamaha, and they're still going strong and clear across the board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) Have you had them off for any reason? I had a similar thing with a B string, turned out to be a slight twist between the bridge & nut/tuner. I wound all the tension off, made sure it was in line at the bridge then tuned it back up & it solved the problem. Edited March 31, 2022 by Horizontalste Crap grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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