La Bella strings for my Mustang

[Tim Chapple]

A Mustang La Bella string question.

The 760F MUS and the 760FL MUS appear to be the same gauge -

43/60/82/104 - Can anyone tell me what the difference between the two is?

[nikon F]

is it because one is a through body set ?

 

760FLMUS Mustang through body(43/60/82/104) 

[CBbass]

https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/string-sets-c865/bass-guitar-c34/la-bella-760f-mus-stainless-steel-flat-wound-30-scale-fender-mustang-bass-43-104-p9677

 

760f is string thru as stated on this. Not sure about fl

[MungoBass]

On 13/12/2022 at 19:57, Tim Chapple said:

A Mustang La Bella string question.

The 760F MUS and the 760FL MUS appear to be the same gauge -

43/60/82/104 - Can anyone tell me what the difference between the two is?

 

I’m reasonably confident the 760F-MUS are for stringing through the body and 760FL are for top loading.

 

I had some 760F-MUS on a 70’s Mustang and they sounded great!

[ezbass]

39 minutes ago, MungoBass said:

 

I’m reasonably confident the 760F-MUS are for stringing through the body and 760FL are for top loading.

 

I had some 760F-MUS on a 70’s Mustang and they sounded great!

 

The 760FL LaBella’s are long scale.

 

EDIT: Copied from the Bass Direct website:

 

Short Scale - 32" Winding

Medium Scale - 34" Winding

Long Scale - 37" Winding

Extra Long Scale - 38" Winding

Hofner Beatle Bass Sets: 34" Winding

760F-MUS for Mustang Bass (through-body): 33.25" Winding 

Bass VI Sets: 35.5" Winding

Jaguar VI Sets: 32" Winding

Danelectro Sets: 32" Wound String Length

Edited December 24, 2022 by ezbass

[MungoBass]

 

6 minutes ago, ezbass said:

 

The 760FL LaBella’s are long scale.

 

EDIT: Copied from the Bass Direct website:

 

Short Scale - 32" Winding

Medium Scale - 34" Winding

Long Scale - 37" Winding

Extra Long Scale - 38" Winding

Hofner Beatle Bass Sets: 34" Winding

760F-MUS for Mustang Bass (through-body): 33.25" Winding 

Bass VI Sets: 35.5" Winding

Jaguar VI Sets: 32" Winding

Danelectro Sets: 32" Wound String Length

 

Thank you!

 

760FL-S = short scale?

[ezbass]

2 minutes ago, MungoBass said:

 

 

Thank you!

 

760FL-S = short scale?

That’s what I’d surmise.

 

Link to the BD LaBella page https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/LaBella_Flatwound_strings.html