Need HELP identifying these flatwounds.

[Massan]

Gents
Look, I really like the tone of that P in these videos


I'm going to assume its your usual vintage P pickup
but these strings are an important part of the recipe aswell I feel

they definitely have this red/orange hue to the silk, TIs look more red to me
can anyone let me know for sure if those are TI?
Labella? what else?

Thanks so much!

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[michael_t]

Looking at the silk color and how the winding lengths (ball end to silk) are (shorter E at 37" with the other three the same at 38"), my guess would be the La Bella DTF 760FX or FL.

The FX (39-96) used to come with the orange-ish red silk but the new ones come with green silk now.
The FL (43-104) have always had red silk but the red is usually a little darker than what's in the pic.

 

[michael_t]

WAIT...

La Bella flats don't have silk at the ball ends, while TI's do. Sorry I missed that part the first time.

 

[michael_t]

TI's also have tiny gaps between the outer windings for the E and A like the ones in the second last pic.

 

[Massan]

Yeh logic suggested those are TIs but I found conflicting info on labella ball ends silk

 

[TC.65]

I have Labella's on one of my basses and no silk on the ball ends.

 

[Gothic]

Sorry, I don't know what strings those are but I have to say, that '58 P's tone is orgasmic!

 

[Massan]

Yh I’m on the quest to get that tone and I’m thinking the fender originals and TIs should do the job.
I could get close using model P and chromes equipped MIJ 70s reissue, but I’d like to try and make it more authentic. ( the model P is hotter and has that ceramic imprint - not exactly vintage)
The big part of the honk is the b15 and cab/mic though
But that bass sounds just perfect to me and I’m positive those pickups are fender made, they always sound mid focused - no booming low end and no sterile highs, like all the duncans and dimarzio

 

[GM60466]

Rotosounds

 

[michael_t]

Rotosounds

As far as I know, Roto 77 flats have the same winding length for all four at 37", meaning the silk would line up more evenly across all four.

 

[Briton]

They look the same as the ones on my P Bass, TI Jazz JF344's Flats. As for the tone I can get that exact tone using the Ampeg B15 on Amplitube which has its advantages seeing as the B-15 has no DI.

 

[Luckydog]

Roto 77 or TI. Ball end silk, so no Labella.

 

[Massan]

They look the same as the ones on my P Bass, TI Jazz JF344's Flats. As for the tone I can get that exact tone using the Ampeg B15 on Amplitube which has its advantages seeing as the B-15 has no DI.

awesome. if you could send me any DI tracks I'd be super grateful!

yh thanks guys, so far it looks like those are TIs, the only strings with the offset silk on the E string.

also, the dude from the video said that those flatwounds are new.

 

[Briton]

awesome. if you could send me any DI tracks I'd be super grateful!

Why don't you try their free version which doesn't come with a B-15 Amp and Cab but you could try them out separately for free, for I think 3 days.

 

[Massan]

Why don't you try their free version which doesn't come with a B-15 Amp and Cab but you could try them out separately for free for I think 3 days.

I mean DI samples of your bass with those strings so I could run it through my gear

 

[Andy Daventry]

The photo of the bridge shows TI flats.....

 

[Briton]

Hey and before I forget of course it should be TI Flats on a P Bass, they are made for each other. TI Flats every time for me with a P Bass, I just love that pronounced Midrange

 

[nerkoids]

They look like Optimas

 

[Root 5]

They look like Optimas

Agree.