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LaBella 760FL-loaded C64S soundclip posted on a previous flats-discussion thread:
http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=728952#p728952

I've since loaded some Rotosound 77 flats onto the bass, and am currently loving the firmer feel and brighter tone of those strings! Plus, to my ears ...

Optima 4099 set discussed here:
http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=401190


And sold here (though they are out of stock at the moment):
http://elderly.com/accessories/items/OP4099-4.htm

They are gauged .045, .060, .080, .100.
thanks - looks like the link i posted is the ...

That said, you probably want to go with the TIs. The Optima set, i've heard, is also fairly low tension and sounds really rich, mellow, and Macca-like.

Happy hunting!
yep, i think i'm gonna go with TIs - since bass is only a secondary instrument to me that i use for recording sometimes, and the ...

I've had Pyramid Gold flats on every bass I own (and most of my guitars as well!), and they have the "perfect" tone (for me), seem to be the perfect tension (I'd say a medium-ish tension - about the same as the OE RWs as no truss rod adjustment was required), even for my fairly new 4003.

The ...

Thanks for all the replies so far :)

I think i wasn't entirely clear with regards to flatwound and roundwound tension. I'm aware that flatwounds aren't necessarily lower or higher tension than roundwounds.

I want low tension because i've read higher tension can be bad for the neck. I want ...

Hi

I have an old rickenbacker 4001 lying around that's been kinda neglected for the last few years because i just didn't know what i had. It's always had roundwound strings on it for as long as i've had it and i only changed them once. It also had the E and A strings wrapped the wrong way around ...