4003Hippy wrote:chefothefuture wrote:The new LaBella "Low Tension Flats" are dark in tone, but have a great feel.
The LaBella's feel a little tighter, but apparently are a little lower in tension than the Thomastics.
You might consider the Optima 4099s. Dark tone but nice feel.
Hmmmmmmm.... Interesting. I might give the optimas a shot. Wherewouod one find a set?
I don't know if Elderly still stocks them, but you might give them a try.
The US distributor sometimes sells on Ebay, so you might check there.
Optima Chromes, Flatwound 4099.
As I said, the Optimas tend to be pretty dark sounding, but have a soft feel, similar, but not exactly like vintage Maximas (The Maximas are brighter).
They are higher tension than the TI's but not as high as the LaBella 760s.
DR Legends are also interesting, they feel "thick" but gauge wise. Kinda hard to describe.
I didn't care for them, but I prefer a softer feel.
! Anyways, I was wondering if the LaBella 760FS set would be fine for my 2009 RIC 4003. I don't mind having to adjust the truss rods, but I am worried about bridge lift. Is that possible? The thing is is that I like crazy high tension strings, and a really low-endy tone, but I read ricks don't like that 
anyways, if they work let me know, and if they don't can you give me another recommendation? P.s. I find that Pyramids sound beautiful, but they are too light gauge for me, and that TI's are so floppy, they feel like rubber bands.
Like Peter says, you might want to adjust the truss rods if you intend to keep them on long term.
