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La Bella Has Over 400 Years of String Making Experience
The tradition of string making dates back to the 1640s in Salle, Italy, where the Mari family supplied gut strings to the famous violin builders of Cremona. In 1913, brothers Olinto & Emilio Mari arrived in New York bringing their family craft to the States. Over the years, the brothers shaped the landscape of the string industry with their innovative designs. Every set is manufactured using a perfect combination of traditional methods and latest technologies to produce a superior string.
LTF-5A Low Tension Flats, 5-String 42-118
La Bella’s Low Tension Flats are the best-selling light tension flat wound string on the market. Adopting the same techniques behind our world-famous Deep Talkin’ Bass strings, the Low Tension Flats deliver the same classic sound but without the floppy-string effect associated with other light tension flat wound strings.
- Stainless Steel Flat Wound
- Round cores for greater flexibility
- Light Tension
- Total Tension in Lbs.: 163.20 (1st 36.2, 2nd 34, 3rd 30.5, 4th 34.2, 5th 28.3)
- String Gauges: .042, .056, .075, .100, .118
- Standard Long Scale Set
- Made in the USA with American Wire
- narrower ribbon for an unrivaled smooth feeling
dennis sexton
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2025
I like them , easy to play! I’m old, easy on the hands! I will buy them again!
Vince
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025
I replaced a set of D'addario Chromes with these strings and I found them to be much easier to play. These seem to be a good alternative to the expensive TI flats.
M. McDonald
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
After a long run with Thomastik Infeld Jazz Flats (>20 years!) I decided to give these a try, mostly for the low tension. The neck on my bass had gradually developed a bit more relief than I want, so I took it to a great local guitar tech for a set up and had him install these. I wish I'd tried them years ago! The TI's were (for me) always considered the 'gold standard' in flat wound strings. I have tried the LaBella Deep Talkin' set and didn't care for them. The price of the TI's has gone way up I suppose due to the nickel, and they're known to be a relatively high tension set, thus the selection of these Low Tension Flats. They rock! If you like flat wound strings, this is it! The lows are really good like other flats, but the high's are so good, just where so many flat wound strings suffer! Very articulate and clear-- almost like a round wound string on the G. Love these! Now if they last like the TI's...
idealsdead1
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2024
Love the tone and feel of these Low tension Labella flats! The feel is awesome also!I have always played round wounds but no longer as these have a better fundamental projection, no fret noise and plays faster without loosing the brightness like some flats.
Holly R.
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2024
I have a bass guitar with a neck issue and the low tension strings worked out perfectly!! Super happy with how they worked and they sound awesome!!
Robert B. Kidd
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2023
I put these on a Sandberg TM5 super light bass to compare them to the LaBella deep talkin' flats. The are buttery smooth and full sounding on this instrument. Despite being low tension, the strings are not floppy and even the low B sounds crisp. These are the strings you can play for hours.
Alfred Feth
Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2023
Installed strings on my PBASS. Incredible performance
JSHRAM
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2022
I play with a Praise band, and the flats on my Yamaha BB 5-string make the right P-J sound for most worship songs, but, traditional flats can sound too dead for some songs and are harder to play because of the heavier gauge on flats. These strings answer both those questions with an easy playing thinner flat the can provide a brighter sound needed on many songs. I especially like being able to slide the stings quietly on flats where round-wounds give the "VrrrrrrrP" sound that my sound-guy hates and has to clamp, but clamping, clamps sounds you DO want too... so, these are great. If I were playing a lot of hot pop or 80s rock, I'd run rounds, but Worship music, these fit the bill nicely.. tweak the mid-range/treble and run the bridge-pickup a bit hotter and you're plenty bright.
Hiram Wylie Justus
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2019
I needed to switch from Roto round-wounds, which I had used for decades, to flat-wounds to try to get less wear on a natural ebony fretboard. I have a custom, five-string fretless with fantastic electronics that runs through an Ampeg/Hartke rig. I loved the sound of the Rotos, so this was a decision forced upon me. I tried La Bella round-wounds first before moving on to the flat-wound sets. Those La Bellas positively roared. I tried a different set of flat-wounds, but they were so stiff and tense as to be nearly unplayable. I decided to give the La Bella low-tension strings a try. I am now entering on my fourth decade as a bassist, and low-tension flats allow me to pull off those beautiful sixteenth patterns with less wear-and-tear on my aging joints which is a problem that has grown intense in the last ten years. Between these for my fretless and Roto’s FunkMaster set for the fretted, the physical effort is manageable, while the tone through my pro-level gear is as good or better than what I used before changing over. These are a little bit pricey, and I could do with even lighter tension, but these are definitely an upgrade in both tone and playability.
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