Product Reviews for La Bella Electric Guitar Black Nylon Tape Flat Wound 7 String, .014 - .079, 800-7
La Bella Electric Guitar Black Nylon Tape Flat Wound 7 String, .014 - .079, 800-7Bob VentreJune 8, 2010Good strings and play well, however within hours after having a custom fret replacement on my seven string archtop, the (G) 3rd formed a "flat spot" where it passes over the bridge causing it to become "two cents" sharp at the octave, completely unacceptable for any experienced player, and as bad or worse than a defective piano key. This was discovered after my luthier tried endlessly to properly re-intonate (it was "in" when originally restrung), eventually causing the whole bridge top to be re-slotted. I now am replacing it (the bridge). La Bella immediately replaced the string, but it caused a lot of headache and additional loss of the instrument for some recent dates. Also, the string length is far too excessive, as the cloth winding can not be totally cut at the string post or the nylon tape unravels. Therefore on my instrument I have to wind the excess in a loop around the tuner. (I'm not into cosmetics, though.) Although not the most popular string in today's market, La Bella (E. & O. Mari) has been in business for decades and manufactures an excellent product in several varieties. This is no exception, as it's the only company that offers a definitive matched seven-string set. A little pricey, but it's only for a limited amount of players and not a standard "run" I'm guessing. (It does offer a six-string set also in the same gauge.) Unless I have future problems of the same ilk, I'll subtract one star for price and the long string length.
