Best La Bella Steinberger S946 Alternatives

Based on 2 reviews

These only have advantages. They sound the best (They have a bright and direct tone), they are the cheapest double ball strings, they last long. Never ever head one break on me in years of playing headless guitars. They fit very easily, as where things become very tight with other brand strings, it seems these are just a tad longer.... Even if I have string adapters to use on a headless guitar, I always come back to using these strings... The biggest advantage maybe is, that you can re-use them easily. You don't need to throw them away after you've removed them from your guitar (for fretboard cleaning, for pickup swapping...). Just store them safely and you can re-use them (no curled ends like normal strings wich have been used)

Based on 1 reviews

La bella double ball for obvious reasons are perfect for headless guitar users, as in my case it goes perfect with my Holdsworth Headless models from kiesel guitars, in fact the man himself used it a lot in his headless guitars, the double ball ending makes it easier and quicker to change strings, actually you can change the whole set very fast, as in a normal guitar one would be still changing the first string, great option for headless guitar player!

Based on 2 reviews

In all the years I have been using La Bella on my Hohner, I have never broken a string despite heavy bending and being a bit bad with changing strings (longest I had a set on was 2 years!). After an initial tune in / play stage they keep their tuning exceptionally well. Sound is not as crisp as some other brands I have tried, but it is still quite good (best way to describe them is they lack a bit of high frequency ring). Only other complaint would be they are a bit too expensive for what they are.

Based on 3 reviews

Was really happy to get this set of strings - mostly playing jazz so very much used to heavier gauge strings. This set gets me exactly what I wanted on my Steinberger. Still soft enough for bending but not too soft to be able to get the sound and more complex chords right. The stock transtrem spring handles the strings just fine - to the contrary to what some people are saying on the forums, no spring change required. Will buy again when run through the sets I bought

Based on 2 reviews

I bought a Spirit by Steinberger GT Pro and thought I'd may as well buy an extra set of strings at the same time. The GT Pro came supplied with a ser of .010's and I've always used .009's. String gauge changes on regular tremolo guitars are a real pain, to say the least! With the GT Pro I'd changed the whole set, adjusted the tremolo tension and stretched the strings ready to play within 5 minutes. Great strings, good tone and long life (I'm normally quite heavy handed and go through strings quickly, but these last a but longer than my regular branded strings on my other guitars!). Well worth getting these than buying a string adapter and using "regular" strings!

Based on 3 reviews

Sounds awesome, but: though La bella says they make strings according to the steinberger specs they are slightly shorter then needed especially G string. Once the intonation is correctly set the G string has the sharpest angle to go the the tension mechanism, so it has the smallest margin, as a result it almost falls of and the hardest to adjust.