James Jamerson's Strings

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In a YouTube video by Scott's Bass Lessons titled "How to Get The James Jamerson Motown Bass Sound," James Jamerson is noted for using La Bella 760FS Deep Talkin' Flat Wounds strings to achieve his iconic sound.

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La Bella Strings mentions on their website that the La Bella 760M Deep Talkin' Flatwounds are the original 1950s string set used in the 1960s with Motown Records, and specifically by bassist James Jamerson.

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