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Cock around the clock - Bill Haley and his Grommets

The arrived yesterday and I got them installed on a Sandberg TT4 I usually have TI Flats or D'addario 40-100 rounds on this bass. The La Bella's have much higher tension that either of those. Possibly a bit much for me - I'll have to play more and see. I've done a set up and adjusted the action and so on but it's still a lot more effort for the left hand than my usual choices. I think they feel smoother than the D'addario nickels. Left hand finger noise is a little lower, but interestingly the finger noise is at a very different pitch - much lower - so it doesn't stand out as much anyway. Doesn't feel like a flat to me. When played finger style they sound deep and clear. My Sandberg TT4 is quite a bright / articulate bass with rounds and these tame the top just a little but without losing clarity. When swapping to slap they sound much brighter. So far I like the tone, I like the general feel, but I do wonder if the stiffness will annoy me. They are not La Bella DTF stiff or anything, just more than I usually like. The 103 E string is perfect, but the ADG could do with being a lighter gauge for me. 40-58-78-103 would be about perfect for me as a guess. I have some recording to do in Eflat and D tunings so that will no doubt be easier, and if they survive getting wrapped on a large tuning head post then they might be just right on a shortie until La Bella get round to offering them for 30 scale. There was a little stickiness out of the packet but after a rub down with Fast Fret to clean them that went away in about 10 mins.

My Genitalia - The Who

I use flats for a good number of years so when it came time to go back to rounds, after much research D'Addario were considered the smoothest rounds. I'd have to agree and i used them for a long time. They went up in price at one point so I decided to try Slinkies and I haven't looked back. They gave some extra grunt that the D'addarios were lacking. More upfront and growly. Briefly used pro steel but they were far too bright for me and NYXLs seemed to be lacking everything.

Played a (PJ) Fender Mustang at a jam last Saturday (strictly the early hours of Sunday...) Flats, lots of foam at the bridge, but it played fine. The strap was very short so I felt like Mark King...

The white one is definitely not going anywhere!

Like a Virgin - Madonna

Celibation - KC and the Sunshine Band

All my amps go there. 4 this year. And I'm in Gloucester. It's 2h each way but worth it, especially for old tech.

Thanks for reminding me... those holes add important mojo. Even better if the cover marks the body around the bridge.

I stopped going to anything where Ticketweb/Ticketmaster/Live Nation are involved. They just absolutely fleece the fans by charging huge amounts on top of the ticket prices while adding zero value. In the bright side, Ive seen loads of bands at the start of their career and realised their energy and enthusiasm on stage makes for a much better performance than the dinosaurs I used to see. I go to a decent size festival once a year so still see a few bigger bands but pay £200 for three days of great music instead of £150 for a few hours at a Live Nation show

I would be interested to see how it compares to the Sonicake Pocket Master, which (if memory serves) is a similar price and has a screen so you can see what you have selected. I have the Sonicake and love it as a headphone amp for noodling in the house and can also bluetooth my phone to it to play along with stuff.

Grade 2 - Grade 2 The fifth album by the young punk band from the Isle Of White. Bassist Sid Ryan is clearly heavily influenced by Matt Freeman but he's adding plenty of his own style. He also sings and is pretty lively on stage which is amazing. Monster - R.E.M Mick Mills bass lines are absolute genius. Interesting rhythms and really complimenting the guitar and vocals. Absolutely brilliant bit of 90's alt rock. What The Frequency Kenneth and Orange Crush are favourites for me

Lol @Chienmortbb just cross posted exactly my point, more eloquently.

+1 I can vouch for the HB MV-4SB , great fit and finish with a decent range of tones as stock. Alder body, bound roasted maple neck, makes a great starting point for many upgrade routes.