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OP - assuming we're talking pubs, £210 for a trio is about par for the course. If you want more, stick in, get established, and ask for more.

I've just been corrected by a pal - you can! Apologies for the duff info :-) See here... http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/LaBella_Flatwound_strings.html

[quote name='mike 110' timestamp='1480575304' post='3185467'] I'm going to try Labella flats for the first time and just wondering which set are top load and which set are through-body ? I've got Chromes on one of my Basses so I'll be looking for the same or closest to their gauge ( 50-105 ) though not the Jamerson set , I've tried the Steve Harris set and they're just to much for my dainty little pinkies They're for a Precision but I've not decided whether to go TL or TB … [/quote] AFAIK, no La Bella flats are suitable for TB stringing.

Yep, the Maruszczyks in my LPB are hotter and more aggressive than the Haussels in my 3TSB. Both different flavours of loveliness.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1480538000' post='3185265'] Take it everyone commenting on this is white then... [/quote] Why do you ask?

I'm still really getting on with these - lovely strings. Rich and smooth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Xc20kBpeA

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1480529223' post='3185157'] Classic BBC News stirring and frankly unhelpful to put poor Mr Jones in the middle of it. [/quote] Absolutely. Mind, I can't help thinking Mr. Jones possibly said more than he should... I bet he wishes he'd kept [i]schtum[/i].

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1480526539' post='3185127'] Interestingly,according to the article, none of that seems to be related to music. He's a very shrewd business man. [/quote] Yeah, and he's doing well off the endorsement deal with Covergirl Cosmetics, too

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1480517694' post='3185042'] Everybody's calling it a 'non-story' and 'not news'... well given that it's in the Magazine section, I don't think it's actually intended to be news, just an item of interest. [/quote] Aye, but they know it's a sticky (excuse the pun) story. It's been prominently featured on the news homepage, on the sidebar in other stories, and posted on FB. The headline is mischievous at best, and at worst is irresponsible.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1480516919' post='3185037'] I thought that was Nick Mason. [/quote] Nah... he was a partner all the way.

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1480514492' post='3185008'] I would split hairs with you and say that you make a fair point, but I would contend that your definition is a bit harsh - context is a big deal. [/quote] Hmm. I've heard more slapping on YouTube demos, and at bass bashes and music shops than I have at gigs. I can only speak as I find. :-)

[quote name='casapete' timestamp='1480514426' post='3185005'] Seem to remember The Hollies once sacked singer Allan Clarke and then hired him on an ad hoc basis for tours and recording etc?? [/quote] And dear ol' Richard Wright...

Just persevere - you'll get used to it in no time.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1480507266' post='3184890'] [url="http://en.mediamass.net/people/darryl-jones/highest-paid.html"]http://en.mediamass....ghest-paid.html[/url] [/quote] Just checking - y'all know this is a spoof, don't you?

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1480505799' post='3184862'] I always thought the same about Chester Thompson and Daryl Steurmer in Genesis. [/quote] Not the same IMO, 'cos they've never been in the studio with B,C & R.

I honestly can't see the problem with it - it's up to the band. It's disappointing that the BBC are using a racial angle in their headlines. It's nowt to do with the colour of his skin.

[quote name='AdamWoodBass' timestamp='1480496119' post='3184768'] I think it was me and was probably a bit harsh so I hold my hands up to that. Don't get me wrong I love slap and I love getting the opportunity to do it, I just get a bit bored of it. [/quote] To be fair, it tends to be the thing people pull out of the hat to impress people in a solo environment, which I guess is pretty much the dictionary definition of 'party piece'.

...and you can do it this way with no gadgets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_4107801599&feature=iv&src_vid=kU7SeIyMMIA&v=YMAdLLVuR-c There's loads of ways :-)

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1480454000' post='3184594'] Mmm. That's the one I didn't try as last time I installed Google Chrome things went a bit south. If there are no other suggestions I might give it a go. Thanks. [/quote] It's just worked fine for me - I downloaded some random cat video no problem. Oh. by the way, whoever uploaded them will be able to download them in FB anyway if they click 'options' at the bottom. No gadgets required.

A minute's research on Google pointed me to [url="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-gif-downloader-for/ajanondpapegkikdhmmhmoogcaajdokn"]this Chrome extension[/url] which appears to work a treat..?

Hey! I'm new to this thread, but I'm wondering if any of you guys can help me. I'm trying to get a tone that sounds like a frog on a pogo stick. Any ideas where to start?

[quote name='FatFingersFlynn' timestamp='1480440244' post='3184432'] Right ok everyone I've figured out what's happened. The bass I've got is a standard made in Japan in 1995 & someone has added the grounding strip to make it look like a 60's classic reissue if you look at the photos it tells it all. This is a standard. [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2016-11-29-15-51-14_zpse2xiv19a.png"]http://i50.photobuck...zpse2xiv19a.png[/url] [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2016-11-29-15-50-40_zpsucaf6tzp.png"]http://i50.photobuck...zpsucaf6tzp.png[/url] [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2016-11-29-15-50-44_zpsytv4li4n.png"]http://i50.photobuck...zpsytv4li4n.png[/url] [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2016-11-29-15-51-01_zpswyp6eeza.png"]http://i50.photobuck...zpswyp6eeza.png[/url] And this is a 60's classic reissue. [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2016-11-29-15-52-21_zpsu9lwg4th.png"]http://i50.photobuck...zpsu9lwg4th.png[/url] [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2016-11-29-15-52-33_zpsuivoeeky.png"]http://i50.photobuck...zpsuivoeeky.png[/url] [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2016-11-29-15-52-35_zpsoxqxz5lp.png"]http://i50.photobuck...zpsoxqxz5lp.png[/url] [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2016-11-29-15-52-38_zps76zxzjqa.png"]http://i50.photobuck...zps76zxzjqa.png[/url] [/quote] Nail > head. Nice work :-)

[quote name='FatFingersFlynn' timestamp='1480426183' post='3184260'] Ok so I've taken the jazz bass back to PMT today & they've taken off the neck and this is what it shows & they match up. So what do these serial numbers tell you of the model etc please. [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/20161129_131209_zpszbgf7qdx.jpg"]http://i50.photobuck...zpszbgf7qdx.jpg[/url] [url="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/flynnmalcolm/20161129_131151_zpsx7hh2siw.jpg"]http://i50.photobuck...zpsx7hh2siw.jpg[/url] [/quote] I dunno, but the hard fact remains that if it was sold to you as a MIJ 60s reissue, it ain't one of them....

Seriously, run that clip in the background whilst staring at the low-budget frog-on-a-pogo-stick doing his thing. I'm paralysed with laughter.