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Something else I've noticed with the LaBella flats, I don't think any other strings I've had sound as good as these with the tone rolled completely off.

I’m quite bored at work in my bobble hat, so looked him up. Apparently he was just confused about how Twitter works.

It’s one thing to be slagging someone off backstage and another to be calling someone out on social media, especially for this non existent crime. Not everything should be posted to the wider public. Well out of order. To be fair though, he’s deleted it so probably realised he was being a d**khead.

I’m glad I didn’t go full on Jamerson/Duck Dunn with the 110 set. Not sure my dainty little lady fingers could cope with em 😂. I’m still playing catch up after packing it in for a few years.

Deep Talkin’ 760FS (45 - 105).

I went for the LaBellas. Had a quick blast on them after work yesterday and really like them (even before plugging in you can tell the difference to the Chromes). They’re definitely higher tension than pretty much any other strings I’ve had, but I’m used to flats nowadays so don’t seem all that much worse. But yeah, got a decent low action with them too so thats some compensation. They definitely are the ‘sound of the 60s’ - not just soul either.

What do you use for reggae? Just curious. I’m guessing your main setup is a jazz bass/flatwounds?

How do they compare to the LaBellas, sound wise?

Yep. You might find a preamp pedal handy if you’re doing a lot of of alterations to your sound. Or invest in an active bass in the future. P basses are great though, play around with, you might find you never need anything else.

I’m glad LaBellas don’t sound like rolled off chromes, I don’t particularly like that sound too much. They definitely are naturally bright and sound better (imo) with more of that left in. I actually like a fair bit of ‘clank’ in the chromes and use them on my rock/punk bass. ‘Fatter in the mids’ sound exactly what I want.

In simple terms, the best way to think of the tone knobs on P-bass (or passive tone controls in general) are as treble cutters. That’s all they do.

So I have Chromes on another bass and I like them, but I’m thinking of trying some Labella Deep Talkin’ on my P-bass that’s currently strung with sandpaper (Rotosound rounds). How do the Chromes and LaBellas compare in terms of playability, particularly tension? I’ve always been put off Labellas because of it. Also how different are they tone wise? Can I get a similar sound just rolling the top end off on the chromes?

I would say it’s up to the seller until it’s actually delivered. Their choice of courier and until it’s in your hands, you’ve paid for summat you haven’t received.

Exactly. Its like a soap opera. Maybe it'll all be explained in the Christmas special 🤔

That or some metal scene comprising of maths teachers in tweed sports jackets 🤷‍♂️

I love a lot of 90s stuff. I honestly don’t know what mathcore is though 🤓

Very philosophical 🤓👍

Everything is connected so it’s not easy to choose!

Is this possibly the longest running thread on the net?!

If you had to pick one, what would it be? Not necessarily 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s specifically - just a 10 year period that you’d pick for really good music. I’d say mine was 75 to 85. You’ve got punk/post, the birth of rap, new wave, some really good 70s rock, stuff like The Blockheads, electro, roots reggae…the list goes on. Pretty interesting times.

This is disappointing. I played these for one of my mates who’d not heard em, saying they weren’t bad. Literally the next thing I know they’re behaving like self indulgent arrogant pink torpedos. Serves em right for playing some shite kids festival.