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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.

32 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Cool, which ones 

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.

18 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Chromes are brighter than labella flats in my experience, and labella come in different tensions depending on what you like, TI’s are brighter still but have a different feel and sound, more mid focused I suppose you could say and are similar tension to LTF’s 

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

9 hours ago, Mickyk said:

Thomastik-Infeld JF344.... 43 56 70 100 Jazz Flat Wound Long Scale Take some beating in my opinion Made In Austria, they are not cheap but will last as long as you want to keep on playing them.

How do they compare to the LaBellas, sound wise?

1 hour ago, Minininjarob said:

That’s good to know, thanks all. I have a Fender Player PB so nothing weird. 
That means I can turn the treble up on the instrument and use an EQ to shape the tone to be a bit more subtle when I need it. 
 

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. 

2 hours ago, JapanAxe said:

I went from Chromes to LaBella  760s on one of my Precisions. I didn’t notice any change in feel or playability but the LaBellas sound fatter in the mids. No way would you get the same effect simply by rolling off the treble with the Chromes - I know because I often do this anyway.

2 minutes ago, BlueMoon said:

I find Chromes slightly brighter overall than LaBellas. I have both on various P basses and like them equally. I’ll throw in that GHS Precision flats are also worth a try if you’re undecided which you prefer.

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.

55 minutes ago, Minininjarob said:

Newbie here and I was wondering what exactly does the tone control do?

When you turn the tone control up so you get more treble does that reduce the bass level. My novice ears can’t tell. 
I was thinking that I would like a brighter tone most of the time but the music I play would sometimes benefit from the treble being rolled off in some sections which I could do with EQ on the preamp. But if the bass is reduced when the tone control is used then that might not be a good thing. 
 

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?

4 minutes ago, petetexas said:

Hi all ,

 

Who is responsible when you order something online saying next day delivery, they send it , but you have not received it seven days later (still waiting at present time )

 

I know its the post office who are actually handling the goods , but does that mean that once the company post it , their obligation to supply it to you is over ?

 

Pete

 

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. 

5 hours ago, nilorius said:

So simultaneously You love and hate Your - Charvel and no one knows how it will end ?

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

59 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

I never had a clue what mathcore /math metal was either, I assumed it had lots of mad time signatures and over complex shlt going on ?? 

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

4 hours ago, Graham said:

92-02

 

Grunge, mathcore, post-hardcore, 90s Death metal, second wave black metal

 

Also, I was born in 1985 so the 90s were very formative to my music tastes

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

21 minutes ago, ambient said:

I don’t know, maybe the 2030s will be it?

Very philosophical 🤓👍

9 minutes ago, nilorius said:

70. ties of good funk and 90-2020. with good funk rock like RHCP.

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.