chrkelly

Go for it Jake. Anytime I play anything other than a p, it just feels like there's something missing. Nothing sits in a track so well. This will make you're mind up [url="http://youtu.be/ygCeBoYD9ps"]Chicken Grease[/url]

[quote name='73Jazz' post='1268491' date='Jun 14 2011, 12:11 PM']Definitely not. I know Labellas very well and also know the difference between broken in strings and new strings. but i also recognize the difference between two different production runs. It seems they use 2 different materials. And all my friends confirm if they have old sets they are dull and blunt and new sets are shiny and unfortunately not the same sound anymore.[/quote] I really hope that's not the case. I really love the old ones too. The p bass I've tried the new ones on is also new to me so I can't compare them properly at the moment. Fingers crossed I can get another 10 years out of the old ones before they lose their tuning.

I think it's just down to brand new strings versus ones that you've played for many years. I recently bought a FS gauge set for a new bass and noticed how shiny they were too. My other ones are about 5 years old and look really dull. On the bass though they react exactly the same as the old ones and definitely have the same sound characteristics, just a bit stiffer sounding and brighter (again down to being brand new). Give them 6 months and I'm sure they'll look and sound like the old ones.

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Good move Clarky, the AI heads are amazing pieces of gear. As you know that company's got the best after sales service in the business too. If you can, try it out with an Epifani UL112, it's a match made in heaven. Sounds glorious with a flatwound strung p bass too