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Welcome and your Finglish is superb. I’m so jealous of people who can speak/write/vaguely understand another language. Enjoy the site

That first picture needs cropping, Guy 😂

I like 70s jazz basses because of the different rear pickup placement which gives a unique sound especially for the odd popped note. I should have news on that front and be able to show you mine soon...

Thanks a very lovely review indeed

It’ll probably be genuine leopard then

It’s a rucksack

Thanks @Reggaebass I’ve merged my thread into this one!

I was messing about with my phone camera and was quite impressed with how close it can focus (with a combination of 2x optical zoom and some cropping). I’m pretty sure I’ve seen someone post close up pics of flats before so thought it might be fun to compare them. Was it you @wateroftyne? Anyway here are some Labella 760fx Feel free to add yours! The closer the better.

Sorry bad joke - insinuating that your significant other might have blocked access on your phone! No issues to report our end, perhaps try clearing your browser cache and see if that helps... Cheers have a nice weekend

Are you married?

I think it's a different sort of 'bright' - more of a toppy 'glassy' attack from maple than the 'zing' a new string makes. You can even hear it with flats, perhaps more so. One of the reasons I like maple board P basses is because it helps give those octave pops a bit more snap.

I’m sure you know the rules - you’re not allowed to post your own adverts here 😉😂

Several glasses of it makes me round and punchy

I suppose the thing is that some of us have probably played tens or even hundreds of Precision basses (as an example) over the years and have found that maple is brighter on average. It would seem to bear out from peoples observations generally. As for the second part - the audience can't tell the difference - I think we all agree that we don't play bass for the audience alone and enjoy the minutiae that makes playing bass or any instrument such a passion.

107 to be exact - I have 87 so far and presume some will but two or more and some won't buy any, so need a few more to reach the goal. I'm also looking at another supplier so it may already be 'past the post'

Any other takers? I'll make a call on Saturday whether to go for this or not!

Yeah they definitely sound different, as does ebony or composite. Neck construction plays a big part too. From a physics perspective, the strings don’t touch the body either but anything that affects how the string vibrates will have an effect.

Hi folks Ive always quite liked these basses. Are the pickups 60s or 70s spacing, or do they do both? Cheers ped

I don't think I'd ever have a custom built. Although I think I know generally what makes up a bass that suits me, I know there's something about the sum of the parts and the way they work together that cannot be quantified or specified. I'm sure some of us have at some time had more than one example of what is 'the same model' bass but found they sound, play or feel slightly different. I'd much rather find the bass for me by trying lots that have already been built, and upon finding one that feels right, adjust and modify it as necessary. I'm 100% sure that if I specified a custom build that was on paper exactly the same as 'my bass', it would sound feel and play completely differently.

Actually scrub that. I’m off to bed. This is mental.

So why that instead of a squier for £200? If all FSOs are the same?

They’re all Forum Shaped Objects - but some are created more equal than others. Hey I think you’d like Animal Farm!

But an FSO, right?

So why don’t you play a Harley Benton FSO?