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Just now, DoubleOhStephan said:

No worries fella, I'm sure there's something on YouTube I can listen too. 

I do like the sound of them though, are you using 100s or 105s?

100s , if you’re near me you’re welcome to try mine 🙂

15 minutes ago, DoubleOhStephan said:

Any chance of a sound demo (in passive) please? I've fitted my first set to a P to try and really like them (they're Fenders though, bit cheaper) so am very tempted to put them on my TT too... 

Hi Double O,    I don’t really have the kit to record at home and the phone wouldn’t do them justice, but as silvia bluejay says,  they are very different to the fender flats , they are a lower tension , but not floppy at all ,and they have a warmer tone , for me they just felt right  , I would recommend them for the sandberg, they are the right gauge for the nut too 🙂.   

I’ve got the la bella low tension flats on my sandberg TT , I find the sound and the feel is absolutely spot on. 

1 hour ago, Sherak said:

I got intouch recently and he said he would let it go for £400. 

IMO, I would recommend you buy it, clean it up and re string it , it will be fun to play and you won’t lose any money 🙂

1 minute ago, Kawarthabass said:

Timothy B Schmidt on bass before his days with the Eagles?

Ah really, I didn’t know that, thanks for the info 👍

28 minutes ago, DaveFry said:

Just in case anyone doesn't know who the singing bass player in Poco was , he was the man who , when Carvin wanted to make a signature bass for him , he asked that it should only have the one control knob , a volume control .

 

And , back on topic , give Santana;s Flor De Luna track a listen , particularly the coda (3:47) where the bass does that typically Latin thing of pushing the track along by anticipating the one of the bar by playing on the four and the four and of the previous bar . So simple , but it rolls along .

 

That is superb Dave , I’ve heard it before but I don’t know where 🙂

I heard this today, it couldn’t be farther away from what I play , but I love the Bassline, it really drives the song along, i used to play blues but I’ve never tried country,      I’m adding it to my list 😁

What a great project, and there’s something about looking at valves that I find really fascinating 🤓

1 hour ago, mcnach said:

I just find it confusing because I've seen the same "LTF-4A" described as long and medium scale... but if they say LTF-4A that's just one scale length and they've been misdescribed right?

On bassdirect site it looks like they do LTF-4A in various scale lengths, mine are long scale, hope this helps 🙂

4 minutes ago, mcnach said:

 

I keep meaning to try some Labella flats too. What is the actual catalog model, do you remember?

Hi mcnach , it’s these ones 🙂

5 minutes ago, ped said:

TB community indeed!

I never noticed that, I must pay more attention 😁

Have you tried unplugging the combo speakers and plugging in a separate cab to see if it is the speaker 🙂

3 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Not a prob if you don't have the kit. I'll maybe google the La Bella strings see what clips they have.

Is the lower tension quite noticeable and what gauge do you use. ?

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect string. Currently its D'addario nickels or Sandberg stainless on my VM4

Dave

They are 042, .056, .075, .100 , i found the tension slightly lower than the la bella deep talking , but certainly not floppy ,they have a similar feel to the stock rounds  it came with ,only smoother 🙂

2 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

A wee sound clip if you can. I like the idea of lower tension without losing the depth altho i do prefer roundwound strings but i could be tempted.

Dave 

I’ll try Dave, I haven’t got any means of recording at home the phone doesn’t really sound any good, I’ll try GarageBand 👍

After trying various strings and not being 100% happy I’ve  just fitted La Bella low tension flats to my sandberg TT ,and they are great, i have to wind the tone back for what I play but the brightness is there if I need it ,and in passive mode it’s sweet, it took a while and a few quid but it was worth it 🙂

I’ve got a in-line chromatic pedal tuner as part of my kit , I couldn’t do without it.

Well done Merton, I’m back and fourth to fuerteventura at the moment so I wasn’t able to bid 😔. you got a bargain 👍

27 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

I’ve managed to commandeer a bedroom on the top floor for my gear ( my wife got the ground floor office). 

Not pictured is the king size bed where I can often be found when practicing gets a bit too emotional. 

That’s cool, I like the stone wall 🙂

2 minutes ago, DoubleOhStephan said:

Does it take batteries or is it mains powered? 😬

Even before that😁

13 minutes ago, lozkerr said:

And a metronome. I use an app on my tablet and plug it into the aux in on my amp when playing late at night.

Or get one of these, this was my first metronome 😂

17 minutes ago, CameronJ said:

For the benefit of anyone stumbling upon this thread in future, here’s a nice little demo/comparison of a few different brands of flats. The Rotosounds are very bright here!

 

Nice comparison there cameron 👍

1 minute ago, 4000 said:

Saw them live twice last year. They absolutely blew me away. At the end of the second gig, the guy next to me turned to me and said ”how good were they?”. Probably my favourite current band, along with Radiohead.

BTW, the second gig they were supported by The Staves. Good grief, they can sing. “Blood I Bled” would be another song I never tire of.

 

I would definitely go and see them live 🙂

32 minutes ago, 4000 said:

First Aid Kit (and lots of others by them)

I think they are so good, the first time I heard fireworks their voices just blew me away, I think I’ve seen everything by them on YouTube 🙂

Hit me with your rhythm stick, such a great Bassline and anything by Bob Marley, I find quite timeless 🙂

larwood , there’s some info here that may be of use to you 🙂