franzbassist

Very happy to provide Ross with his first feedback on Basschat! Although I only sold him a set of strings, comms were perfect and payment prompt. What more could you ask for?

Tried them at rehearsal last night, and first impressions are as follows: Quite dark sounding I revise my tension estimate to medium high. They are higher output than my usual nickel rounds, noticeably louder and fuller at the same EQ settings I usually use Good presence in the mix They lost the sticky grippiness pretty quickly I wasn't blown away, but they are perfectly decent.

Newtone make lovely strings! I'll give them time to settle and I need to gig them, but I'm not blown away by them yet. If I had to choose I'd go with GHS Pressurewounds over these.

Definitely groundwounds!

I've just popped a 5 string set on one of my basses. First impressions: They don't feel as thick as you'd expect for such a heavy gauge. They are medium tension. They roll slightly under the finger. They sound great - really punchy and defined. They have a sticky feel to them, which I hope will go once they are played in a bit. They feel more like groundwounds than pressurewounds, with a slight grab to the finger when you slide. Again, that might be more the stickiness than the string construction. The headstock silks are a purple and cream swirl mix, coated in a wax finish to stop them fraying. No silks at the ball end.

That looks fab. On a Sire-related note, I love the P8 I bought last Christmas.

This was going to be my question. If it's something pretty straightforward I can help If something more complex: I haven't used his services so can't comment on the quality of his work, but I've spoken with Dave at B&H just south of Alton and he seems a decent guy.

They have, but hey it's worth the reshare.

https://www.labella.com/strings/category/super-polished/

They look great. Are they made in the US? I assume not at those prices?

Big question is, who's going to be on bass?

I'd be up for this.

World tour confirmed

I'm also 58, and also agree with Steve

I used their contact form once to ask about whether they would sell an item of mine on commission: no reply. Asked the same question using the same form about a different item a few months later: reply within hours.

Praise be, it's unlined.

I'd highly recommend a Sire PJ. They are superb basses.

The tone of Mark O'Toole's Precision is incredible on this track. The playing's not too shabby either.

Playing a P bass always feels like coming home to me.