I’ve now come to the conclusion that I’m also crap on fretted too after this performance mind you I’ve only been playing 50 + years! Great playing there. Brilliant.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@brentinjapan

28 күн бұрын

Wow!! Thanks so much!! I’ll release another vocal/bass video once my intonation gets better on the new bass.

I use the D'Adderio's on my fretted acoustic bass - I find they have a 'crisper' tone.

@brentinjapan

29 күн бұрын

I agree! Thanks for watching.

tried them both: I played the LaBella's on a second hand Fender jazz (fretted): even with good setup it was not possible to have good intonation on the E string ... This second hand bass had already wider cut out nut slots that you need to put something like a 115 for the E and 60 for the G string ... When I wanted to put these on my P bass, it didn't work because it has the normal nut slots ... Than in a (jazz) band situation it's true that it becomes less clear what note you are playing because of the character of the sound of the LaBella's. (sound very good on your own but does not always work with other instruments) So the negative: you need to cut out the nutslots, intonation on E string, too wooly sound playing in a band. So I went to the d'Addario's ('cause I like Damian Erskine's sound with them). I was afraid that they would feel to sloppy because of the thinner gage: that was not the case, for me they even feel a bit stiffer (or maybe because they have more attack, I play them softer ...) You don't have to widen the nutslots (so now I have these on my P bass that I use to play jazz), they have more highs and mids so you hear more clear what note you play when playing with other instruments, when you want them to sound warmer, just roll down the tone knob ... and maybe most important: no more bad intonation on the E string! The problem I always had with P bass when playing jazz: the sound always works anywhere with any band (which is not the case with a jazzbass: sometimes it's great and sometimes it doesn't work at all ...) but it worked on my nerves that you keep on hearing this typical P bass character. That's better now with the d'Addario tapewounds: makes the bass sound more neutral. (also tried the Rotosound tapewounds: the intonation problem was worse than with LaBella and on every string, a bummer because I liked the sound!)

@brentinjapan

28 күн бұрын

Seems like we both came to the same conclusion but you went through a lot to get there. I feel the same about the gauge. They are lighter, but the tensiion is good. Anyway, thanks so much for watching and commenting!

@dixiefallas7799

28 күн бұрын

Cheers for the info.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Hey Man, (Brian B , from the Valley here) Love them both!! Nylon is a very animated sound :)

@brentinjapan

29 күн бұрын

Hey man! Thanks for watching! Yeah, I love them both too! Can't go wrong with either.

Nice job, I enjoyed listening to the ENTIRE recording... having the timings was extremely helpful also... it allows me to go back to review stuff. Thanks

@brentinjapan

29 күн бұрын

Awesome, thank you for checking it out!! Glad it helped.

Wooowww......heart piercing..... Best

Ghs use flatwound for EAD & round for the G sting. LaBella uses round.

@brentinjapan

29 күн бұрын

Oh! Interesting. Thanks. I just looked at the Fender site for another poster and they didn’t say.

Have you ever used Fender Tapewound? I'm under the impression that they are round wound under the tape, which defeats the purpose? Any way nice bass!

@brentinjapan

29 күн бұрын

I looked a bit on the Fender site and they didn’t really say. They mentioned that in general, tape is wound over round or flat strings to produce tape wound strings. In any case, they sound pretty good. And glad you liked the bass. Thanks for watching!!

La Bella sounds fuller to me on the lows. I’ve got an 80,s Japanese Vox white Shadow fretless do you think these strings would be suitable! By the way my fretless playing is crap. Cheers….from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@brentinjapan

28 күн бұрын

Wow! Rare bass! Some people really love them. I’m sure the LaBellas would sound great on it, if you’re interested in tapewounds and you like that rounder tone. I agree (I think everyone would agree) that the LaBellas have a fuller low tone.

@dixiefallas7799

28 күн бұрын

Yeah I got the Vox from ex Be Bop Deluxe bass player called Mike Close here in Yorkshire England. It’s currently got 45 rounds on it. Beautiful dark rosewood unmarked board. Seriously don’t spend enough time with it. I have a 77 Rick and a Japanese Boxer in Torino red which I absolutely adore and gig with. Seriously Japanese craftsmanship is second to none. Cheers mate.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧