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Chromes - Why choose over LaBella?
- Thread starter Mike Vee
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thanks to you!
BTW, I did it to my Cobalt flats on my Sabre Classic, OMG those strings after the cream treatment are RIDICULOUS.
It made Chromes REALLY dead though haha, not that I hate it.
Good discussion. I like reading what others have to say about bass strings I’m using.
I just put a set of ECB81 chromes on my Fender Vintera P, replacing a well worn set of SS Swing bass 66 rounds. First time using Chromes. I’m really liking them and look forward to breaking them in.
About LTFs, I’ve had them on my Jack Casady bass for almost a year. They go well on the JC and sound/feel great.
So I guess that I’m a fan of both.
I just put a set of ECB81 chromes on my Fender Vintera P, replacing a well worn set of SS Swing bass 66 rounds. First time using Chromes. I’m really liking them and look forward to breaking them in.
About LTFs, I’ve had them on my Jack Casady bass for almost a year. They go well on the JC and sound/feel great.
So I guess that I’m a fan of both.
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Beating a dead horse, but that's not what you said (as I noted). Have a nice day.
just get out of my thread if you don't like it, simple as that.
I will remain on "your thread" as long as I like. Please explain to me why I am so off-base to ask about this. Or can you just not handle being questioned? Does it threaten you in some way?bye!
To recap, you said this:bye!
Then basically asked everyone to talk you into liking them. I asked why you would bother if you have empirical evidence that you don't like them after responding in seriousness to your actual question anyway. You decided to take this as some sort of threat and to kick me off "your thread." Which you must admit is ridiculous.
did you happen to notice that out of everyone that posted here you were the only one with something negative to say?
I asked you a question which you seem unable to answer without flexing. You said you want a conversation, but you seem unable to have one. What's so negative anyway? You are the one derailing the thread, not me. Just answer the question and move on.
If you don't like it, get off my thread, simple. Oh dang, it's not my thread. Oh dang, none of us own it.
That's a joke.
What strings are best is so subjective. I have read countless threads on here (and even participated in a few myself) where the merits of one string over another are argued and debated, but the fact is, everyone can like what they like. There are some brands that have consistency and quality issues and that is a valid thing to note, but feel, stiffness, silkiness, smoothness, tone, gauge, etc. are going to be so personal it would be impossible for someone to argue that one is "better" than the other. Find what you like and roll with it. Experiment if you want and try to keep an open mind, but once you find what you like, why change it?
Just to reiterate, I did express a substantive opinion on that before my comments were twisted and I was vilified and told to leave. Here's more detail: Chromes are great. IN MY OPINION. I also play DB, and came up playing D'Addarios there too, so maybe it's a familiarity thing. But they are excellent for rock, especially the heavier gauges. They cut so nicely on a P bass next to a couple of loud guitars, but have an authority and heft to them that I never got with any set of LaBella's. I like when I hit the string to have it push back, and to me LaBella's just have too low of a tension for that (although I haven't played all their sets). You have to be/play strong (at least for the big gauges) with Chromes. But that's me. On DB, some folks like how gut strings feel. I don't - I feel like I am playing through the string, although I enjoy the tone. I would think for some applications, LaBella's would be superior tone-wise, but it is all context dependent. I also don't smear hand cream on Chromes. Play them for a week instead. Chromes have an intrinsic brightness that I enjoy, although obviously it mellows with age.
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