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02-28-2005, 11:00 AM
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I'm gonna need to use tapered bass strings on my Spector Euro LX5. I like .130 gauges or more. Who is the best manufacturer? |
02-28-2005, 02:02 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Strensall, York, England | | | Does anyone know? |
02-28-2005, 02:03 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Calif. | | | LaBella Super Steps are really nice. I picked up a few promo
sets at NAMM; so far so good..
Slug |
02-28-2005, 03:04 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Strensall, York, England | | | We don't get Labella over here.......at least not hwere I live. We only get D'addario, Ernie Ball, Rotosound and Elites. I spose I could order some off the net... |
02-28-2005, 03:27 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Calif. | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Nickthebassist We don't get Labella over here.......at least not hwere I live. We only get D'addario, Ernie Ball, Rotosound and Elites. I spose I could order some off the net... | >>>> Try here: www.highlystrung.co.uk
They show some LaBella sets...I suppose you could have
them order what you need. The LaBella website shows they
make these up to .128
Good Luck
slug
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02-28-2005, 04:12 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Strensall, York, England | | | Ok, thanks, a .128 should be heavy enough for me. |
02-28-2005, 04:22 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Strensall, York, England | | | Hmmm, they don't appear to stock La Bella 5 string sets. |
02-28-2005, 10:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Long Island, NY | | | Just FYI, Super Steps are exposed core, not tapered. La Bella Slappers are tapered. Additionally *all* La Bella sets have tapered B strings (Hard Rockin Steels, Deep Talkin bass - even the flats and tapewound).
Tom |
02-28-2005, 11:23 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Calif. | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by tappel Just FYI, Super Steps are exposed core, not tapered. La Bella Slappers are tapered. Additionally *all* La Bella sets have tapered B strings (Hard Rockin Steels, Deep Talkin bass - even the flats and tapewound).
Tom | >>> That's funny...I'm holding a brand new set of
Super Steps in my hand right now. They are NOT exposed
core, they are clearly tapered. If you want exposed core,
take a look at the Rotosound Piano String Design; those
are exposed core.
Slug |
03-01-2005, 01:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Warrington, NW England | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Nickthebassist I'm gonna need to use tapered bass strings on my Spector Euro LX5. I like .130 gauges or more. Who is the best manufacturer? | Warwick fit their own black label strings to their 5 string basses, and the B is tapered, so you can check out their sound and feel at a Warwick stockist, and then make your choice. Sound Control in Manchester usually have a large range of Warwicks in stock. |
03-01-2005, 06:07 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Strensall, York, England | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Mottlefeeder Warwick fit their own black label strings to their 5 string basses, and the B is tapered, so you can check out their sound and feel at a Warwick stockist, and then make your choice. Sound Control in Manchester usually have a large range of Warwicks in stock. | I'm using a Spector 5 string though. And I HATE warwick strings....they have a kinda sticky feel to them. |
03-01-2005, 04:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Long Island, NY | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by slugworth >>> That's funny...I'm holding a brand new set of
Super Steps in my hand right now. They are NOT exposed
core, they are clearly tapered. If you want exposed core,
take a look at the Rotosound Piano String Design; those
are exposed core.
Slug | Do your Super Steps look like this? |
03-01-2005, 07:13 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Calif. | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by tappel Do your Super Steps look like this? |
>> Look at the drawing on the package. See how the outer
wrap is "stepped down" as it continues in that fashion toward
the ball end? That is a "taper" type string or perhaps a varaiation of a taper, you don't see the core wire until it loops around the ball end. Exposed core is like a piano string. Only the center or "core" wire passes over the saddle. Rotosound calls them "Piano String Design".
Slug
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03-01-2005, 07:29 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Calif. | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by tappel Do your Super Steps look like this? |
>>>> Precisely. The actual bare core wire of the string does
not make contact with the saddle. Super Steps actually
have the core covered by wraps or windings all the way to
the ball end loop. To me, exposed core means just that;
the actual round or hex core is unwound and fully exposed at the point where it makes contact with the saddle. Perhaps
we're both a bit tangled up on the nomenclature.
Slug
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03-01-2005, 08:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Long Island, NY | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by slugworth >>>> Precisely. The actual bare core wire of the string does
not make contact with the saddle.[...] | This is a set of Super Steps I had strung on a Jazz bass. Geez, I didn't anticipate a semantical discussion about exposed core vs. tapered. The picture speaks for itself. Make of it what you will. |
03-05-2005, 11:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: SATX | | I use the Ken Smith Taper Core strings on most of my basses. Ken Smith Strings |
03-05-2005, 01:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bishop's Stortford, Herts, U.K | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Nickthebassist We don't get Labella over here.......at least not hwere I live. We only get D'addario, Ernie Ball, Rotosound and Elites. I spose I could order some off the net... | Try www.stringbusters.com they have lots of strings including a vast selection of labella
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02-12-2011, 10:23 AM
| | | La Bella super steps are the best , and they are "exposed" core not taper . Taper look like this (look at the B string) . 
This is exposed :  |
02-12-2011, 10:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: rising sun indiana | | | just put a set of DR's (not sure of the kind) for long scale necks on my tune and have a tapered B and E strings and my B string sounded better than it has ever....Tapered is the way i'm goin from now on |
02-12-2011, 11:08 AM
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