D'addario tape wound

[faviobarrio]

Just got a set after not playing tape wounds for about twenty years or so. I don't know what brand I played last but I imagine LaBella.

My question is this: these feel like flatwound...the nylon feels painted on it feels so thin; are the Fender tape wounds closer to these or to the LaBellas?

Your help is appreciated.

[Boostedrex]

How do they sound?

[faviobarrio]

They sound like (to me) really mellow D'addario flats. The issue I was hoping to get input on is how the nylon on these seems more like a coating...not unlike DR neons. It seems like it will easily chip off.

I just remember the last set of tapewounds I had being more plastic-y feeling. These old strings felt and sounded like some of the nylon wound double bass strings I've tried like Eurosonics.

[jasper383]

Are they really tapewounds, or are they coated rounds? DR, for example, makes Black Beauties, which are roundwound strings with a super thin coating on them to make them last longer.

If you're sure that's not it, Fender tapewounds are more bumpy--that is, you can feel the rounds under the tape better than the other brands. La Bella, Rotosound, GHS, etc. are really really smooth.

[2400]

They are rounds covered in a nylon wrapping. It's a little thicker and has a different texture than a last-longer-coat. They sound like rounds that have been played in, and are supposedly going to last about as long as flats.

I've been using them for about a month and a half now; no regrets or complaints!