Favorite Black Nylons?

nrssab · #1 02-22-2009, 01:02 PM

Hey Everyone,
I have been searching threw quite some threads about nylon strings.
I'm using the Rotosound Tru Bass 88's on a fretted bass for far over 6 months. I bought the 5 string set (.135 for the B), as my bass was tuned in BEAD. The B string wasn't great but acceptable. Now I have changed back to standard tuning...

I'd really like to try out some other black nylon stings, but as I don't have the cash to buy all I'd like to give the top rated ones a try.

Please if you have tried out different sorts of these strings please vote which one you prefer and how they sound like.

Also to add it is said that these strings are just made for blues and jazz... I disagree. This is a taste thing, I play anything with them and they are fine. Great for metal!

So please feel free to vote, if you have time leave a comment on why they are you're favorite.

Thanks!
Regards.

NR

JustDavid · #2 02-22-2009, 06:09 PM

Favorite black nylons? The ones on the redhead at Friday night's gig.

nrssab · #3 02-22-2009, 06:11 PM

Ok guys, if you vote "other" please be kind enough to post whats on you're mind!

Cause by all means I'm not a mind reader. Thanks!

nrssab · #4 02-22-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JustDavid

Favorite black nylons? The ones on the redhead at Friday night's gig.

Haha right!

tomersg · #5 02-22-2009, 06:17 PM

i tried Rotosound Tru Bass, La Bella Deep Talkin' Bass and Fender 9120 on my Warwick streamer 5 fretless. the fender are the best of them IMO.
but unfortunately are not making black nylon B string, so i use the La Bella B string.

JustDavid · #6 02-22-2009, 07:01 PM

No really!! Best growl I've heard in a long time

Mike Shevlin · #7 02-22-2009, 07:08 PM

It's been over a month and I still can't get the half-brained smile off my face.

Mr. Ray · #8 02-22-2009, 08:24 PM

Labella Tapes sound great on my fretless. One caution with tapes makes sure you don't have any sharp edges on your bridge saddles as the covering can cut and unravel...I use graphite saddles.

Mr. Mig · #9 02-22-2009, 11:13 PM

LaBella for me.

nrssab · #10 02-23-2009, 04:16 PM

I think I'm just going to give the LaBella strings a try!

T'CharleS · #11 02-23-2009, 04:24 PM

LaBella over anything else !

...Black Nylon is the hotness...

bass-shy · #12 02-23-2009, 07:14 PM

I've had the Fenders, Rotosounds, Labellas and GHS. Of those, I liked the GHS' the best.

Dogbertday · #13 02-24-2009, 12:41 AM

where do all these rank as far as tension goes?

nrssab · #14 02-24-2009, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dogbertday

where do all these rank as far as tension goes?

Good question,
I just have experience with the Rotosound and tension is about normal.

**Chef** · #15 02-25-2009, 03:00 PM

for the labella black tapes, go to carvin.com.
best price going, by quite a bit.

lmfreeman9 · #16 02-25-2009, 03:41 PM

Can any LaBella Tape users describe why they like them in detail?

**Chef** · #17 02-25-2009, 04:22 PM

I run labella deep talkin' stainless on one P, one J and 1 L1000.
They're stainless, so they have pretty present highs; but, they're musical...unlike the chromes, which i find to be "kinda papery" up there. Except on my reverend 5L for some reason.

The Labella tapes keep those big full Jamerson lows, and tame the highs some.
I tried them on my lakland hb after playing a friends rob allen mouse with them.
While my lakie doesn't sound quite as nice and "upright-ish" as the mouse does, it did move it that direction a nudge.

nrssab · #18 02-26-2009, 03:31 PM

Has anybody tried out the Rotosounds and the LaBellas? Could you tell me the difference you heared?

Thanks.

Frankjohnson · #19 02-26-2009, 03:42 PM

Have only tried Fenders....

Love 9120's

Hate 7120's

Jake-leg · #20 02-26-2009, 05:29 PM

I've used the Fenders, the LaBellas, and the Rotosounds. That's more or less the order in which I liked them--Fenders slightly better than the Labellas, and quite a bit better than the Rotos. The 88s seemed fat and rubbery to me, in feel and sound. The LaBellas are slightly thinner, and though their sound is still pretty dark, to me they seem to produce better treble. The Fenders, a little more so.

To me, the Fender 9120s seemed the closest in feel and sound to regular strings. Also, the Fenders were the only ones that didn't require me to widen the nut slot for the E.