Rotosound Tru Bass 88's tapewounds

bassplayin · #1 03-11-2006, 11:54 AM

I'm considering a set for my '83 57 RI Precision. Does anyone use these monsters?

BobWestbrook · #2 03-13-2006, 09:59 PM

Yes, I recently put them on my Epiphone, and now it sounds very much like a double bass (upright). I really like the sound!

cabcreaser · #3 03-14-2006, 02:52 AM

I recently put them on my Hofner and it has never sounded better.

However, for a solid body Fender bass, I personally prefer the La Bella Deep Talkin' Flats.

But for hollow basses, the tru bass strings can't be beat.

Martybass · #4 03-14-2006, 10:02 AM

Yeah, on my Michael Kelly fretless ABG. They sound good. Beware of the increased string gauge though, I had to adjust (read file out) my nut.

BSR6P-Bob · #5 03-14-2006, 10:09 AM

Nice strings. IME the "B" and "E" have intonation issues above the 10th fret but it may not matter, depending on your application. (Do a search and you'll see this is indeed a common problem. In my case it was pointed out again by my luthier when doing a fingerboard redress.)

I currently have a set on my fretless and just play around the rough spots.

It's my understanding that the Labella version of this string does not suffer any intonation problems at all.

bassplayin · #6 03-19-2006, 01:09 PM

I went ahead and bought 'em. After reslotting the nut and doing a complete setup I gotta say that I really like these strings.

My '57 P has a very lightweight alder body and combined with a maple neck/fingerboard, the bass has a very lively tone with a little more upper mid accentuation than I was wanting to hear. The tapewounds really tamed things down in the right way by being more low/lowmid heavy with less information present in the upper mids. This balances out the inherent response of the instrument/wood and there's still plenty of punch on tap. Cool! I think I'm keeping these on for a while- after a years worth of playing I bet they'll sound perfect.

I do love the La Bella Deep Talkin' Flats or the Sadowsky flats (also made by La Bella) on my Fender Jazz, and I did try them both on my 57 P but it wasn't the sound I was looking for.

Thanks for your input folks. Talkbass rocks!

caboose1510 · #7 09-26-2010, 02:29 PM

do you have you modify the nut to fit these on a hofner icon?

hdracer · #8 09-26-2010, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cabcreaser

I recently put them on my Hofner and it has never sounded better.

However, for a solid body Fender bass, I personally prefer the La Bella Deep Talkin' Flats.

But for hollow basses, the tru bass strings can't be beat.

+1 I found the same thing, they sound great on my Dano, not so good on my SG. You will have to modify your nut to fit them & fit a new nut if you want to change back to regular strings.

jasper383 · #9 09-26-2010, 03:22 PM

The GHS Tapes are a gauge where you won't have to file the nut. The Fenders also aren't too wide.

They are probably the best bet for someone interested in getting into tapes.

bassyRyan · #10 09-26-2010, 11:17 PM

The Roto's are the second best string I have ever played next to TI Jazz's. I had them on my 50's Precision Classic (MIM) and they sounded great. True, about the intonation, as these are pretty heavy gauge, but worth it if a truly old school "upright" tone is what one is after. They are also EXTREMELY different from Fender's version of tapewounds which I found to have a sterile tone and also encountered some grounding issues. Totally different string.

OmnitzGarima · #11 09-26-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jasper383

The GHS Tapes are a gauge where you won't have to file the nut. The Fenders also aren't too wide.

I put a set of GHS tapes on my Ibanez fretless last night, so far I'm very happy with them. I have a set of RotoSounds waiting in the wings, and I'm sure to try the Labellas. I could very well be a tapewound player for a long time.