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11-27-2012, 10:21 AM
| | | | Tapes on a Jazz?
I have a Fender Deluxe Jazz V (MIM) and Im thinking about trying out some LaBellla Tapewounds on it. Anyone have any experience with this kind of setup? |
11-27-2012, 04:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Good ol' Atlantic Canada | | | Actually, yes. There was a MIM Jazz (a four-banger) in my local L&M that I got to play with a bit. The thing felt AMAZING and the tone was great. I say go for it.
Beware though, I was told that La Bella tapes may have some QC issues. YMMV in that regard.
--Silvie
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11-27-2012, 05:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T.Rez, Canada | | | Greetings from the North,
I've been playin with LaBella Tapes for years and never had a problem with them. And yes they go great with Fenders.
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12-02-2012, 12:22 PM
| | | | Finally bit the bullet and got some labella's on it. They sound great on it so far. Nice clean sound. |
12-02-2012, 12:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | | I have D'Addario Tapewounds on my Squier Standard Precision V (which has two Jazz pickups.) I think it sounds pretty darn good!
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12-02-2012, 12:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles | | | Tapes on a Jazz are great! I always think of the classic Herbie Flowers tracks--great sound. |
12-03-2012, 07:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney | | | Tape wounds on a J Bass
Yeah I've been trying to get these tape wound strings to work on my Jazz Bass, I think they're La Bella... They sound great, but I find them quite sticky and slow. Would love to find a slightly thinner/lighter gauge in tape wound. I see Fender do some, but they still look pretty thick |
12-03-2012, 07:58 PM
| | | | I use RS88 tapes on my jazz. Absolutely love it. Smooth to play, with fantastic deep bass and a little bit of growling thunder if you dial it in.
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12-03-2012, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by gobisan Yeah I've been trying to get these tape wound strings to work on my Jazz Bass, I think they're La Bella... They sound great, but I find them quite sticky and slow. Would love to find a slightly thinner/lighter gauge in tape wound. I see Fender do some, but they still look pretty thick | If the silk is purple then they're labellas. If not maybe someone else can chime in. |
12-03-2012, 09:06 PM
| | | | The silk on Rotosounds is yellow I believe.
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Originally Posted by My name is Mudd ...and I say unto you all, HEAR the tone! FEEL the tone! REJOICE in the tone! For it is BASS tone, and it is GOOD! Can I get a 'halleluiah'? | |
12-04-2012, 07:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | | Just fyi, the D'Addario Tapes are gauged 1
50-105, much like typical rounds. They feel like flatwounds under my lef-hand, and the tension is like a light-gauge roundwound. Really great strings!
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12-04-2012, 08:08 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Durham NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by gobisan Yeah I've been trying to get these tape wound strings to work on my Jazz Bass, I think they're La Bella... They sound great, but I find them quite sticky and slow. Would love to find a slightly thinner/lighter gauge in tape wound. I see Fender do some, but they still look pretty thick | GHS and D'Addario tapes have much smaller gauges. Definitely worth a try. |
12-04-2012, 01:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Good ol' Atlantic Canada | | | GHS Tapes are red silk.
La Bellas are purple.
Rotos are gold.
Fender are black.
D'addario are blue like the Chromes.
--Silvie
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