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07-31-2007, 10:39 AM
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I've seen a number recommendations for tapewounds on hollow-body short-scale basses like the Beatle basses and the Rob Allen Mouse 30, but how do tapewounds sound on a solid-body short-scale bass?
I am finishing up a DIY defret project, and was thinking about using the short-scale set of Rotosound Tru Bass strings. Anyone have experience with these on a short-scale solid body fretless?
Would TI Jazz Flats be better suited to the solid body bass? These also come in a short-scale set, but I'm worried about the low tension making them too floppy on a 30" scale bass.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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07-31-2007, 12:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts | | | I love the Rotosound RS88 set - they should be fine. |
07-31-2007, 01:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ashburn, VA | | That's the one, the RS88s. And I read your comment in another post that they are relatively high tension; exactly what I wanted to know! Thanks. 
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07-31-2007, 01:58 PM
| | | | Roto trubass sound awesome on shortscale basses , really thumpy sounding |
07-31-2007, 02:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ashburn, VA | | | Excellent; thumpy is what I want with this one.
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08-01-2007, 01:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, UK | | | TI flats are great, if you can adjust to their odd guages and feel. Rotos are good, but a bit odd for intonation - the Labella's used on the Rob Allen mouse are the best, but there's no slack in the design for thru ubody stringing - they'll just fit a standard bridge on a 30" scale.
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08-01-2007, 03:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ashburn, VA | | | Interesting comment on the Rotos and intonation. I assume that's just because of the tape, not anything specific to Rotos, correct?
Are the La Bella tapewounds much different sounding than the Rotos? I know the La Bellas are round under the tape while the Rotos are flat, but haven't read anything comparing them directly.
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08-01-2007, 06:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Seattle, Washington | | | The Rotos aren't flat under the tape, they're roundwounds too. There aren't any tapewounds that are built from flatwounds, to my knowledge.
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08-01-2007, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Lokire  The Rotos aren't flat under the tape, they're roundwounds too. There aren't any tapewounds that are built from flatwounds, to my knowledge. | Are you sure? They are described as "Black Nylon Flatwound" on the Rotosound web site. Or does that just refer to the tape part?
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08-01-2007, 09:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Seattle, Washington | | | Yeah, that's just the tape part.
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08-02-2007, 05:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ashburn, VA | | | Interesting; thanks for the info!
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