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11-19-2011, 08:07 PM
| | | | Which Tapewounds are these?
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I picked up a used fretless that has tapewounds on it. This is the first set of tapewounds I've ever had on a bass, being very satisfied with roundwounds all these years. I expected to change out the tapes for rounds or halfrounds, but I've fallen in love with these tapewounds. They're super easy to play, feel great on the fingers, and are deep and articulate all the way down to the low B.
The trouble is that I've never played tapewounds before and have no idea which ones are on the bass. They have purple windings. Can any of you tape players tell me which tapewounds have purple windings? |
11-19-2011, 08:10 PM
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Owner: BassStringsOnline.com | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: LA California | | | LaBella Deep Talkin Bass Black Nylon Tapewounds have Purple Silk. |
11-19-2011, 10:04 PM
| | | | Outstanding, thanks! I'll assume the LaBellas are the only ones with purple silk unless someone else posts a different set. Thanks again! |
11-19-2011, 10:48 PM
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Owner: BassStringsOnline.com | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: LA California | | | FWIW:
Rotosound TruBass 88 = Gold Silk
D'Addario Black Nylon Tapewound = Dark Blue Silk
GHS Black Nylon Tapewound = Red Silk
LaBella Deep Talkin' Tapewound = Purple Silk
Fender Black Nylon (Not smooth has humps/bumps) = Black Silk
Status (not smooth has humps/bumps) = Black Silk
Those are the ones I know of off the top of my head. |
11-20-2011, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by SLaPiNFuNK  FWIW:
Rotosound TruBass 88 = Gold Silk
D'Addario Black Nylon Tapewound = Dark Blue Silk
GHS Black Nylon Tapewound = Red Silk
LaBella Deep Talkin' Tapewound = Purple Silk
Fender Black Nylon (Not smooth has humps/bumps) = Black Silk
Status (not smooth has humps/bumps) = Black Silk
Those are the ones I know of off the top of my head. | Pyramid Tapewounds = Gold Silk
This will be a helpful list for just the reason the OP spoke. |
11-20-2011, 01:18 PM
| | | | Thanks for the list, SLaPINFuNK! Very cool. I'm thinking of putting tapewounds on another of my basses for a less aggressive sound. This gives me the options.
I assume the humps/bumps in the Fenders and Status strings are because they are roundwounds under the tape while all the others are flats. |
11-20-2011, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by dougness I assume the humps/bumps in the Fenders and Status strings are because they are roundwounds under the tape while all the others are flats. | Nope, it's just the winding they use.
Roto tapes are among the smoothest, but they're Swing 66's under the tape.
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11-20-2011, 01:45 PM
| | | | Is there a noticeable difference in tone between the tapewounds with flats underneath the tape vs. rounds? |
11-20-2011, 01:50 PM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | | I'd imagine the roundwound ones would be brighter, but the Rotos are smooth and warm as heck.
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11-20-2011, 01:54 PM
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Owner: BassStringsOnline.com | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: LA California | | Ah forgot about the pyramids thanks!
I am working on some stuff for my site including underlying construction etc...
I believe the rotos are just tape wound over a core wire which makes them so warm and thumpy! (but I of course want to cut one apart to see  ) |
11-20-2011, 01:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ottawa and its Environs. | | | Rotos are indeed tape over flats while others are over rounds.
I have 2 sets that busted at the G tree but am holding onto them in case I get a shortscale 4 and/or 5 I like them so much.
had to swap out to my backup which is a set of nickel tapercore roundwounds
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11-20-2011, 01:59 PM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SLaPiNFuNK I believe the rotos are just tape wound over a core wire which makes them so warm and thumpy! (but I of course want to cut one apart to see ) | I did cut one open a while, a G, seemed to me just like a standard steel round G underneath, a light one maybe...
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11-20-2011, 01:59 PM
| | | | If you decided to do that Rotosound investigative surgery, SLaPINFuNk, let us know what you find. It's just the kind of thing obsessive bass players want to know. |
11-20-2011, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by newbold Rotos are indeed tape over flats while others are over rounds. | I used to think that, too. But I emailed Rotosound and was told that their tapewounds are a roundwound string wrapped in tape.
All tapewound manufacturers that I know of use roundwounds. |
11-20-2011, 02:05 PM
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Owner: BassStringsOnline.com | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: LA California | | | Their tech team explained to me over the phone it was plain core wire wrapped with tape. But I find that kind of hard to believe naturally and of course I have heard otherwise too. So unfotunatley I am probably going to sacrifice a whole set of many tapes in this experiment.
light gauge flat wounds would make the most sense imho... but we shall see!
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